2025 CNHCC Travel & Tourism Seminar

Central New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce (CNHCC) is holding its annual Travel & Tourism Seminar on Thursday, February 6, 2025, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Common Man Inn and Spa in Plymouth, NH.

The seminar includes educational presentations, a networking luncheon, a mini travel expo where attendees can explore and interact with area businesses and organizations, and more than $1,000 worth of door prizes. 

Michelle Cruz, state tourism director, New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development, will kick off the event with opening remarks. Cruz provides strategic direction for all of the Division's programs, marketing, and events.

This year’s keynote speaker is Ted Kitchens, AAE, director, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Kitchens will share an air service update and discuss how continued increases in service encourage travel and tourism throughout the state.

Featured speaker Steven Whitman, EdD, AICP, founder, Resilience Planning & Design, will present on how New Hampshire can balance its efforts to attract and accommodate tourism with the preservation of its natural resources.

The event will also include a panel discussion on "Using Technology to Promote Travel and Tourism." Panel members are:

• Charyl Reardon, president, White Mountain Attractions Association
• Adam Keul, PhD, director, Plymouth State University’s BA in Tourism Management and Policy program
  
• Estlin McLellan, trade and industry relations manager, NH Division of Travel and Tourism Development

For information about sponsorship opportunities or exhibiting at the event, contact CNHCC executive director Matty Leighton at director@centralnh.org or (603) 969-7271.

THANK YOU TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR

This year’s Presenting Sponsor is Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

Strategically situated in the heart of New England, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is located less than fifty miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, and less than an hour’s drive from the region’s most popular ski areas, scenic seacoast beaches and peaceful lakefront resorts. MHT is an award-winning airport named in Travel + Leisure, USA TODAY, and TravelPulse. MHT is served by American Airlines, Avelo Airlines, Breeze Airways, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, and United Airlines. For more information, visit www.flymanchester.com.