st Quarter 2021 R.E.A.C.H. Award winners (Rare and Exceptional Achievement for Customer service in Hospitality):
Jessica Phillips– Hampton Inn and Suites, Green River
Melissa Nofsinger – Hampton Inn and Suites, Green River
Daniella Ramirez – Quality Inn, Rock Springs
Daisy Manibusan – Holiday Inn Express, Rock Springs
Ashtyn Jasperson – Rock Springs Holiday Inn
Stacey Maple– Homewood Suites, Rock Springs
Sonia Arias – Homewood Suites, Rock Springs
Claudia Lizarraga – Homewood Suites, Rock Springs
Abrianna Bartlett – Homewood Suites, Rock Springs
Autumn Maple – Homewood Suites, Rock Springs
Autumn Osieczanek – Homewood Suites, Rock Springs
Seferina Cabera – Motel 6, Rock Springs
The quarterly R.E.A.C.H. Awards honor outstanding customer service provided by employees in the local tourism and hospitality industry that celebrate and enhance Sweetwater County’s reputation as a first-class visitor destination. Award winners serve as champions for
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Yes, COVID-19 is to blame
March 10, 2021
Tourism spending in Sweetwater County fell by $87 million in 2020 according to a recent report given by Jenissa Meredith to the Green River City Council.
Meredith, the executive director of the Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism, said the decline from 2019 spending is directly attributed to the coronavirus pandemic.
Meredith said prior to the pandemic, money collected from the county’s lodging tax were tracking upwards and though the pandemic hit the industry hard in March 2020, the lodging tax dollars collected were still up from fiscal year 2018-2019. During fiscal year 2019-2020, whi.
SWEETWATER COUNTY – The Sweetwater County Travel & Tourism Board (SWCTTB) is proud to announce that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated the Flaming Gorge – Green Basin Scenic Byway as an All-American Road. The SWCTT board, along with several partners around the byway, submitted an application to the FHWA in 2020 and the application was successful.
“This has been a dream, 20-plus years in the making,” said Jenissa Meredith, Executive Director of Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism. “I was fortunate to be involved in preparing this application over a decade ago when Dave Hanks, former CEO of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, included me in the project,” added Meredith. “It is such an honor to see this designation finally become a reality.”