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June Hot Topics examines tourism trends

The staff of Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce (NCTC) know they have to consider the needs of both residents and visitors when planning their marketing strategies and spending their advertising dollars.NCTC Marketing Director Tammy Partsch was the featured speaker at Hot Topics on Wednesday, June 12, and she explained to the audience what some of the tourism trends are that might work well for Nebraska City, along with tourism trends that NCTC is choosing not to become involved in.Tourism ideas that NCTC is focusing its marketing efforts on include ecotourism, group tours, and promoting the community’s unique shopping and dining offerings.

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Nebraska City Selfie Spot ribbon cutting

Members of Leadership Nebraska City Class 19, from left, Hope Weninger, Rachel Oelke, Katie Wells, Sarah Wiltse, Amy Tellez, Elizabeth Anderson, and Sarah Bando, participated in a ribbon cutting to celebrate their community project, a Nebraska City Selfie Spot, in the Sunken Parking Lot in the 700 block of Central Avenue, before the first summer movie of the season, “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” on Saturday, June 1.

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