COVID-19 CRISIS RECOVERY

Recovery & Economic Relief 

• Georgia Facilities Working Group - Re-opening Guide 
• Georgia Council for the Arts - Resiliency Grants (CARES Act funding) 
• Navigating The Cares Act for DMOs - U.S. Travel Assoc. recorded webinar Vimeo link 
• Current Cares Act outline as it applies to 501 (c) 6 organizations - American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
• Cares Act Eligibility Guide - U.S. Travel Assoc. (SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Emergency Stabilization Fund)
• Navigating The Cares Act (Full Slide Deck) - U. S. Travel Assoc. 
• Cares Act Relief Resources FAQ - Questions from U. S. Travel Webinar Navigating The Cares Act 3/30/2020 
• COVID-19 CARES Act Relief Resources - U. S. Travel Assoc. Ustravel.org/ReliefResources
• The Small Business Owners Guide to the CARES Act - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship (Shared by Explore Georgia 3/30/2020)
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security CARES Act (Corona 3) STS Summary - Southeast Tourism Society (3/28/2020)
• Help is on the way: Coronavirus Update - The CARES Act: Phase III Relief - Congressman Rick Allen (3/27/2020)
• Cares Act H.R. 748 - CV-3 Summary - American Hotel & Lodging Association (Updated 3/26/2020)
• U.S. TRAVEL SUMMARY OF THE CARES ACT (H.R. 748) 

Tourism / Hospitality Industry Partner Assets  

• U. S. Travel Association - Industry Guidance for promoting the Health & Safety of All Travelers - Travel in the New Normal
  
• Explore Georgia, GDEcD Tourism Division - COVID Dashboard March April 2020
• U. S. Travel Association - Emergency Preparedness and Response: Coronavirus (COVID-19) toolkit 
• Destinations International resource page 
• Southeast Tourism Society (STS) - Coronavirus updates page 
• Explore Georgia, GDEcD Tourism Division - COVID-19 Travel Information 
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)  - COVID-19 Updates and Resources 
• Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association (GHLA) - GHLA COVID-19 Resources 
• Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA)
• American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)
• National Restaurant Association - Coronavirus Information & Resources 
• **GACVB Executives Tele-Conference Panel - On Friday, March 20, GACVB hosted a moderated peer-to-peer conference call with the executives of Georgia's local destination marketing organizations. Tele-panelists of the first Q & A sharing session, included Rome, Columbus, Savannah, and Augusta. See the notes from the special called conference of tourism professionals. 
• **GACVB Sales Teams (Meetings Market) - Friday, April 17, GACVB hosted a moderated peer-to-peer meeting with the Directors of Sales and sales team members of Georgia's destination marketing organizations. Panelists included Jekyll Island, Dunwoody, Gwinnett County, and Columbus. See the notes from the meeting 4/17/2020

Travel-Related Data & Research Resources 

• Meeting & Convention Center Planner Sentiment Survey results - (re)convene: Strategically prepare your buildings, space, and people by Jones, Lang, LaSalle 
• Google + Madden Marketing Recovery Insights (6/11/2020)
• Georgia Restaurant Assoc. State of the State Georgia Restaurants (4/30/2020)
• Travel Sentiment Report April 20 by Destination Analysts 
• Sports & Culture Events/COVID-19 Impact Survey & Recommendations - by Dream House Labs (Shared by VisitSavannah 3/23/2020)
• Travel Sentiment Study - Wave 2 by Longwoods International (3/18-19/2020)
• COVID-19 & Travel Sentiment Survey - Longwoods International (3/10-11/2020)
• Trips Affected Chart by Destination Analysts -(Shared by Visit Savannah 3/23/2020)
• Travel Affected Chart by Destination Analysts - (Shared by Visit Savannah 3/23/2020)

Communications Input

• Special PR Information Message from Pineapple Public Relations (Posted 3/20/2020)
• Communicating During a Crisis - Three Valuable Resources by Advisory Alliance 

State Updates & Business resources 

• Governor Brian P. Kemp - Office of the Governor: 2020 Executive Orders
• Governor Executive Order - Empowering a Healthy Georgia (addressing Conventions, Live Performance Venues, Sports, Restaurants, and more)
• Georgia Main Street - Open Safe Recommendations: Open Downtown/Open Businesses/Engage the Public - Georgia Main Street Program and Georgia Department of Community Affairs 
• Governor Executive Order - 4/27/2020 (addressing Food Service Establishments, Short Term Vacation Rentals and more)
• Governor Executive Order - Reviving a Healthy Georgia 4/23/2020
• Governor Executive Order - Suspension of Short-Term Rentals 4/8/2020
• Georgia Department of Public Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Governor Brian P. Kemp - Office of the Governor 
• Governor Kemp Order 3/23/2020 - State of Georgia Executive Order Copy  (Shared by Tourism Leadership Council 3/24/2020)
• Georgia Chamber of Commerce - Coronavirus Resource Center 
• Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) - Resource Center FAQ and Model Ordinance 

