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State’s Tourism Industry Opens Annual Conference

By On October 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Bente Birkeland, Capitol Coverage, Colorado, KRCC News, Tourism

The state’s tourism industry kicks off a three-day annual conference today in Steamboat Springs. Officials say they’ll take a look at better ways to market the state, but as Bente Birkeland reports, they’ll also discuss messaging, especially in the face of uncontrollable events such as wildfires.

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