The Mississippi Tourism Recovery Fund (MTRF) legislation was passed last year in response to COVID-19 as part of the CARES Act. The unique thing about the state’s tourism recovery fund compared to other states is that DMOs were awarded dollars to specifically use for marketing activities. […]

This week’s client spotlight highlights Visit York County, SC’s Brianna Francis. Brianna has been with Visit York County for two and a half years, and couldn’t be more thrilled to be where she’s at after switching careers from TV news. Originally from Northern Indiana, Brianna moved to South Carolina nine years ago and now resides in Fort Mill. […]

Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use on Dec. 11, 2020, its rollout in the USA has been slow, with only 12.3 million of the 31.2 million given doses being administered. There are multiple reasons for the vaccine’s slow roll out, from distribution largely being left to the states, to the simple novelty of the situation we’re in. Once thing is [...]

Destination marketers are in unique circumstances compared to last year. […]

Advance Travel & Tourism is excited to welcome the newest member to the team, Karthik Nair. Karthik resides in Charleston, SC and will be helping us maintain and establish client relationships in the region. […]

In compiling this white paper, we talked with industry leaders and researched the top marketing channels to deliver a framework for a 2021 destination marketing outlook. We took a careful look at what happened in 2020 and how we can apply what we learned to 2021. We wanted to make sure you have all the knowledge and tools in your arsenal to be [...]