On this Friday Happy Hour, Tyler Buckingham meets up for drinks with Arica Sears, host of ASPN's Big Tourism podcast, to discuss and reflect on the moment the tourism sector begins to reawaken after a year of pandemic. First up, Arica shares her assessment of the "tourism vibe" on the Oregon Coast (mimosa vs whiskey), as well as giving her assessment of level of urgency felt by tourism oriented businesses to open back up. Then, Arica and Tyler play a new game on the Friday Happy Hour podcast newly named "Catch or Release" where Arica is given the option to riff on the Tourism news stories currently featured on Coastal News Today. Check the stories out here:
CI - Dart's new town threatens beach access
CA - State Parks wants to transform this Central Coast treasure into a tourist destination. No way
HI - Some Hawaii Beaches May Lose Lifeguards As State Runs Short Of Cash
SC - Folly Beach bans smoking to help eliminate cigarette litter
CAN - 'Struggle to come back will take years': Vancouver Island Tourism CEO