Nominations for Great Face recognition for 2026 will be accepted April 1-September 30. (No Great Face nominations will be accepted October 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027.)

(The Great Face program replaces the Certificate of Great Service program.)

Join us Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 11 a.m. Central/ 10 a.m. Mountain, for the Travel South Dakota Office Hour session presented by Jim Hagen, Wanda Goodman, Kirk Hulstein, Cole Irwin, Mike Gussiaas & Katlyn Svendsen.

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Kick off the 2026 peak season at the Black Hills & Badlands Tourism Association’s 43rd annual Literature Swap at The Monument in Rapid City on Tuesday, May 5. (Registration is required.)

The Lit Swap makes it fun and easy to distribute your brochures and magazines to all five Interstate Welcome Centers located along I-90 and I-29. You can also exchange your marketing materials with other Black Hills & Badlands region business, as well as stock up on the 2026 South Dakota Vacation Guide and Black Hills maps, which will be available for you to take in bulk.
 

All literature to be displayed at Interstate Welcome Centers must be registered for Travel South Dakota's Publication Program.