Industry Insight: Fall 2024
Valued WHTC Members,
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. We are thankful for your support every day of the year. The Wyoming Hospitality and Travel Coalition is a member-driven organization with the primary goal of enhancing the business climate, profit, and economic impact of Wyoming’s hospitality, travel, and tourism industries. Without your ongoing support, we simply would not exist.
Fall Hospitality and Tourism Summit
Thank you also for coming out to the sold-out 2024 Fall Hospitality and Tourism Summit, which was held in Laramie on October 16-17. The content was excellent, and the Hilton Garden Inn, The Holiday Inn, and the University of Wyoming Gateway Center were incredible hosts! It was great to see so many of you! Many thanks to our partners, The Wyoming Office of Tourism, Visit Laramie, The University of Wyoming WORTH Program, and all of our generous sponsors. We couldn’t do it without you!
Please mark your calendars and save the date for the 2025 Fall Summit to be held in Riverton, WY, October 22-23, 2025!
The Time to Engage with Legislators is NOW!
The new year will bring new challenges for our industry. There will be many new faces and new leadership in the Wyoming Legislature.
It is critically important that business leaders from our industry meet with all legislators before the 2025 Legislative General Session to talk about the value of tourism and the visitor economy in your communities. Learn more here!
Legislative Update
Leadership for the 68th Wyoming Legislature was decided as Republicans and Democrats each caucused this past Saturday. Please join the WHTC in congratulating the upcoming leadership slates!
Bo Biteman-Senate President
Tim Salazar- Senate Vice President
Tara Nethercott - Senate Majority Floor Leader
Mike Gierau - Senate Minority Floor Leader
Chris Rothfuss - Senate Minority Whip
Chip Neiman - Speaker of the House
Jeremy Haroldson - Speaker Pro-Tempore
Scott Heiner - House Majority Floor Leader
Ocean Andrew - House Majority Whip
Mike Yin - House Minority Floor Leader
Trey Sherwood - House Minority Caucus Chair
Karlee Provenza - House Minority Whip
Wyoming Governor’s Hospitality and Tourism Convention
Registration for the 2025 Wyoming Governor’s Hospitality and Tourism Convention is now OPEN! The Convention will be held at the beautiful Little America Hotel and Resort on January 26-28, 2025. The agenda is being finalized, and this year’s event is shaping to be one of the best yet, so check out our NEW Gov Con website and plan to join us today!
UW Hospitality and Tourism Fair 2025
You’re invited to the annual Hospitality and Tourism Fair! Registration is open for Thursday, February 13th from 10am-2pm. This fair is intended to introduce students to industry representatives, and allow them to network, job search, and/or find an internship.
Whether you currently have positions open at your organization, or would like to meet students and share your mission to attract future employment, this is a great event. Click here for more information.
Warm Regards,
Chris Brown
Executive Director
chris@wyohtc.org