COVID-19 Resources

Stay Greater

Director Kevin Lewis shares with CEC TV the impacts of the COVID-19 virus on tourism in Southern Utah

Local Updates

• October 27, 2020: Do you Want Visitors This Winter?
• October 23, 2020: Introducing the Greater Zion Booking Engine
• September 11, 2020: Shop in Utah Grants
• August 11, 2020: St. George Marathon 2020 Update
• August 10, 2020: IRONMAN North American Championship 2020 Update
• May 27, 2020: Resources and Updates
• May 14, 2020: Find Your Space
• March 31, 2020: Unifying with a Message of Stay Greater
• March 19, 2020: Staying Greater

Local Info and Updates

• State of Tourism – April 2020
• Greater Zion Travel Alerts
• Greater Zion’s List of Closures
• Zion National Park’s alerts
• City of St. George
• Town of Springdale
• Washington City
• Travel Industry Research

State of Utah and the Utah Office of Tourism

• Utah Office of Tourism (UOT) COVID-19 Toolkit
• Utah Office of Tourism’s COVID-19 Traveler Information
• Utah’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) information hub

U.S./National

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Travel Health Notices
• CDC COVID 2019 Information for Travel
• American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Coronavirus Resource Page
• U.S. Travel Association’s COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Florida Atlantic University: free certificate in Hospitality

Economic

Local

• Washington County Coronavirus Impact Survey by the St. George Area Chamber
• Greater Together Small Business Resilience Fund
• St. George Area Chamber of Commerce Business Resources

State of Utah

• Governor’s Office of Economic Development Business Resources
• Small Business Bridge Loan program 
• Submit an inquiry to the Economic Response Task Force’s Rapid Response Team

U.S./National

• Save Small Business Fund
• Coronavirus Small Business Loans/Disaster Assistance

Stay Greater Marketing/Communication Ideas

Share content from around Greater Zion that meets health advisory guidelines

• Beautiful scenery
• Historical insights
• Virtual tours
• People enjoying the outdoors in safe ways
• Special adaptations (Think penguins walking through the zoo)

Provide profiles of local business and encouragement to support them

• Order from local restaurants online
• Buy gift cards from local establishments
• Call in for curbside pickup
• Keep memberships current
• Follow and share businesses you love

Plan for recovery

• Gather assets
• Prepare content
• Be ready to share when the time is right

Create beautiful and interesting content for organic channels

Greater Zion is a collection of people and communities filled with optimism and purpose. Individually we are good. Together we are greater. Historically we are a people who unite in the face of adversity. There is a conquering spirit here, and a distinct beauty in our people and our landscapes. We’ve overcome before and, standing together, we will overcome again.

As this is an occurrence like we’ve never seen, let us know what else you may need, what you’re doing that might be unique, and of course, pass along any highlights too, as we’d love to share these stories with others.

Wishing you health, safety, and peace of mind. Stay Greater!