Amy Guerra has been hired by Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism as the new marketing director. Guerra brings over 30 years of marketing experience with a specific focus on travel and tourism. Past ... [Continue Reading]
Sandy Ward
Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism seeks to educate visitors during re-opening
Sandy Ward / The Northern Light /
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on local jobs. Small businesses, restaurants and lodging have been hit disproportionately hard. On May 26, the Bellingham Herald reported: “Recent ... [Continue Reading]
Sandy Ward Puts Whatcom County on the Map
Annika Sampson / Whatcom Talk /
I sit down with Sandy Ward, CEO and president of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism, and am immediately struck by her warm spirit, her love of her community, and her hot pink nails. As she sips a hot ... [Continue Reading]
Tourism CEO Helping Whatcom Find Its Way – Sandy Ward
Kate Galambos / Bellingham Alive /
Travel has always been a part of Sandy Ward's life. In college she got her first job in the travel and tourism industry as a pure coincidence. "I was hired because I had been to Hawaii and could speak ... [Continue Reading]
Yankee businesses celebrate recovering Canuck buck
Richard Lam / Vancouver Sun|Vancouver SUn /
Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism CEO Sandy Ward said hotel booking in Whatcom County were 12 per cent higher compared to the same period last year. “It’s been a little bit tough the last couple of ... [Continue Reading]