The question was, “Do Santa Fe tourism people know much about what Los Alamos has to offer in the wake of the Las Conchas Fire?” We decided to find out for ourselves.
Kevin Holsapple and I visited concierges in Santa Fe on the Wednesday before Indian Market weekend. We got an early start, met at Starbucks at DeVargas Center and planned our routes. Kevin wanted me to follow along with him for the first couple concierge encounters so that I’d get an idea of the approach and mood of the chit chat. Then we each went on our way – I in my too-high-heeled shoes for walking around Santa Fe Plaza and Kevin in his flat, sensible shoes.
Our quest was successful. We introduced the idea of a weekly connection with the concierges informing them of our MANY Los Alamos events. As it turns out, everyone we asked was quite aware that Los Alamos was indeed opened AND they were eager to receive a weekly email listing our events. Thankfully, they were also very well versed in the temporary set up for entry into Bandelier.
On the down side, a couple of venues did not feature any of our Los Alamos Visitor guides. We quickly remedied that issue. So, both good connections and communication were established during our morning in Santa Fe. Something I need to do again!