008 - How to Get Through the Covid-19 Crisis

In this special episode, Leslie Walker founder of Tourism Worx shares 15 things DMO's travel brands and content creators can do right now to help seem them through the Covid19 crisis.  She shares the example of how the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum used transparency and being human to gain tens of thousands of new followers when they put a security guard in charge of social media when the museum temporarily closed due to Covid19 restrictions.  Rick rants about how important it is for DMO's to work with local creators and Palle updates us on how long he has gone without wine during the lockdown. We also discuss TBEX North America 2019 in Lafayette keynote speakers Brandy Evans and Jada Durden. Leslie Walker has more than 20 years of experience in tourism. Having worked for IHG and Ramada hotels and the Huntsville CVB.