<p>On Monday, May 3, the Department of Tourism will be conducting two press conferences to kick off <a href="https://sdvisit.com/training-hospitality/national-travel-tourism-week-2… Travel &amp; Tourism Week 2021</a> (May 2-8) in South Dakota.</p>

<p>The first press conference will be at <strong>Mount Rushmore National Memorial</strong> at&nbsp;<strong>9:30 a.m.</strong> (Mountain Time).</p>

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

<p>For more information, please contact Bailey Carlsen, Industry Training, Special Events, and Legislative Relations Manager, at 605-773-3301 or <a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=NTTW inquiry from SDVisit.com">[email protected]</a>.</p>

<p>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 &amp; Tourism Week plans, Spring Hospitality Training and peak 2021 marketing efforts. The 90-minute webinar will be shown twice — <strong>Tuesday, April 20 </strong>(10 a.m. Central/9 a.m. Mountain), and <strong>Wednesday, April 21 </strong>(10 a.m. Central/9 a.m. Mountain) — and the second part of each session will be five different <strong>live</strong> Zoom chat rooms allowing industry members to talk with different Tourism teams. Participants will be able to select which chat they wish to join.</p>

<p><a class="block-arrow-cta" href="https://sdvisit.com/spring-update">JOIN HERE</a></p>

<p>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 &amp; Tourism Week plans, Spring Hospitality Training and peak 2021 marketing efforts. The 90-minute webinar will be shown twice — <strong>Tuesday, April 20 </strong>(10 a.m. Central/9 a.m. Mountain), and <strong>Wednesday, April 21 </strong>(10 a.m. Central/9 a.m. Mountain) — and the second part of each session will be five different <strong>live</strong> Zoom chat rooms allowing industry members to talk with different Tourism teams. Participants will be able to select which chat they wish to join.</p>

<p><a class="block-arrow-cta" href="https://sdvisit.com/spring-update">JOIN HERE</a></p>

<p>The Department of Tourism will be hosting Larry Stuart for the <strong>2021 Spring Hospitality Training Tour</strong>. Larry will travel across South Dakota sharing his message of front-line hospitality in six communities. Anyone involved with a business relevant to the tourism industry is encouraged to attend the free trainings.</p>

<p><strong>The Custer session will be held at Crazy Horse Memorial on Monday, May 3, 8:30-10:30 a.m. </strong>(Mountain Time).&nbsp;Information about the other sessions&nbsp;can be found on the <a href="https://sdvisit.com/training-hospitality/spring-hospitality-training">S… Hospitality Training</a> page.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/custer-spring-hospitality-training-tickets… for the Custer session.</a></p>

<p><a href="https://sdvisit.com/training-hospitality/spring-hospitality-training-20… virtually.</a>&nbsp;(9:30-11:30 a.m. Central / 8:30-10:30 a.m. Mountain)</p>