Weekly Coronavirus Industry Update Webinar

Speakers: -Beth Potter, President and CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, Moderator -Tom Garzilli, CMO, Brand USA -Eduardo Chaillo, President, Global Meetings and Tourism Specialists

Mountain Travel Crisis & Recovery: How to Re-Emerge and Build Trust in a COVID-Conscious World

As we look toward the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, mountain resorts have a fortunate "great outdoors" advantage following months of inside fatigue. Brands that deliver on this consumer desire while balancing the need for health and safety precautions will re-emerge successfully and build trust.

DMO Relief Now and What’s Next

Navigating Uncharted Territory Week 5

RevPar declines is deeper than we have ever seen it, and likely well into May and possibly June - globally. Looking at China as showing slow increases in occupancy. There's a pent up demand for travel. Mitigation has a lot to determine open or close with skeleton crew. Leisure and drive markets will be the first to recover depending when states allow lock downs to expire. No touch, high-tech services up for debate in the future.

Coronavirus Industry Update

Findings from Destinations International and Miles' COVID-19 Leisure Marketing survey will be shared. The research is to identify best practices and tactics that will help the industry prevail during the height of the crisis and set your teams up for continued success when we're in recovery.

Travel’s Path Forward Destination and Marketing

Rethinking funding models - not to be so exposed and it's important to diversify. Rebuild against a vision of what your destination wants to be: a DMMO. Act as holistically minded as possible to take care of stakeholders. Stronger position at end of day. Research goes hand to hand with brand development.