 Commercial Service Check In: Germany and Austria Next in our "Check In" Series, please join us on Wednesday, July 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM EDT. Event Information - Featured Speaker: Elizabeth Walsh, Commercial Specialist with the US Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Featured Speaker: Cristian Meuter, General Manager, Visit USA Committee Germany e.V.
- Featured Speaker: Robee Sallegue, Commercial Specialist with the US Embassy in Vienna, Austria.
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To register, please click here! Commercial Service Check Ins are designed to provide destinations and suppliers information about inbound travelers from Germany and Austria. Information will include how the pandemic is affecting travelers, how travelers look to book, and what type of information the travelers are looking for in deciding where to visit the U.S. | Maximize your digital outreach strategy by learning about preferred platforms for researching, booking, and promoting travel and tourism destinations. Please see our new market research to assist you in marketing your destination! Please click on the link above, or on our website - please click on the Digital Strategies for Travel and Tourism under the featured Events and Resources.  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides the Economic Development Administration (EDA) with $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance, which is being administered under the authority of the bureau's flexible Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) (PDF) program, provides a wide-range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. | For more information how the EDA grants may assist DMO's, please click here.  The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and amended by the American Rescue Plan Act. The program includes over $16 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance. Eligible applicants may qualify for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with the maximum amount available for a single grant award of $10 million. $2 billion is reserved for eligible applications with up to 50 full-time employees. Applications open on April 8th! | For more information on how the SBA grants may assist you, please click here. The Travel and Tourism team is offering a pilot project in conjunction with our Education counterparts to assist destinations in promoting both the travel and tourism sector as well as the education sector through our network of contacts at the US Embassy and Consulates in foreign markets. If interested, please reach out to Jennifer Loffredo. If you would like to see the campaign in action - please follow us on Twitter @CSTravelTourism. BrandUSA is looking for Appointees for their Board! The Department of Commerce recently announced it is seeking travel and tourism industry professionals from multiple sectors to serve on the board of directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA). In this round of appointments, Commerce will be selecting four individuals with appropriate expertise and experience from these specific sectors of the travel and tourism industry to serve on the Board: - One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an official of a city convention and visitors' bureau;
- One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the hotel accommodations sector;
- One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience in the restaurant or foodservice sector; and
- One (1) shall have appropriate expertise and experience as an official of a State tourism office.
Instructions on how to apply are included in the Federal Register Notice, and must be received by the Department no later than Friday, September 10, 2021. Questions may be addressed to CTPBoard@trade.gov, or to julie.heizer@trade.gov. | 
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