Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber.
Renee McKenney is the new senior vice president of tourism for Tulsa Regional Chamber and president of Tulsa Regional Tourism. She came to Tulsa in August with over three decades of experience in hospitality and tourism. She discusses why she chose to take on the job, what she's learned and experienced in the few months she's been here and her goals for tourism.
Her background includes meeting planning, sports events, hotels, resorts, airlines, cruises, even theme parks–uniquely and immediately positioning her as a wealth of insight and understanding of local and regional partner operations and challenges.
She previously worked for VisitDallas, where she was the first Chief Experience Officer in the nation for the hotel and destination space.
After this recording occurred, Tulsa Regional Tourism officials announced a record $359 million total economic impact for booked events in fiscal year 2022. The previous record was $308.2 million total economic impact in fiscal year 2019.
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Following the conversation, hear a new song from Boston Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, which used Woody Guthrie lyrics and the Church Studio to record their new album and this single, which features Turnpike Troubadour's Evan Felker.