Federal Advocacy 

• Travel and Tourism – Getting The Economy Rolling Again - Op ed by Jay Markwalter, GACVB Executive Director
• US Travel Sign-on Letter to Congress supporting modification to PPP Legislation for DMOs - U.S. Travel Association (May 28)
• US Travel Sign-on Letter to Congress supporting DMOs - U.S. Travel Association (April 23)
• ASAE Congressional Leadership Letter for more Emergency Relief - American Society of Association Executives 
• Action Alert letter to Capitol Hill through U.S. Travel Association / Power of Travel Coalition - see the GACVB Letter to members of Congress here.  Links to letter templates and social media resources were forwarded from GACVB to over 90 local tourism leaders (Posted 3/23/2020)
• Hotels Act - Call to Action campaign (Action Alert from AHLA shared by Tourism Leadership Council 3/18/2020)
• Congressional Social Media Guide - U. S. Travel Association 
• Total Travel Industry Impact - Infographic by U. S. Travel Association 

Industry Input & Opinion

• Ideas for Supporting Your Community: Best Practices for Stakeholder Support - Stamp Destinations (Posted 4/24/2020)
• 4 Do-It-Yourself Ways to Ensure Your Website is Up, While Everyone is On - Rhyme & Reason Design (Posted 4/9/2020)
• No Status, No Quo: Keeping your Community Open for Business While Staying In - Rhyme & Reason Design (Posted 3/23/2020)
• How our cities can reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic - Brookings.edu blog The Avenue (3/24/2020 Shared by Southeast Tourism Society public affairs)
• Leadership Pep-Talk for DMO Destination Managers - Berkeley Young (Posted 3/17/2020)
• Coronavirus Outbreak in USA is Unavoidable - a special opinion piece from Berkeley Young, Young Strategies (Posted 2/28/2020)
• Meetings Today article An overview attempt to provide some context and clarity around the COVID-19 outbreak as it relates to the meetings and events industry (Posted 3-5-2020)
• COVID Crisis Colleague Corner - GACVB peer input per member submitted questions 

Related Tourism / Hospitality Articles 

• Atlanta convention venues expect slow rebound despite guidelines - Atlanta Journal Constitution (6/12/2020)
• Albany CVB helping businesses become COVID safe certified - WALB News 10 (5/20/2020)
• Jekyll Island sees revenue loss in April - The Brunswick News (5/20/2020)
• Columbus loses $12 million in tourism revenue from pandemic; plans to rebuild - WTVM.com 
• Savannah’s small business, tourism community reopening, adapting to social distancing guidelines - Savannah Morning News (5/9/2020)
• COVID-19 ban on vacation rentals in Georgia set to end Friday  - Capitol Beat News (4/28/2020)
  
• Kemp announces plans to incrementally reopen Georgia | Here's what that includes - 11Alive
• Tourism 'devastated' by COVID-19 - The Brunswick News 
• Georgia airports land piece of coronavirus economic stimulus package - Capitol Beat News (4/15/2020) 
• Creature Comforts bottles new product in response to the coronavirus -  onlineathens.com (4/13/2020)
• Georgia World Congress Center To Be Used As Temporary Hospital For COVID-19 Patients - GPB (4/13/2020)
• Georgia Film Industry in limbo - Valdosta Daily Times (4/9/2020)
• North Georgia residents want state parks shut down, governor says no, but crowds will be monitored - Fox5 Atlanta (4/9/2020)
• Savannah distillery to produce hand sanitizer -  SavannahNow.com/Savannah Morning News (3/26/2020)
• States enforces coronavirus guidelines in parks, lakes - The Union-Recorder (3/30/2020)
• Statesboro Market2Go Transformed - StatesboroHerald.com (3/27/2020)
• Albany brewery takes on role as hand sanitizer distributor - AlbanyHerald.com (3/27/2020)
• Savannah occupancy rates at historic lows, hospitality industry facing mass layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic - SavannahNow.com/Savannah Morning News (3/26/2020)
• Classic Center Grand Hall to become factory for devices to fight coronavirus - OnlineAthens.com/Athens Banner-Herald (3/25/2020)

Related Health Links & Articles 

• Guidelines for Opening Up America Again - White House & CDC
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• World Health Organization - Coronavirus Disease Pandemic
• How long can the virus that causes COVID-19 live on surfaces? - Johns Hopkins University (3-20-2020)

Health & Medical Collateral 

• COVID-19 Information Powerpoint from Georgia Department of Public Health (Posted by GACVB 3-10-2020)
• Novel Coronavirus Symptoms Infographic from CDC
• COVID-19 Stop The Spread of Germs from CDC

Action Links & Additional Information 

• COVID-19 Response: GA Manufacturers and Distributors Able to Aid with Critical Health Care Needs - Georgia Department of Economic Development online form here