“We went from business competitors to working together to strengthen businesses and communities working together.”
In the marketing presentation, Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce Past President and Buck Wild Hummer Tours Manager Stoney Ward and incoming President and Pink Jeep Grand Canyon Tours General Manager James Trautman outlined their strategies after attending the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Phoenix last July.
“We won the Arizona Tourism Award. Our presentation created interest because people liked the fact that we weren’t just wanting to advertise for Tusayan and the Grand Canyon but for Kingman, Flagstaff, Williams, Page and Sedona,” said Ward, who pointed out that both he and Trautman operated competing tour guide businesses. “We went from business competitors to working together to strengthen businesses and communities working together.”
They brought attention to the interactive Digital Visitors Guide featured on the Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce website, which offers 65 pages of information about the area, including hiking, maps, videos and links to helpful facts to plan a Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona vacation.”
“Having been raised here in Northern Arizona, I see a bright future for the Northern Arizona cities,” said newly elected Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce Vice President Miranda Baldosky. “We are striving to create a network of businesses that want to work together and help build each other up.”
“The event was well organized and it was great to see the excitement,” said Greg Espinoza, group sales manager of Squire Resorts at the Grand Canyon. “The Digital Visitors Guide is using technology to the fullest, not just for Tusayan but for our neighboring cities. Their visitors are our visitors. We should work together since we share the same customer(s).” QCBN
By V. Ronnie Tierney, QCBN
Photos by V. Ronnie Tierney, Fresh Focuses Photography: Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce Past President Stoney Ward presented the new Digital Visitors Guide.
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