VRLTA Travel & Attractions Virtual Component Meeting
Thursday, July 16, 2026 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM) (EDT)
Description
Join us July 16th, 2026 from 10:00-11:00 AM for our |
| VRLTA Travel & Attractions Virtual Component Meeting |
Tentative Agenda:
I. Introductions
Travel & Attractions Component President, Megan Hazzard, Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority
Travel & Attractions Component Vice President, Judy Winslow, Smithfield & Isle of Wight Tourism
II. Speaker Presentation - Lily Herbert, TourismWorks
Experience Design - Intentional Design to Optimize Your Visitor Journey
This session will dive into the key components of a visitor journey at a site, business, or destination and how to optimize each component to make meaningful and memorable visitor experiences, with examples and best practices.
III. Q&A
IV. Group Discussion
V. Conclusion
Featured Speaker:
![]()
| Lily Herbert is the Program Manager for TourismWORKS, where she supports destinations, businesses, and organizations in turning tourism ideas into practical, implementation-ready actions. With an MA in Hospitality & Tourism and over a decade of experience across hospitality and research, she blends real-world insight with strategy to support sustainable, community-driven tourism development. TourismWORKS is dedicated to helping destinations, sites and businesses achieve their goals by breaking tourism and the visitor economy into bite-sized, manageable actions. Our tailored programs, mentors and flexible staffing solutions help you fill capacity gaps and harness the power of tourism to drive positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes. |
Registration closes 5:00 PM on July 15th, 2026

