AWEsome Retreat 2019 was our first event. Becca, along with Jessica Sanders, organized the event that took place March 14-16, 2019 at Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel.
2019 Highlights
AWEsome Retreat kicked off with 1 1/2 days of intensive education sessions. Are 50 attendees learned from industry experts with the following topics”
- KEY NOTE – Dusty Sage
- SEO and Reader First Content – Julie Bigboy & Leslie Harvey
- Working with Theme Parks and Creating Lasting Relationships
- Theme Park Photography – Adam, Adam & Claudia Photography
- Fireside Chat – Carly Anderson and Amiyrah Martin
- Balancing Family Time and Work Time On Trips – Jana Seitzer
- Rocking a Press Trip – Sarah Gilliland
- Hotel Partnerships – Panel with hotel marketing directors
- and more
After sessions, our attendees were welcomed to a half-day at Knott’s Berry Farm. The following day, our attendees spent a full day at Disneyland exploring the parks and putting the tips they learned into practice.
Our attendees and their guests were also invited to attend either Pirates Dinner Adventure or Medieval Times as we took on a Pirates vs Knights event. This portion of our event was trending on Twitter.
2019 was an amazing inaugural event. Get Away Today was our Title Sponsor, and still is to this day.
Our social reach during the event was over 2 million, which helped us highlight our amazing sponsors and the activities we were able to enjoy.