VTC works with Virginia communities and organizations to promote the growth of tourism programs, product and businesses. Services include strategic planning assistance, assistance with identifying funding sources, and as liaisons with other local state and federal agencies.
VTC Tourism Development Division is active in a number of projects around the Commonwealth. Below is a summary of some of the projects which the VTC Tourism Development team facilitates either directly or in partnership with other agencies or groups.
- Beaches to Bluegrass Trail
- Crooked Road – Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail
- Daniel Boone Interpretive Center
- Entrepreneur Express
- Fish Virginia First Initiative
- Great Eastern Trail
- Heartwood: Southwest Virginia Artisans Gateway
- Meherrin River Blueway and Canoe Trail
- “More than a Farm Tour” Agritourism Workshops
- Rocky Knob Heritage Project
- ‘Round the Mountain Artisan Trails
- Spearhead Multi-Use Recreational Trail
- Strategic planning facilitation in Virginia communities
- Tourism and the Arts Marketing Program
- Virginia Coal Heritage Trail
- Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Program
- Wilderness Road – Virginia’s Heritage Migration Route
Below are additional planning and assistance resources.
Research and Community Data Resources
- Virginia Tourism Corporation Research Department
- Virginia Ally Information Exchange
- Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions
- Virginia Department of Taxation
- Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Strategic Planning and Community Development Resources
- Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
- Virginia Tobacco Commission
- Center for Rural Virginia
- Community Design Assistance Center
- Service Learning Center at Virginia Tech
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- USDA Rural Information Center
Tourism Professional Links
- Virginia Association of Destination Marketing Organizations
- Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association
- Destination Marketing Association International
- US Travel Association
- Southeast Tourism Society’s Marketing College
Additional Virginia Agencies and Resources
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
- Virginia County and City Offices
- Virginia Commission for the Arts
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Education
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
- Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia Employment Commission
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
- Virginia State Parks
- Virginia Integrated Directional Signage Program
