City of Sedona Opens Applications Tourism Advisory Board
Article audio is made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Talking Glass Media work. In an effort to seek community perspectives on the subject of Sedona tourism, the City of Sedona is inviting applications for its new Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). This voluntary body is vetted and selected by the City Council and consists […]
Pima Supervisors OK $35,000 in Outside Agency Tourism Funding
open audio article player To staff | upon May 27, 2023 by Pima County Article audio is made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Talking Glass Media work. At its May 16 meeting, the Pima County Supervisory Board approved a total of $35,000 for external funding through the Department of Tourism and Tourism, ending […]
The Arizona Tourism Board That Fired Its Destination
Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Office We recently ended our tourism partnership with the City of Sedona. This is because local governments have not allowed destination marketing to resume. The move comes in the wake of November’s elections, in which the mayor and city council members voted, which was seen as a referendum on […]
Sports, Film, Tourism Authority meets on EAC campus
Members of the Southern Arizona Sports, Film and Tourism Authority met with Executive Director Blake Eager and Board Member Lee Patterson in an online conference hosted by Eastern Arizona College. – David Bell Photography/Gila Valley Central Posted By: David Bell March 10, 2023 Thatcher — The state’s newest agency, which focuses on six counties in […]
A look at tourism during an especially snowy winter
The Snow Play Hotline at the Flagstaff Visitor Center received 1,627 calls between December 1, 2022 and March 5, 2022. Considering the 95-day period puts him in the middle of the second snowiest winter, there have been a surprising number of calls. Area record so far. Sherry Mason was one of the agents on the […]
Navajo community blockades Grand Falls against an ‘invasion’ of tourism
Near the western edge of the Navajo Nation are lava flows from the 150,000-year-old Merriam Crater eruption. This lava flow is old, but not as old as the Little Colorado River, which flowed through the desert long before it erupted. The river endured when the lava flow hit the river path and created a dam. […]
Havasu tourism officials expect strong return for spring breakers | Local News Stories
Countless college students are expected to travel across the United States this year. And with the coronavirus pandemic far away in the rearview mirror, thousands are expected to drive to Lake Havasu City for the region’s Spring Break festivities. GoLakeHavasu president Terence Concannon said the local tourism board has been expanding its marketing campaign to […]
Tony Smith’s new role to spur tourism, economic development in area
The well-known voice in Pinal County hopes his new role will bring job opportunities, income and fun to Maricopa. Tony Smith was appointed to the Southern Arizona Department of Sports, Tourism and Film by former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers. Maricopa and Pinal counties are considered Southern Arizona for this commission. Smith is a former […]
Southern Arizona Sports, Film and Tourism Authority seeks input on Graham, Greenlee needs, wants
Contributor: David Bell January 26, 2023 TUCSON — The Southern Arizona Sports, Film and Tourism Authority is wasting no time making an impact in its service area. At its first meeting on January 12, the Authority Board approved a $50,000 sponsorship of the Arizona Bowl, the college football bowl game held in Tucson each December. […]
Pima County Supervisors Approve $50K in Tourism Funding
Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved a one-time funding of $50,000 to outside agencies that provide attractions and tourism-related programs. The Board unanimously decided to approve the proposal at its December 20 meeting. “Pima County’s […]