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 Upcoming Seminars
Hospitality on the Brink - Education and Training Conference The HSMAI-Chapter of the Virginias invites you to this important education and training conference March 26-28, 2009 at The Homestead. Get all the details and registration form here. Visitor Centers Seminar There is still time to register for the 2009 Local and Regional Visitor Centers Seminar in historic Petersburg on March 19th and 20th. For your convenience, payment by credit card is now available to our partners. Look for details and registration on www.vatc.org. 2009 Virginia Association of Convention and Vistors Bureaus Tourism Summit Registration Registration for the 2009 VACVB Tourism Summit is now open. Plan to join tourism and destination marketing industry leaders from across the state at Wintergreen Resort, April 20 – 22nd. Click for details and to register. Virginia.org Call to Action!
Packages and Events:
Summer packages and discounts tailored to a passionality are needed to be considered for feature inclusion. Summer and July 4th Events, Mother's Day and Memorial Day Packages are needed for possible inclusion in upcoming enewsletters. Submit through the Administration Tool. Contact Casey Higgins for assistance. Group Tour Itineraries: We need your help with Live Passionately themed itineraries to add to Virginia.org/groups. These are similar to the suggested itineraries used recently for the NTA and ABA conventions. Itineraries will be considered for possible inclusion in the 2010 Group Tour Itinerary Planner but you must submit them online by March 31st . Get all the details on Vatc.org. Update Your Meeting Facilities: We are in the process of updating our meetings section of Virginia.org. Subcategories under Meeting Facilities have changed. Please log in to the Administration Tool to update your Meeting Facility information. Advertising
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 attract the DC audience to you. Strategic and affordable opportunities are still available in interactive and print, through early March. Click here to get details on opportunities and costs for participating in the upcoming 09 blitz! Two Great Markets with One Easy Buy - Group Tour and Meeting Planners Guides! Leisure Publishing is now offering opportunities to market your travel destination, travel products and services for the 2010 & 2011 Virginia Group Tour Itinerary Planners and the 2010-2011 Virginia Meeting Planners Directory. Contact: Mountains and Central: Jo Diedrich, 540-580-8767 Tidewater, Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay: Nell Wichmann, 757-565-0288 Northern VA and Richmond: Becca Mayberry, 804-269-0725 Welcome Center Advertising
New Graphic Display Panel Availability!
New display panels are available at the Clear Brook and Lambsburg Welcome Center locations and come in various sizes and rates. For details and display panel options, please contact Jane Govoruhk at 804-545-5520. Reserve yours today as availability is limited. Free Advertising at Virginia Welcome Centers A demo day at a welcome center is an ideal opportunity to showcase your destination or organization with no participation fees or monetary investment. Click for more information on the Virginia Welcome Center Demonstration Program, or contact Jane Govoruhk at jgovoruhk@virginia.org Partnership Alliance Marketing The American Civil War Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing Program Applications are due March 17th
There is still time to submit your application for the American Civil War Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing Program for help in promoting the observance of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. For more information and to download an application, please click here. VTC "Live Passionately" Marketing Leverage Program Applications open on Tuesday, March 10th The Leverage Program will open on March 10, 2009 with a deadline date of Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Awards will be announced in June 2009. More information on the VTC "Live Passionately" Marketing Leverage Program is available at http://www.vatc.org/PAM/leverageprog.asp. New Funding Opportunity through the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program The Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants (SWG) Program provides grants of $20,000 to $200,000 to organizations and local governments working on a local level to implement projects that improve small watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin. See the website - www.nfwf.org/smallwatershed - for information about the program, how to apply, and a link for the webinar we will conduct on Monday, March 16 at 12pm. Entrepreneur Express Workshops Entrepreneur Express events are scheduled around the state in the coming weeks in Smyth County, Wytheville, Williamsburg, Portsmouth, Mattaponi, Palmyra, Lexington, and Richmond. For a complete schedule of dates and locations, click here: http://www.vastartup.org/dates.html Virginia's Business One Stop system 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 Next Help Desk Meet with Virginia Tourism at The Wytheville Meeting Center in Wytheville on April 1, 2009. Get more information here. Sales and Marketing
Meetings Tradeshow Opportunities
Only 1 spot left to partner with VTC at the ASAE & The Center's Springtime Expo in Washington, DC on April 16, 2009. Only two spots still available for ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada on August 15-18, 2009. Contact Joni Johnson for more details. Sports Tradeshow Opportunity Limited space is available to partner with Sports Virginia at the TEAMS (Travel, Events and Management in Sports) Conference & Expo in New Orleans, LA on October 13-17, 2009. Contact Joni Johnson for more details. 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. |
Website Visitation Through February 2009  UP 8.0% YTDLodging Occupancy Rates Through January 2009  DOWN 3.5% from same period of 2008 Car Rentals Through January 2009 UP 1.9% from same period of 2008 Gas Sales Through October 2008 DOWN 3.6% from
the same period of 2007Click here to download the pdf for more information ... Virginia in the NewsQ&A: Gov. Tim Kaine Adweek In 1969, visitors spent about $800 million in Virginia. By 2007, that number reached almost $19 billion. This year, Virginia Tourism Corp. is celebrating ... ONANCOCK: Town vies for "coolest small town" in Internet poll Tasley Eastern Shore News LaMontagne and her husband Kris own The Inn at Onancock and she is an Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission board member. Tom Hanks narrates commercial for Colonial Williamsburg Richmond Times-Dispatch Tom Hanks is giving voice to a video public-service announcement promoting Colonial Williamsburg. 'Furniture cluster' plans detailed Martinsville Bulletin Representatives of the Virginia Tourism Corp. visited the area recently and are “helping us fine-tune our marketing,” she said. “We hope to eventually put ... New and Updated Virginia.org Features New and updated features added to Virginia.org in the last few weeks are:
Admin Tool TipPackages and Exhibits Travel Package and Exhibit listings must include a valid date range to appear on Virginia.org. Log in to the Administration Tool Live Passionately Screensaver!Show your passion in 2009 by downloading the Virginia is for Lovers Live Passionately Screensaver! Click here to download the screensaver to your computer and double click it to install. Not on the
email list?Sign up for the Dashboard. If you have comments or suggestions for future issues of The Dashboard please contact Mary Bishop at mbishop@virginia.org or 804-545-5556. |
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