Ms. InterPReted

Fletcher Director of Media Relations, Allison Lester, talks with Jill Kilgore of the Tennessee Department of Tourism Development and Sara Beth Urban of HospitalityTN about the state of tourism in Tennessee. They discuss current and upcoming trends, the efforts of their organizations and all the wonderful things tourism and hospitality in Tennessee has to offer visitors, both domestic and internationally.

Show Notes

Jill Kilgore has been with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development for the past five years as the public relations media manager. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is the go-to for all things vacation related in Tennessee. 
 
Sara Beth Urban is the CEO and president of HospitaityTN. Her past experience includes being Executive Director of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail and being involved with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development as the Middle Tennessee Division Manager. HospitalityTN represents the interests of Tennessee’s lodging, dining, and tourism establishments and the related businesses involved in the hospitality & tourism industry.
 
In this episode of MsInterPReted, Jill and Sara Beth discuss what they both love about the hospitality and tourism industry in Tennessee. 

They talk about the state of tourism in Tennessee regarding: 
  • TDTD and HospitalityTN efforts in the industry
  • Tennessee Music Pathways https://www.tnvacation.com/tennessee-music-pathways
  • Economic impacts of domestic and international travel 
  • Current trends and attractions
  • Predictions for upcoming trends in tourism
  • The Bill Dance Lake initiative
  • Women in tourism and hospitality 
  • What everyone needs to see when they visit Tennessee
 Listen to this episode of MsInterPReted to find out more about tourism in Tennessee. 
 
Follow  Tennessee Department of Tourism Development on:
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tdtdindustry/
Follow Jill on Twitter: @jillrkilgore 
Follow Jill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-kilgore-4909299a/
 
 
Follow HospitalityTN on:
On Twitter: @tnhta 
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospitalitytn/?hl=en
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HospitalityTN
On LinkedIn: ​​https://www.linkedin.com/company/hospitalitytn/
Follow Sara Beth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-beth-urban-13290143/
 
 
Follow Fletcher Marketing PR on:
Website:  https://www.fletchermarketingpr.com/
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fletchermarketingpr
On Twitter:  @fletcherpr
On Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/fletcher.pr/
Follow CEO Kelly Fletcher on Twitter: @KDFletcher




What is Ms. InterPReted?

Public Relations stands as one of the most misunderstood, misinterpreted areas of business and organizational management. With Fletcher Marketing PR Founder and CEO Kelly Fletcher and Senior Strategist Mary Beth West, we’re here to turn around PR’s own bad PRess, cut through the nomenclature, and demystify public relations as the best pathway to create, grow and amplify the roots of positive management, communications, culture and careers -- for success that matters.