...Home of the Kentucky
Tourism Council - a statewide association uniting the Commonwealth's
most progressive and innovative travel-related businesses and
organizations.
To
learn more about the Kentucky Tourism Council or to become a member,
click the "What's KTC?" icon to the left, or contact us at ktc@tourky.com
Making Tourism Work
for
Kentucky
Tourism is one of America’s
fastest growing industries. Whether you work directly with the
traveling public or your clients are in the tourism profession, you
need lasting partnerships to help you meet the challenge of this
fast-paced business. KTC can help you leverage limited time and
resources to successfully reach your long-term goals.
KTC
members only: Click here for complete contact
information on our current KTC members
For
tourism information on traveling in Kentucky click here
2009
KTC Summer Outing
KTC's Summer Outing
is at beautiful Lake Barkley this year on August 5-6. Lake
Barkley has undergone a recent renovation and is considered one of the
most beautiful state parks anywhere. We have an
excellent line-up of sessions, a cook-out, sunset houseboat cruise and
hospitality planned. Blue Grass Tours is offering the
option of group transportation to the outing, so check out their
package plan. Please join us!
The Kentucky Tourism
Industry Annual Conference, jointly sponsored by the Kentucky
Department of Travel, the Kentucky Hotel/Lodging Association and the
Kentucky Tourism Council, is set for October 26-28 at the Galt House in
Louisville. Exhibitors are welcome, we will be showcasing
our Traverse Awards winners and internationally renowned speakers will
be bringing us up to date on the latest tourism trends.
Registration materials are being created and will be available in mid
August.
Sponsorships are being solicited and we'd love to have your support of
this prestigious event - please contact kayberggren@tourky.com.
2010 Official
Meeting
Planner's Guide
KTC will once again publish an
Official Meeting Planner's Guide To Kentucky!
In
addition to having
an advertising and design presence, the Kentucky Department of Travel
will distribute the 2010 Official Meeting Planner's Guide to Kentucky
as its primary fulfillment piece for phone, Internet and mail inquiries
about Kentucky meeting sites, and its staff will distribute it at major
meeting and convention trade shows. The guide also will have a direct
link to the department's Web site www.meetinkentucky.com.
Better
still, the
2010 Official Meeting Planner's Guide to Kentucky, in its
all-color magazine format, will reach 11,000 qualified meeting planners
as a free standing insert to the December, 2009 issue of Small Market
Meetings. Your ad will also be included in the online e-pub version at
smallmarketmeetings.com and will be linked directly to YOUR Web site!
Eligible
for 90%
reimbursement through the Kentucky Department of Travel's Matching
Funds Program, this Guide should be an obvious inclusion in your
advertising budget this year. For more information on
advertising details, please click
here.
Any questions? Give us a call at 502.223.8687
KTC Tourism Development Symposium
A big
thanks to all our members and sponsors who
made TDS such a great success!
Our keynote
speakers, Terry Berggren and Bob Frohoff, were so well received, and we
have had such an overwhelming response for their presentations, they
have posted them on the following Web site.
Please click the
link below to download the presentations.
We
encourage you, and all of your staff to take part in the Kentucky
Tourism Institute!
With our Basic and Advanced Certification Programs, we give
participants the opportunity to gain the tools to become confident
professionals in the highly-competitive tourism industry.
For more information on the Kentucky Tourism Institute, or if you
have any questions, please
contact Megan at megantubbs@tourky.com
or 502.223.8687.
To view more information on both the Basic Certification and Advanced
Certification Programs, please take a look at our KTI
Certification
Information.
