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 Register for the Fall Marketing Forum
Attention all DMOS, Hotels, Attractions, Restaurants, Receptive Operators and Hospitality Industry partners:
There is still time to register for the exciting Fall Marketing Forum, Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Richmond Marriott, featuring dynamic speakers, workshops and panel discussions for group travel, and new this year, meetings and sports marketing statewide efforts!
Check out www.vatc.org and sign up now for the Fall Marketing Forum – you don’t want to miss it!
Attendees: Please bring your profile sheets to help educate our travel industry on your travel destination, product or property.
Help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Virginia is For Lovers!
We're celebrating in a big way – awarding 40 trips to Virginia in 2009, one a week from February through November. To learn more about the Virginia's 40 Years of Travel Passions, including how to submit a prize trip, go to VATC.org.
VTC "Live Passionately" Marketing Leverage Program Fall 2008 Applications are now availableThe Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) "Live Passionately" Marketing Leverage Program is designed to stimulate new tourism marketing programs through the creation of tourism partnerships and to extend the VTC "Live Passionately" campaign. A minimum of three partners must partner financially in the application. Applicants must incorporate some aspect of the VTC "Live Passionately" marketing initiatives – such as the VTC "Live Passionately" Partnership Advertising Opportunities.
The Fall 2008 application round for the VTC "Live Passionately" Marketing Leverage Program deadline date is Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Awards will be announced in December 2008. More information on the VTC "Live Passionately" Marketing Leverage Program is available at http://www.vatc.org/development/leverageprog.asp. Presidential Packages VTC will be promoting Presidential Packages to position Virginia as the Mother of Presidents and take advantage of the national interest in presidential politics and history.
VTC will issue a news release announcing the packages in late October and promote on Virginia.org and with Web advertising.
To be included in this opportunity, create a package that meets the criteria and post to Virginia.org ASAP. To be considered for the news release, have your package posted by October 24. See more information and criteria here.
Log in to the Administration Tool to upload your package. Contact Casey Higgins at 804-545-5557 if you need assistance. VTC Orientation
Registration is open for the next VTC Orientation, to be held Tuesday, October 28. Held only four times a year, space is limited to the first 20 takers. Get ready to jumpstart your tourism efforts! Orientation gives you the contacts and tools to create and manage a marketing mix unique to fit your needs. You’ll meet in our Richmond office and get to know who we are and what we do. Then, you’ll have access to VTC’s frontline marketing and development staff for individual appointments with public relations, grant funding, electronic marketing, group & meeting travel and more! Please contact Hollis Sullivan for more details, hsullivan@virginia.org, (804)545-5546.
Register for a Tourism Blitz at any Welcome Center
The calendars are filling up for this amazing opportunity for our tourism partners to market themselves to over 2 million visitors who visit Welcome Centers around the state. Call Jane Govoruhk today 804-545-5520 or email jgovoruhk@virginia.org
CRUSA Coop Marketing Opportunities
International arrivals to Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland grew by 7% in 2007 and spending in the region increased 15% to $1.05 billion. Learn how you can benefit from this lucrative market by checking out the cooperative international marketing opportunities from the Capital Region USA (CRUSA). Opportunities begin at just $250. Click here for details: http://www.capitalregionusa.org/generic.asp?pageid=5
Get International Attention with CRUSA International arrivals to the USA grew by 10% in 2007. Learn about ways to grow your international business by joining the Capital Region USA’s email list. You will receive periodic updates about cooperative marketing activities you can take part in across the region’s top inbound markets.
Host a Fam Tour for Welcome Center Staff
Welcome Center staff from around the state will take part in a Familization tour of Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown areas October 20-23, 2008. If you would like to organize and coordinate a tour for state Welcome Center staff and showcase your region, contact Sandra Hicks 804-545-5583 shicks@virginia.org
Sales Leads Available
Leads are available for International Motorcoach Group Strategic Alliance Meeting, Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress and ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting by contacting
Robin Mamunes at rmamunes@virginia.org. 2009 Travel and Consumer Show Program
There is still space available to participate in the 2009 Travel and Consumer Show Program. Slots are going fast with over 70% sold out! This season of exciting new shows will provide the visibility you need for your brochure, showcasing your travel product to thousands of consumers at a very reasonable rate. Contact Jim Mathias at gjmathias@verizon.net for more details. Look for Jim at the upcoming Fall Marketing Forum on October 15th!
