Tennessee Tourism Trends: Jill Kilgore and Sara Beth Urban

Jill Kilgore has been with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development for the past five years as the public relations media manager. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is the go-to for all things vacation related in Tennessee.  Sara Beth Urban is the CEO and president of HospitaityTN. Her past experience includes being Executive Director of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail and being involved with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development as the Middle Tennessee Division Manager. HospitalityTN represents the interests of Tennessee’s lodging, dining, and tourism establishments and the related businesses involved in the hospitality & tourism industry. In this episode of MsInterPReted, Jill and Sara Beth discuss what they both love about the hospitality and tourism industry in Tennessee. They talk about the state of tourism in Tennessee regarding: TDTD and HospitalityTN efforts in the industryTennessee Music Pathways https://www.tnvacation.com/tennessee-music-pathwaysEconomic impacts of domestic and international travel Current trends and attractionsPredictions for upcoming trends in tourismThe Bill Dance Lake initiativeWomen in tourism and hospitality What everyone needs to see when they visit Tennessee Listen to this episode of MsInterPReted to find out more about tourism in Tennessee.  Follow  Tennessee Department of Tourism Development on:On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tdtdindustry/Follow Jill on Twitter: @jillrkilgore Follow Jill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-kilgore-4909299a/  Follow HospitalityTN on:On Twitter: @tnhta On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospitalitytn/?hl=enOn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HospitalityTNOn LinkedIn: ​​https://www.linkedin.com/company/hospitalitytn/Follow Sara Beth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-beth-urban-13290143/  Follow Fletcher Marketing PR on:Website:  https://www.fletchermarketingpr.com/On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FletchermarketingprOn Twitter:  @fletcherprOn Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/fletcher.pr/Follow CEO Kelly Fletcher on Twitter: @KDFletcher