Visit KC promotes reopening plan to bring events back to KC
Visit KC promotes reopening plan to bring events back to KC
Visit KC, along with other stakeholders such as the Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department, are creating what they call "KC Clean Commitment," a path to welcoming events back to Kansas City.
AND ON OUR MOBILE APP.WE KNOW LARGECROWDS ARE NOTADVISED DURING THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC -AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLYPUT THE ENTERTAINMENTINDUSTRY ON HOLD.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHOWS A NEW APPROACHTO BRING BACK SOMEEVENTS.EMPTY SEATS AND STAGEScontinue to PLAGUE LIVEPERFORMANCE THEATERSALL ACROSS THE METRO-FROM THE MADRIDTHEATER IN MIDTOWN-THEIR LAST EVENT INFEBRUARY-TO THE UNICORN, FOLLY,AND UPTOWN THEATERS,THEY'RE ALL STRUGGLING.Larry Sells, Owner, UptownTheater"Unless we get sometemporary money in here fast,a lot of these venues aregoing to go under.
Once theygo dark that is the catalyst forentire neighborhoods andthey're going to haveproblems."NICK STANDUP:BUT IT'S NOT JUST LIVEPERFORMANCE THEATERSIN THE DARK - BARTLEHALL IS ALSO QUIET-ASCOVID-19 RESTRICTIONSBUT A HALT TOCONVENTIONSVISIT KC ALONG WITHOTHER STAKEHOLDEARE CREATING WHAT THEYCALL-KC CLEANCOMMITMENT-A PATH TOWELCOMING EVENTS BACKTO KANSAS CITY.Jason Fulvi, President and CEO,Visit KCTo address one of the biggestchallenges we're facing rightnow relative to tourismmeetings and conventions.Our customers aren't askinus to reduce our prices whatthe customers are asking uswhat is your community doingto prepare for our return.WHILE SPEAKING TOCOUNCIL, VISIT KCPRESIDENT JASON FULVI,SAYS PART OF THE PLANTO REOPEN IS HAVING ITSFACILITIES BE ACCREDITEDBY A THIRD PARTYRESOURCE CALLED THEGLOBAL BIORISK ADVISORYCOUNCIL AND LETBUSINESSES SIGN THE KCCLEAN COMMITMENTPLEDGE.
.Jason Fulvi, President and CEO,Visit KCWhere businesses of all sizescan pledge to do certain comeCDC guidelines, wearinmasks, disinfecting, sanitizingand things like that, they takethe pledge and ultimately whthis will do is give our salesteam the ability to be able togo back out to market anensure our customers that weas a community are doieverything possible to providethem a safe cleanenvironment for their return.IT'S ONE STEP TOWELCOME FANS BACK TOTHESESEATSPERFORMERSBACK ON THESESTAGES...WHILE MAKINGEVERYONE FEEL SAFE.Jason Fulvi, President and CEO,Visit KCProvide an opportunity for ourcustomers to get over thatfear factor of returning toKansas City.REPORTING IN KCNICK STARLING
