The Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau announced today that Candace Carr Strauss, the Chief Executive Officer of the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce & Visit Big Sky, in Big Sky, Montana, has accepted the position of President/Chief Executive Officer. Her hiring to lead Arizona’s first sustainable tourism destination comes after a two-month national search following the departure of Jennifer Wesselhoff, who left for a similar role in Park City, Utah. Strauss’s first day on the job … [Read more...] about Big Sky Country’s Candace Carr Strauss Hired as President/CEO of Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
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A Home for the Holidays
When then-California resident Jacquie Rerucha first saw “The Stetson Hat House” built in the middle of a two-acre gated lot perched high overlooking uptown Sedona, she fell in love. That was in 2005. It took her 10 years and the sale of a house in California to make that love her own, but when she did, she made it big-time. She bought the house in 2015, and spent about a year on renovations and improvements, including roofing, electrical wiring, plumbing and air conditioning, to bring it to … [Read more...] about A Home for the Holidays
Sedona Resort Creates Space for Workcations
When Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona closed for six weeks from early April to mid-May, Director of Sales and Marketing Amanda Leese and the management team started planning their strategy for how to prepare for re-opening and began envisioning what that would look like. “We knew that groups weren’t scheduling meetings and we knew people weren’t going back to work in their offices,” she said. So, the resort began to offer a regional rate, a special discount to those in Colorado, Utah, New … [Read more...] about Sedona Resort Creates Space for Workcations
Deploy Planes to Provide Critical Humanitarian Aid to Navajo and Hopi Families
In an unprecedented move for Air Serv International, which normally conducts humanitarian relief efforts overseas, the organization is partnering with the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund (Relief Fund) to transport critical humanitarian relief items by plane to remote Navajo and Hopi communities to help residents combat their fight against COVID-19. Since inception, Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief has provided food and essential supplies to over 18,000 households and … [Read more...] about Deploy Planes to Provide Critical Humanitarian Aid to Navajo and Hopi Families
Sedona Chef Launches ‘Dahl-to-Door’ Gourmet Meals
As restaurateurs looked for innovative ways to keep their restaurant operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the country’s top female chefs and restaurateurs created her own e-commerce platform designed to deliver her signature gourmet dishes to homes across the country. With five Sedona restaurants that range from fine-dining concepts to a wood fired pizzeria, Chef Lisa Dahl, executive chef and owner of Dahl Restaurant Group, has always had aspirations to take her restaurants … [Read more...] about Sedona Chef Launches ‘Dahl-to-Door’ Gourmet Meals
Sedona Begins Re-Opening with Safe.Clean.Ready Campaign
With retail stores and restaurants reopening, one of Arizona’s top tourism destinations announced an innovative campaign inviting businesses to adopt a list of safe operational practices publicly posted on the internet. The Sedona | Safe.Clean.Ready website lists businesses that adopt the voluntary standards and adds eight safety practices for travelers to red rock country. More than 100 Sedona businesses signed on during the pre-launch signup period. “Sedona | Safe.Clean.Ready … [Read more...] about Sedona Begins Re-Opening with Safe.Clean.Ready Campaign
Tapping Ancient Wisdom for Energy Healing
If you visualize the human body as an energy field, it is easy to imagine it receiving stress from everywhere, including what we eat or drink, watch through various media formats and feel from different environments. Experts say the body craves solutions that shake off negative, stagnant, ailment-prone energy and replace it with a positive, life-affirming, restorative vital life force. That positive energy is a major component of every living thing, according to ancient Eastern culture, known … [Read more...] about Tapping Ancient Wisdom for Energy Healing
Enchantment Resort Begins Construction on Adventure Center
Sedona’s Enchantment Resort in Boynton Canyon is elevating its outdoor adventure program with a new activity center designed to expand guests’ options, scheduled for completion by next summer. The 4,000-square-foot Trail House will offer retail space for professional-grade equipment and accessories, a shop for bike rentals and an area dedicated to the discovery and education of Sedona’s iconic trails. Guests will have access to learn from, hike with or ride alongside the resort’s expert … [Read more...] about Enchantment Resort Begins Construction on Adventure Center
Landscape Hotel Designed to Float Among the Red Rocks
North America’s first “landscape hotel” is now underway with site work and construction amidst the red rocks of Sedona, offering a new way for travelers to embrace sustainable tourism in scenic Northern Arizona. A groundbreaking ceremony last month by Sedona-based developer Two Sister Bosses and the City of Sedona has set the stage for Ambiente to take shape. Plans for the hotel feature 40 cube-shaped, luxury guest Atriums elevated above the ground by steel piers and encased in bronze glass … [Read more...] about Landscape Hotel Designed to Float Among the Red Rocks
Lisa Dahl Does it Again as Butterfly Burger Takes Off
She has taken the burger to a whole new dimension,” exclaimed Diane Lange of Sedona after savoring Chef Lisa Dahl’s Gringo Burger. “It’s the freshness mixed with special herbs and spices that make it unique and cosmopolitan.” The all-natural, certified Black Angus creation with white aged cheddar and Louis remoulade on a bed of shredded romaine and crispy onion strings served on an artisan bun and topped with a sweet baby gherkin pickle was the Scottsdale Burger Battle People’s Choice Winner … [Read more...] about Lisa Dahl Does it Again as Butterfly Burger Takes Off