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 Packages Needed
Spring Break packages and discounts tailored to a passionality are needed. Submit through the Administration Tool by February 16 to be considered for feature inclusion.
Garden Week travel packages are needed to be promoted with the 76th Annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Submit by March 9 through the Administration Tool. Contact Casey Higgins for assistance. Virginia.org Spring Cleaning!
Please log in to your Administration Tool account and delete expired event listings as soon as possible. While you're at it, please update any listings that may have been rejected. Clicking on the word "Rejected" will tell you what you need to change to make it acceptable for the site.
Blitz the DC market with VTC
VTC will take over DC during the month of April through our advertising campaign, Live Passionately Virginia is for Lovers. We will cover the market with our message to draw the DC audience to you. Much of the effort is anchored by outdoor brand advertising (subway, buses and retail), but strategic and affordable opportunities are still available in interactive and print. Click here to see pictures from the 08 DC blitz and get details on opportunities and costs for participating in the upcoming 09 blitz!
Register Now for the Local Regional Visitor Centers Seminar!
Mark your calendars now to join us in historic Petersburg on March 19th and 20th for the 2009 Local Regional Visitor Centers Seminar. This year’s event promises to present your hot topics – topics pertinent to visitor centers, your challenges and today’s economic impact. Look for details and registration on www.vatc.org.
New Graphic Display Panel Availability!
Installation for new graphic display panels is now complete and we’re awaiting your images! These new display panels are available at the Clear Brook and Lambsburg Welcome Center locations and come in various sizes and rates. For all of the details and to see display panel options, please contact Jane Govoruhk at 804-545-5520 or Jgovoruhk@virginia.org. Reserve yours today as availability is limited.
Book your 2009 Welcome Center Tourism Blitz!
This year we’re enhancing our Tourism Blitz options by allowing our partners to schedule multiple months at the same Welcome Centers throughout the year. Make your dollar work for you and get the maximum exposure -- customize your blitz options through targeted displays, event days, service counter advertising or even logo-wear advertising. To find out more or to schedule your Tourism Blitz, contact Jane Govoruhk at 804-545-5520 or Jgovoruhk@virginia.org.
Virginia Welcome Center Demonstrations & Events
Don’t forget to include a Virginia Welcome Center in your marketing plans for 2009. A demo day at a welcome center is an ideal opportunity to showcase your destination or organization. You can increase awareness and gain valuable hands-on exposure with Virginia visitors with no participation fees or monetary investment. Schedule your demo day soon, as calendars are filling up! For more information on the Virginia Welcome Center Demonstration Program, visit http://www.vatc.org/csir/Demonstrations.asp or contact Jane Govoruhk at jgovoruhk@virginia.org
2009 Virginia Golf Guide Available
The 2009 Virginia Golf Guide is available for bulk distribution in your visitor centers, golf shops and attractions. The 52-page glossy guide was published for the Virginia Tourism Corporation by GolfStyles Media Group, America’s Best Regional Golf Magazines. To order bulk copies of the Virginia Golf Guide, go to the online form.
The American Civil War Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing Program Applications Are Now Open
The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and the VTC have created a special American Civil War Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing Program. This program will help Virginia community organizations, working in partnership with the local tourism industry, in promoting the observance of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Successful applicants will receive up to $2,500.00 in matching funds. Applications are due on March 17, 2009. Get more information and download an application here.
The Virginia is for Lovers online wholesale store is open for business Please visit our new wholesale website to view the official collection of Virginia is for Lovers merchandise. All products featured are available for immediate shipment and come pre-labeled with UPC bar codes. New product is being added daily. Create a wholesale account at the secure online store and start generating revenues for your business today!
2009 Passionate About Spreading the Word Awards
Again this year, VTC will recognize outstanding efforts by travel industry partners to educate the public about the economic benefit of tourism. Awards will be presented at VA-1. To be eligible promotions must occur between April 15-June 15, 2009. Watch VATC.org for further details.
Meetings Tradeshow Opportunities
Get exposure to key meeting planners in the government, association and corporate markets. Partner with VTC at the ASAE & The Center's Springtime Expo in Washington, DC on April 16, 2009. Only two spots still available! Contact Joni Johnson for more details.
Leads Available
Leads generated from American Bus Association, Jan. 7-12, 2009 in Charlotte, NC are available by contacting Robin Mamunes at rmamunes@virginia.org
The Entrepreneur Express Workshops
The Entrepreneur Express Workshops are designed to provide information on available business resources and deliver practical, hands-on training. Several Entrepreneur Express events are scheduled around the state in the coming weeks in Galax, Radford, Keysville, Lynchburg, Chesterfield, and Clarke County. 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.
Visit http://www.virginia.gov/bos/index.html to access the Business One Stop System.
Grant Funding Assistance for Websites
The Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center (VECTEC) has grant opportunities available throughout the state, through Retail Alliance, the Virginia Tobacco Commission and various local Economic Development Authorities, including Norfolk, Hampton, Gloucester, Stafford, Newport News and Suffolk. VECTEC also offers a free website evaluation service. To learn more about VECTEC programs, please visit the website at www.vectec.org, or call VECTEC at 757-594-7092.
Calling all Wineries!
CRUSA wants to include your listing and photo in the Wineries section of its new website promoting the region’s national parks, gardens, wineries and farmers’ markets. The site targets upscale travelers from the United Kingdom and launches Feb 20. Listings are just $250 each. Contact: Matt Gaffney (mgaffney@capitalregionusa.org) 302-226-0422 no later than February 10.
Join CRUSA at the Visit USA Workshops
The participation deadline is approaching to join CRUSA at the Visit USA Workshops in Brazil this April.
Click for more details
CRUSA International Holiday Guides
Place your message in front of more than 400,000 potential overseas visitors by advertising in the 2010 edition of CRUSA’s International Holiday Guides. Rates begin at just $2400. Ads close in July. Check out the rate card here.
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Website Visitation Through January 2009  UP 1.7% YTDLodging Occupancy Rates Through December 2008  DOWN 6% from same period of 2007 Car Rentals Through December 2008 DOWN 3.2% from same period of 2007 Gas Sales Through August 2008 DOWN 4.0% from
the same period of 2007Click here to download the pdf for more information ... Virginia in the News'Virginia is for Lovers' campaign turns 40 Tourism growth — Expansion of wilderness areas welcomed 250th bash: A look to the past ‘Cabin Capital Of Virginia’? Va. wines chosen for Obama gala Other News
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