Amador County – The Amador Council of Tourism on Thursday discussed its upcoming 49er Treasure Trail, and also heard a report on possible future European vacationers coming through the Mother Lode. Maureen Funk gave a short presentation on the 49er Treasure Trail event at the Jackson Revitalization Committee meeting last Thursday night. Funk said the tourism council has struck a deal with the Ledger Dispatch for 2 full pages of ads in the paper, and a couple of spaces remained for sponsorship. She said TSPN and Hometown Radio were also giving ad deals. Funk said the Amador Council of Tourism is looking for a location to hold its March 11th meeting, the last before the 49er Treasure Trail event, March 27th and 28th. Funk also reported on her trip to the “Go West, Sacramento” travel show the first week of February. She said the Amador Council of Tourism and the Gold Country Visitors Association partnered to have a booth at the show, and had many European travel agents attend. She said European agents “depend on these offices to line them up with unusual trips,” after standard runs to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Funk said “after you’ve been there and done that, we’re another alternative.” She said European travel is very different from America, and it is thriving. She said she and another booth worker at the show had appointments all day for 2 days, and she “developed relationships with 40 people,” including travel agents and even some journalists who had been to Amador County that day, and needed information. Funk said she also got a stack of business cards at the show and she “will be following up with the agents, so Amador County will benefit from this.” Another travel show for Amador Council of Tourism was planned for this past weekend, hosted by the Los Angeles Times. The ACT office last weekend moved into the new Transit Center on Valley View Way in Sutter Creek. For information, call (209)267-9249 or e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Online see www.touramador.com. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 15 February 2010 08:33
Amador Council of Tourism Preps for European Vacationers
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Amador County – The Amador Council of Tourism on Thursday discussed its upcoming 49er Treasure Trail, and also heard a report on possible future European vacationers coming through the Mother Lode. Maureen Funk gave a short presentation on the 49er Treasure Trail event at the Jackson Revitalization Committee meeting last Thursday night. Funk said the tourism council has struck a deal with the Ledger Dispatch for 2 full pages of ads in the paper, and a couple of spaces remained for sponsorship. She said TSPN and Hometown Radio were also giving ad deals. Funk said the Amador Council of Tourism is looking for a location to hold its March 11th meeting, the last before the 49er Treasure Trail event, March 27th and 28th. Funk also reported on her trip to the “Go West, Sacramento” travel show the first week of February. She said the Amador Council of Tourism and the Gold Country Visitors Association partnered to have a booth at the show, and had many European travel agents attend. She said European agents “depend on these offices to line them up with unusual trips,” after standard runs to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Funk said “after you’ve been there and done that, we’re another alternative.” She said European travel is very different from America, and it is thriving. She said she and another booth worker at the show had appointments all day for 2 days, and she “developed relationships with 40 people,” including travel agents and even some journalists who had been to Amador County that day, and needed information. Funk said she also got a stack of business cards at the show and she “will be following up with the agents, so Amador County will benefit from this.” Another travel show for Amador Council of Tourism was planned for this past weekend, hosted by the Los Angeles Times. The ACT office last weekend moved into the new Transit Center on Valley View Way in Sutter Creek. For information, call (209)267-9249 or e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Online see www.touramador.com. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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