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In Arizona who manages the official Destination Tourism Policy? How is Destination Management and Marketing handled? Who pays for official tourism programs? Official Arizona Destinations are a State, Municipality, and County. The State tourism policy is directed by state laws. Arizona Revised Statutes 41, Chapter 19, Article I Under State Law in Arizona, The Arizona…
Do you work, own or have friends with an inside-the-city Business? Great news & opportunity for you. Let’s share the information and get our businesses signed up. Sign up the business inside the city to receive “referrals and leads, and in future visitors guides and marketing efforts.” It’s free!City of Sedona Government CITY LAUNCHES TOURISM…
The Sedona City Council is doing the right thing again in moving forward with a Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). This moves our community forward in the most positive way. In 2013 the Sedona Chamber of Commerce employee Donna R. came into our family business and demanded we support the chamber-lodging proposal to raise taxes in…
I recently came across this email written on July 28, 2013. To Mayor Rob Adams, City Council, City Manager Tim Ernster, Ed Conway, Jennifer Wesselholf, Is it acceptable to have 20 years of a no-bid contract with the Chamber and millions of public dollars going to the Members of the Chamber? Are 10 years okay…
Donna’s Email Sent 5/5/2023 Good Morning Sedona,2023 continues on a positive path and just wanted to share some updates. Please feel free to share this email, and feel free to send me items you like to share to be shared. ~Mark your Calendar~ The Sedona City Council meeting is on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 3:00 pm. City…
By Brian Fultz, Kathy Kinsella, Holli Ploog, the City Council Tourism Work Group
Sedona, AZ — 4/26/23, 8:42 AM City Doing The Right Thing With Destination Marketing Sedona.biz Research proves many of these are opinion based, not factual pertaining to the Sedona Chamber and the City of Sedona. Headlines such as “Sedona must repeal the 0.5% bed tax if no plans to spend on marketing” have created knee-jerk emotional…
There has been so much misinformation on Sedona City Bed Tax being generated from the Sedona Chamber. April 12, 2023, Sedona City Council Meeting, the City Attorney, Kurt Christianson, explained that based upon ARS 9-500.06 law, it is a City Tax, not a pass-through tax. The Council has all rights to keep it in place….
Sedona Chamber continues to Marketing Sedona, they never stopped! The Sedona Chamber Board and CEO played the Disinformation campaign of false intel intending to mislead the public, rival the City Council, and control public funding through the media waves. The Chambers’ own records show it was a play on words, planned and issued by the…
Sedona Chamber Structure, Membership, Revenue Sedona Chamber Structure, Membership, Revenue Reviewing the Sedona Chamber structure, Membership, and revenue gives us a better understanding of who, what, and where the Sedona Chamber is and who they are marketing. Sedona Chamber of Commerce, INC.Who, What, When and Where The Sedona Chamber reports to a Board of Directors…
