We at the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) are deeply concerned and focused on the health and well-being of Tribes, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians as COVID-19 (Coronavirus) strains our systems and ability to care for our most vulnerable citizens. As with all of you, this is our first priority and concern.

We are also concerned about what comes next. The hospitality and travel industry is the first economic causality of the spread of COVID-19. There will be significant immediate and long-term financial impact across the industry beginning with air travel: the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates $113 billion lost in worldwide airline revenues this year. Specific to American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian owned hospitality related businesses (total receipts from all AIANNH hospitality sector businesses in 2012 (last data available) equaled $7.681 billion) there will be lost revenue and jobs from larger gaming operations to family operated tour companies.

AIANTA is distributing this survey broadly to get a better understanding of the impact of the response/containment effort for the COVID-19 specific to Indian Country tourism. Your individual responses are confidential; we will be looking for collective data and concerns to ensure your voice is heard in the days, months and year to come as we collectively work towards supporting you and our Native communities.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this short survey (5-10 minutes to complete).

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* 1. What type of Tourism product do you represent?

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* 2. What state(s) is (are) your tourism business/operation located in?

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* 3. As a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), please indicate whether bookings for 2020 have increased, decreased or stayed the same for domestic travel and for the top 10 visitor markets to Indian Country tourism (2018)

  Significantly Decreased Decreased No Change Increased Significantly Increased
Domestic/USA
South Korea
France
United Kingdom
China
India
Germany
Canada
Spain
Australia
Italy

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* 4. Have you received cancellations as a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) for 2020? 

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* 5. If you answered "Yes" to question 4, please indicate the number of cancellations you have received since January 2020 for 2020.

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* 6. As a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), please indicate the estimated loss in business/bookings for your business/destination for 2020:

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* 7. As a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), please indicate the estimated loss in revenue for your business/destination for 2020:

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* 8. As a result of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), please indicate if you anticipate laying off employees in 2020:

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* 9. If you answered "Yes" to question 8, estimated number of employees:

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* 10. How long do you anticipate COVID-19 to have an impact on your business and the travel industry?

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* 11. What are your top three priorities/focus areas to ensure tribal tourism is supported by the Industry and by lawmakers locally, regionally and nationally (access to emergency funding, marketing support, small business loans, etc.)

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* 12. Additional comments

Thank you again, for taking the time to complete this survey. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Hannah Peterson at (505) 724-3592 or hpeterson@aianta.org

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