Jamestown Magazine Co-op for Fall Welcome Center Advertising VTC Orientation June 8 Episode I - The Starving Time Summertime Promotions Download Presentations Industry News Merchandise of the Month Administrative System Tool Tip

Vote early and often! This month Southern Living magazine is running its Readers’ Choice Awards for 2005. This is our opportunity to showcase all Virginia has to offer. To cast your vote for your favorite places to visit, stay, dine and play in Virginia, go to www.southernliving.com/features. This is also a great time of year as we all gear up for the summer season. From all of us at VTC, we look forward to working with you to maximize our marketing efforts. The Governor’s Tourism Conference was a great success with record attendance and just another opportunity for us to collaborate on getting “more people, staying longer and spending more money” in the Commonwealth. Alisa Bailey

VTC's Jamestown Magazine Co-ops for Fall 2005
VTC announces three exciting regional Jamestown-themed magazine co-op advertising opportunities for Fall 2005. VTC has negotiated very affordable rates on behalf of our Industry Partners. Magazines are: National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler and Smithsonian. Visit www.vatc.org for details. Other Fall opportunities involving VTC’s Jamestown advertising presence include Conde Nast and Travel & Leisure.

Welcome Center Advertising
Premier advertising translite spaces — large backlit spaces — are now available on a first-come-first-served basis at certain Welcome Centers. With more than two million tourists visiting Virginia Welcome Centers yearly, the annual advertising space cost-per-impression is minimal. For more information, visit /consumer/panels.htm or email Sandra Hicks at shicks@virginia.org

VTC Orientation June 8
Learn more about the VTC staff and the services provided for travel industry partners. Participants visit the offices in downtown Richmond and meet with representatives from each division to learn more about projects and how you can participate. The orientation is beneficial, especially to new employees. To attend, please contact Polly Bozorth at (804) 371-8144 or email pbozorth@virginia.org

Episode I – The Starving Time
Check out the new episode about Jamestown – Stories of a Nation on Jamestown1607.org and click on Episode I: The Starving Time. Learn about that fateful winter of 1609-1610, when only 60 men out of 500 settlers survived!

Summertime Promotions on Virginia.org
Make sure your events, exhibits, packages and destinations are on the Virginia.org website. We’ll be highlighting July 4th events, outdoor festivals, reenactments, outdoor sports and other summertime activities. For more information on how to upload your information, contact Angela Wiggins, awiggins@virginia.org or 804-786-3526.

Download Conference Presentations
Presentations from the Governor’s Conference include Essential Web and Email Marketing, Jamestown Marketing and the VTC Marketing Plan. Visit /GovConf/index.htm to look at an online presentation or download a Powerpoint file to keep.

National Folk Festival in Richmond

The festival site will be downtown on the banks of the James River on Oct. 7-9, 2005, then again in 2006 and 2007! This large-scale three-day event is presented free to the public and highlights the regional culture through music, dance, foods, storytelling, marketplace and demonstrations. For opportunities on how you and your organization can participate, contact Wilson Flohr, 804-648-2007.

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