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 ITB
Berlin Leads Available Leads
generated from the ITB Berlin, March
7-11, 2007, are now available. Contact Kimberly Petersen at kpetersen@virginia.org
Donate
Tourism Promo Items Afton
Chemical Corp., with headquarters in Richmond, is seeking prizes
for its annual Children's Workshop and Safety Poster Contest
on Friday, June 22. The theme is Sports and Summer Safety.
Coupons for free admission and/or gift certificates make great
prizes. And if your organization has items with an attraction's
name on them — pencils,
pens — Afton will use 60 of those
in the entrants' bags. Please contact Deborah L. Shepperson
at 804-788-5490 or Deborah.Shepperson@aftonchemical.com
VTC
Marketing Leverage Program By partnering with your local DMO and the travel industry partners
in your area, you have the opportunity to apply for matching
funds offered by VTC to further leverage your marketing dollars.
There are two sources of funding: Tier One funds
are for projects up to $5,000 and require a one-to-one match; Tier
Two funds are
for projects between $10,000-$25,000 and require a two-to-one
match. The application deadline is May 21. For more information and for the application, please visit:
http://www.vatc.org/development/leverageprog.htm "John
Adams" Update The
HBO mini-series, John Adams, is
about the life and times of John Adams and his devoted partner,
Abigail, and is based on the best-selling book by historian
David McCullough. Filming continues in Williamsburg and the
Richmond areas.
New
Features on Virginia.org New
and updated features this month include: May
in Virginia;
May Winery Events; Virginia
is for Music Lovers; Virginia's
Summer Music Scene; National
Scenic Byways; Colonial
Williamsburg; Fly Fishing
in Virginia; Lighthouses
in Virginia; and
Celebrate
Freedom in Virginia.
More
features about Virginia:
www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?FeatureID=197 Merchandise
of the Month -
Virginia
Travel Mug
 Don't leave home without one of these insulated 16oz capacity travel mugs with rubber handle grip and lid with thumb slide opening. Printed with 2-color "Virginia is for Lovers" logo on side. $8. Go to the Virginia is for Lovers Shop to order. Admin
Tool Tip Venue: Visitors
want to attend your events and exhibits, but they can't
without knowing the Venue and its address. Be sure to
enter the name of the place where the event will take
place in the "Venue" field and its physical address in
the "Address" field — no P.O. boxes. Visitors
and Virginia.org's MapQuest mapping feature must have
the address in order to find the location. For
questions, please contact Angela Wiggins at 804-545-5553
or awiggins@virginia.org. Log in at www.virginia.org/admin/login.asp 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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Website Visitation Through April 2007 
UP 36% YTDVirginia Welcome Center Visitation Through March 2007 
DOWN 39.8% 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 March 2007 DOWN 0.5% over
same period of 2006Car Rentals Through March 2007
UP 3.9% over
same period of 2006Gas Sales Through December 2006
UP 0.2% from
the same period of 2005Click to download the PDF for more ... Marion, Va., in Film on Sundance Channel The
documentary film "Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom
& Pop" debuts on the Sundance Channel, July 4, 2007. Journalists
travel 13,000 miles through 32 states in search of American ingenuity
and self-reliance in the face of big corporate America's assault
on independent businesses.
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