Kathy Renzel
45:32 - 46:18
"This year, much of the work has been significantly reduced for destination marketing due to a loss of funding. Outreach to expedition cruise lines, meeting and conference travelers, and other targeted destination marketing efforts have been— had to be scaled back. So I'm just here to see if we can find a way to move forward together in the future"
“This year, much of the work has been significantly reduced for destination marketing due to a loss of funding. Outreach to expedition cruise lines, meeting and conference travelers, and other targeted destination marketing efforts have been— had to be scaled back. So I'm just here to see if we can find a way to move forward together in the future”
- Speaker
- Kathy Renzel
- Timestamp
- 45:32 – 46:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Cordova
- Captured at
- July 1, 2026
From the transcript
Reinvesting visitor-generated revenue into attracting future visitors and strengthening the local economy— that just makes sense. The Chamber has been and continues to be the organization equipped to carry out this work on the city's behalf. This year, much of the work has been significantly reduced for destination marketing due to a loss of funding. Outreach to expedition cruise lines, meeting and conference travelers, and other targeted destination marketing efforts have been— had to be scaled back. So I'm just here to see if we can find a way to move forward together in the future and to say that we value this event and community quality of life events as well as visitor-centered events, that there needs to be larger conversations within the community and within the city to find ways to move forward together.
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