Sedona Businesses doing Excellent Job Operating Safely

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS July 17, 2020 Yavapai County Public Health Director Leslie Horton recently told me Sedona businesses are doing “an excellent job” operating safely and helping slow the spread of Covid-19. Evidence, she says, is...
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The Pandemic’s Economic Shock Waves

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS July 10, 2020 Arizona and Sedona continue to deal with the spread of COVID-19 and the pandemic’s economic shock waves. In response, the City of Sedona and the Chamber have set a course...
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Message from Jennifer Wesselhoff Re: Chamber Employee Positive COVID-19 Test

On June 25, 2020, I was advised that a Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau employee tested positive for COVID 19 after traveling to a family event in Phoenix. As a result, I have temporarily closed our Visitor Center...
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Are you Sedona | Safe.Clean.Ready?

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS June 26, 2020 Are you Sedona | Safe.Clean.Ready?  Be sure to use your face covering when out in public, practice social distancing and do your part to keep Sedona’s Covid-19 numbers low.  As...
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Destination Recovery Plan – 2

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS June 19, 2020 Last week, we talked about working with local partners on a plan to gradually revive our visitor-based economy in FY21, placing safety first. We reviewed the devastation caused by the...
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Destination Recovery Plan

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS June 12, 2020 Want to see sustainability in action? Check out Guidance Air and Sedona Air Tours. This week, they announced an end to all overflights within the city and surrounding neighborhoods, effective...
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Events are Moving Swiftly

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS May 29, 2020 Events are moving swiftly. Issues such as government spending and economic recovery rightfully dominate the headlines, but crucial local developments are happening just below the radar. Here are just three....
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State launches Rediscover Arizona campaign

AOT is helping get the word out, in their new Rediscover Arizona marketing campaign. Arizona’s favorite tourist hot spots are trickling back to life with safety protocols in place as the state’s economy continues its reopening this month. To help...
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Sedona Phased Reopening

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS May 22, 2020 Around Sedona, phased reopening is more evident each day. Many stores are open, restaurants are serving, popular recreation sites are back, people are out.  Often-maligned day trippers, whose spending is...
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Sedona | Safe.Clean.Ready

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS May 15, 2020 It takes less time to tumble down a hill than to climb back up. We have seen how quickly the coronavirus brutalized our plans, families, jobs and dreams.  At last,...
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Partial and Voluntary Re-opening

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS May 8, 2020 Today is a day you may greet with excitement, anxiety or a blend of both. Under Governor Doug Ducey’s Executive Order, retail stores may re-open this morning, provided they “implement...
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Moving Forward

AS SEEN IN THE RED ROCK NEWS May 1, 2020 Even before Governor Ducey’s announcement about next steps in dealing with the pandemic, the Chamber was working with the state task force on restoring Arizona’s tourism industry and responding to...
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