On Monday, May 3, the Department of Tourism will be conducting two press conferences to kick off National Travel & Tourism Week 2021 (May 2-8) in South Dakota.

The first press conference will be at Mount Rushmore National Memorial at 9:30 a.m. (Mountain Time).

The second press conference will be at Falls Park (Falls Overlook Cafe) at 3 p.m. (Central Time).

For more information, please contact Bailey Carlsen, Industry Training, Special Events, and Legislative Relations Manager, at 605-773-3301 or [email protected].

For this year’s annual spring update to the industry, the Department of Tourism will present a prerecorded webinar. Staff will cover the latest public relations outreach, social media campaigns, travel-trade work, National Travel & Tourism Week plans, Spring Hospitality Training and peak 2021 marketing efforts. The 90-minute webinar will be shown twice — Tuesday, April 20 (10 a.m. Central/9 a.m. Mountain), and Wednesday, April 21 (10 a.m. Central/9 a.m. Mountain) — and the second part of each session will be five different live Zoom chat rooms allowing industry members to talk with different Tourism teams. Participants will be able to select which chat they wish to join.

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