2025 TIAK Legislative Survey

Member Legislative Input

TIAK's Legislative Development process needs your input. Please let us know what issues are important to the travel and tourism industry in Kansas as well as your local community. Your participation will tell Kansas lawmakers exactly where the travel and tourism community stands on the issues that affect the industry. Your lawmakers will listen, so exercise your right by voting on this ballot today.

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* 1. Are you a member of the Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK)?

Yes

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* 2. In order, what are the top three issues or areas most important to you as a professional in the travel and tourism industry?

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* 3. During the 2025 Legislative Session, what three issues would you most like TIAK to focus its lobbying efforts on? Please list in rank of importance.

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* 4. What general business issues are most important to the travel and tourism industry? Pick three.

Maintaining the Kansas transportation system

State tax structure, including sales, property, and income taxes

Reduction of business costs such as health care and unemployment insurance costs

State investment in economic development projects

Immigration policy and reform

Attracting visitors to Kansas

State policies and investment into workforce development programs to assure the talent demands of the tourism industry are met

Affordable housing solutions so those working in the travel industry can live within reasonable distances of their workplace

Other (please explain)

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* 5. If your community has benefited from an economic development tool/incentive in the last 5 years, please explain which tool(s) and how it was used to attract visitors to your community.

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* 6. Is your community experiencing homeless congregating in and around tourism sites which could impact your tourist experience?

Yes (please explain)

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* 7. Did your community have an attraction that participated in the Sunflower Summer program over the past two years? If so, please list the attraction(s) and explain how your community, business, or attraction benefited from this program.

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* 8. Are you willing to provide a testimonial for us to use for marketing and advocacy efforts for the Sunflower Summer program?

Yes (please list your name and email address)

Name and email address if you're willing

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* 9. Do you support the state of Kansas investing additional funding for Kansas tourism to market communities across Kansas as part of their investment in the 2026 World Cup event?

Yes (please explain in the Comments)

Uncertain

Please explain how these funds should be allocated or spent.

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* 10. Over the past year, have you seen an increase in your Transient Guest Tax (TGT)?

Yes

Uncertain

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* 11. If you've seen an increase in your TGT, please choose which of these events contributed to the increase.

An increase in visitors at community attractions

An increase in business travelers

A new attraction in your community

Other (please explain)

Not applicable

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* 12. Is your community currently looking at using TGT for initiatives outside of tourism marketing?

Yes (please explain how)