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 2008
Events Travel Guide Deadline Events
planners can submit 2008 events for possible inclusion in the 2008
Virginia Travel Guide by going to
www.vatc.org/emarketing/getstarted.asp for help in submitting events to the Virginia Tourism Website, www.Virginia.org. Events can be submitted at any time during the year. However, events considered for the travel guide must be submitted online by August 15. Sorry, not all events can be included due to space limitations, but the travel guide does send all readers to www.Virginia.org for a comprehensive list of all Virginia events and festivals. For questions, please contact Judy Watkins at jwatkins@virginia.org Packages WANTED! – Help us feature your best travel experiences
The busy summer and upcoming fall seasons are the best time to feature your unique, experiential and value-added travel packages - particularly packages with unique selling points including wine tours and tastings; luxury spa and resorts; fine dining, bistro fare and specialty dining; heritage, culture and history; outdoor parks and attractions; and main street, small town experiences. Submit real-value travel packages to be included in this promotion. Please contact Angela Wiggins if you need help with your online listings: awiggins@virginia.org
TAP
Leads Available
Leads for
the Tourism Alliance Partnership held June 7-10 in Palm Springs,
CA are now available. Please contact Robin Mamunes at rmamunes@virginia.org
Entrepreneur
Express Going Statewide
This
successful series of workshops that was launched in Southwest
Virginia last fall are now going statewide! The free workshops provide
interactive discussions and exercises covering key elements
of business practices. Topics include: how to start and operate
a business; marketing strategies; financing resources and
more. Partners include VTC, the Virginia Department of Business
Assistance, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Small
Business Development Centers. For information and a complete
schedule, please visit www.vastartup.org.
CRUSA West Coast Sales Mission
Capital Region USA West Coast Receptive Operator Sales Mission is taking place September 17-21, 2007. Deadline to participate is July 31. Download the participation form and contact Matt Gaffney from CRUSA to confirm your space.
Evan
Almighty Opened June 22
Directed by Virginia native
Tom Shadyack, it is the sequel to the hit comedy Bruce Almighty. Crozet,
Charlottesville, Waynesboro, Staunton and Albemarle County were all featured
in the film. The film is one of the largest projects shot in the Commonwealth
and brought an estimated economic impact of more than $40 million to the state.
In 2006, the total economic impact of the media production industry in Virginia
was $597 million.
What’s
New in Virginia 2008?
VTC’s
Public Relations is again collecting information for its annual
"What’s New" list to send to hundreds of print,
broadcast and electronic travel media. The list highlights
new or expanded/renovated attractions, lodging and other travel
services opening in late 2007 or during 2008. To be included in this year’s list, complete
the
downloadable
form. If you have questions, please contact
Richard
Lewis at rlewis@virginia.org or
804-545-5574.
Welcome
Center at Lambsburg Now Open
The
renovations of the Virginia Welcome Center at Lambsburg are
complete on I-77N and are beautiful. The doors opened on July 9. We
want to thank Carroll County, Amerlink, Blue Ridge Plateau
Visitor Center and VDOT for all the support during our time
at Hillsville. The Lambsburg staff is excited to be back on
the Interstate to promote Virginia to travelers. Stop in when
you are in the area.
New
Features on Virginia.org
New
and updated features this month include: July
in Virginia, July
Winery Events, Summer in Virginia, Summer
Arts & Crafts Festivals, Virginia
Indian Heritage Trail, NASCAR
in Virginia, 93
Places to Find Wildlife, Virginia's
Main Street Communities, Geocaching
& Letterboxing, and
Motorsports
in Virginia.
More features about Virginia: www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?FeatureID=197 Merchandise
of the Month - Ladies' Ringer Tee  This
50% combed ringspun cotton / 50% poly jersey tee has
a colored heather body and contrast color rib neck and
sleeve cuffs. Printed on center chest with 1-color "Virginia is for Lovers" logo. Ladies' Sizes: S-2XL. Colors: Blue/Navy, Green/Forest, Tan/Chocolate, Pink/Cardinal.$16. Go to Virginia is for Lovers Shop to order. |
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Website Visitation Through June 2007 
UP 43% YTDVirginia Welcome Center Visitation Through June 2007 
DOWN 32.3% YTD* *Lambsburg, Clear Brook, and Fredericksburg WC's relocated to temporary locations due to construction beginning Jan., May, and Oct. 2006, respectively Lodging Occupancy Rates Through May 2007 UP 0.5% over
same period of 2006Car Rentals Through May 2007
UP 4.4% over
same period of 2006Gas Sales Through March 2007
UP 2.6% from
the same period of 2006Click to download the PDF for more ...
Evan Almighty Road Trip on Fandango
The popular
movie site Fandango has released its "Summer Movies
Road Trip," and one of the films featured is Evan
Almighty. Destinations
along the Blue Ridge Parkway that correspond with parts of the film
are highlighted. Check out the site!
Creating
New Listings: Before creating a new listing,
please check your account and the Virginia.org to see
if the listing currently exists. This is so that
you will not be duplicating your efforts. If the
listing is in your account and you need to update
it, just click Make Changes beside
the listing name. Then, make any needed updates.
If the listing is not in your account but on the website, please contact Angela Wiggins at 804-545-5553
or awiggins@virginia.org.
Not on the
email list? Sign up for the Dashboard. If you have comments or suggestions for future issues of The Dashboard please contact Sandy Westmoreland at swestmoreland@virginia.org or 804-545-5557. |
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