U.S. Travel Association Webinar: Crisis to Opportunity: Building Back the Tourism Workforce

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When
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Noon
Where
Virtual

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In every crisis, emerges opportunity. Join us for a timely discussion around the challenges facing the hospitality workforce today—a result of unforeseen employee shortages in a time of returning demand. As the industry navigates this issue, many travel businesses are uncovering opportunities to foster a new generation of travel and tourism professionals, finding ways to diversify and cultivate new resources that will build back stronger, more productive and more innovative teams. During this webinar, glean actionable takeaways from hiring professionals and travel organizations as they expose the current challenges and how they have redirected their hiring strategies as a result.

Featured Speakers:
– Tori Emerson Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy, U.S. Travel  Association
– Cleo Battle, chief operating officer, Louisville Tourism
– Mark Gnatovic, executive vice president, SearchWide Global
– Lynn Minges, president and CEO, NC Restaurant & Lodging Association