Virginia Main Street now offering podcasts Virginia Main Street announces a new service for all of its partners and clients. In an effort to provide more timely, topical and portable training and information, Virginia Main Street has begun posting podcasts on their webpage: www.dhcd.virginia.gov/mainstreet. Click on the MP3 Podcast in the upper left corner of the page. Making the Connection: Economic and Health Benefits of Greenways and Trails Friday October 24, 2008 at the Southwest Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA.
Join trail and greenway advocates and enthusiasts to explore and celebrate the success of trails and related recreational facilities. Hear exciting challenges and opportunities offered by greenways, trails and multiuse (ATV) facilities. This conference is presented by the Southern Appalachian Greenways Alliance. Register before October 14th for only $60, which includes materials, lunch and break snacks. After October 14th, registration increases to $85. For more information about SAGA, or to register securely online, visit www.sagatrails.org or call 276-623-6188. Agritourism: It’s More Than a Farm Tour . . . Act II
October 24, 2008 -
Fishwood Farm Alpacas located at 434 Trinity Road in Concord, Virginia,
Appomattox County
Presented by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation in partnership with Appomattox County Parks & Recreation, this workshop will give both a broad overview of agritourism possibilities as well as the need-to-know details from experts and experienced veterans. The workshop is free but you must register by Friday, October 17, 2008. To register contact the Appomattox County Virginia Cooperative Extension office at 434-352-8244, by e-mail at dtolley@vt.edu, by fax 434-352-2702, or by mail at Virginia Cooperative Extension, Appomattox County, P.O. Box 488, Appomattox, VA 24522-0488. The Entrepreneur Express Workshops The Entrepreneur Express Workshops are designed to provide information on available business resources and deliver practical, hands-on training covering key elements of business practice. Workshop segments include information on how to start and operate a business, grow an existing business, marketing strategies, financing and locating available resources. Several Entrepreneur Express events are scheduled around the state in the coming weeks in Abingdon, Ashland, Fredericksburg, Emporia, and other Virginia locations. For a complete schedule of dates and locations, click here: http://www.vastartup.org/dates.html
Are you starting a business in Virginia? Virginia’s Business One Stop system can help!The Business One Stop system will help you determine business formation requirements based on your specific type of business and business activities. In addition, the system will pre-fill some of the forms required to start your business. Visit http://www.virginia.gov/bos/index.html to access the Business One Stop System.
Virginia Film Festival
October 30 – November 2 Charlottesville will host the Virginia Film Festival, a four-day event featuring the best of classic and new film based on a unique theme. This year the festival theme is ALIENS! and the films are about immigrants, outsiders and extraterrestrials. Several Virginia films will be featured at the festival including an opening night screening of Lake City, a new film starring Virginia resident actor Sissy Spacek and musician Dave Matthews. On Saturday, Richmond screenwriter Megan Holly will screen her new film Sunshine Cleaning, a Sundance Film Festival favorite starring Emily Blunt, Amy Adams and Adam Arkin. On Sunday, the Festival will show MovieMaking in Virginia: Take 3, a documentary about the Virginia filmmaking industry along with short films from the Virginia Independent Film Festival. For tickets, visit www.vafilm.com or call 1-800-UVAFEST (882-3378). |
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Website Visitation Through September 2008  UP 9.3% YTDLodging Occupancy Rates Through August 2008  DOWN 4.9% from same period of 2007 Car Rentals Through August 2008 DOWN 1.5% from same period of 2007 Gas Sales Through May 2008 DOWN 5.3% from
the same period of 2007Click here to download the pdf for more information ... Virginia in the NewsWine in Virginia: A very good 30 years Blue Ridge Parkway's birthday bash starts early A rainy day during a budget drought Plan aims to create artsy reputation, boost tourism
Get the information that was presented at VA-1. See the videos, get the Electronic Marketing presentation and much more. See the wrap-up page here.
Click here for the Administration Tool instruction manual. New and Updated Virginia.org Features New and updated features added to Virginia.org in the last few weeks are:
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