Advocacy
iTIP’s advocacy efforts focus on identifying key issues, creating meaningful public/private coalitions, empowering members, and engaging in advocacy events and programming at the local, state, and federal levels.
2024 Legislative Priorities
- Support funding for tourism initiatives
- Iowa Tourism Office
- Destination Iowa
- Sports Tourism Fund
- CAT
- Meet in Iowa
- Community Placemaking Efforts
- Maintain funding & continued enhancement of Regional Sports Authority Districts
- Maintain existing school start date law
- Support alternative funding sources for tourism
- IWILL and water quality initiatives that including funding for tourism and quality of life components
- amongst others
Additional handouts and materials will be provided to industry members to aid in conversations with elected officials.