FTA Roundtable: Responding and Recovering from Covid-19

FTA Roundtable: Responding and Recovering from Covid-19

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The FTA Spotlight, despite being virtual, managed to bring together a group of top industry executives from some of the leading brands in family travel to discuss how they are weathering the storm caused by the global pandemic and how they are planning ahead for the pending recovery. The panel discussion, moderated by Laura Davidson, President, LDPR, included With Debbie-Ann White, SVP Communications, Beaches Resorts; Ben Perlo, GM, G Adventures; Dan Austin, Founder, Austin Adventures; Wanda Goodman, Deputy Director, South Dakota Dept. of Tourism; Ron Gulaskey, AVP, National Account Sales, Celebrity Cruises.

Panel Discussion: Road to Recovery
With Debbie-Ann White, Beaches Resorts; Ben Perlo, GM, G Adventures; Dan Austin, Founder, Austin Adventures; Wanda Goodman, Deputy Director, South Dakota Dept. of Tourism; Ron Gulaskey, AVP, National Account Sales, Celebrity Cruises; and moderated by Laura Davidson, President, LDPR

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