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 Submit Your Listing for the Passionality Sitelet
To remain fresh for returning audiences, VTC is seeking new and exciting content for the highly interactive Passionality Sitelet on Virginia.org. Here is your opportunity to have your content featured in the sitelet. Click here to learn more and to submit your attraction or destination for possible inclusion.
Events Deadline
To get your 2009 event in the 2009 Virginia Travel Guide it must be on Virginia.org by August 1, 2008! Not all events will be included in the guide but to even be considered you must submit or update your event using the Virginia.org Administration Tool. If you need assistance please contact Casey Higgins at 804-545-5557.
20th Anniversary of Virginia Wine Month
October marks 20 years of Virginia Wine Month and VTC needs your help to celebrate. DMOS, hotels, wineries, B&Bs, restaurants and attractions can develop packages, promotions and deals for the month of October and post them now on Virginia.org, to be included in marketing efforts. The theme for wine month is Find the One You Love, so feel free to incorporate it into titles and descriptions. Log in to the Administration Tool to add your listings.
Last Chance for What's New in Virginia 2009
Got a new travel product to promote? Now is your opportunity to tell 5 million visitors, the travel media, hundreds of tour operators and meeting event planners about your new, renovated or expanded attraction, hotel, meeting site, sports venue or travel services that will open in late 2008 or 2009.
Click on the following link by July 15, 2008 to give us all the details. http://www.vatc.org/pr/whatsnew/whatsnew2009form.asp Fall Events, Packages and Promotions
Fall is just around the corner! Please add your fall events, packages and promotions - including gas deals - to Virginia.org to be highlighted on the Virginia Fall website, www.FallinVirginia.org. These will also appear on Virginia.org so you are getting double exposure! The site will be updated by August 7th. Log in to the Administration Tool to add your deals and events.
VTC Orientation
Get ready for the Summer Orientation! Sign up for Tuesday, July 29th as space is limited to the first 20 takers. Jump-start your tourism efforts! Meet one-on-one with VTC’s marketing and development staff and leave with a new, dynamic marketing mix! To register, contact Hollis Sullivan at hsullivan@virginia.org.
NEW Opportunity! - Industry Tourism Blitz! Be the First!
Let us help you get the most "bang" for your buck! Reel in our Virginia travelers and showcase your destination at a Virginia Welcome Center, for an entire month! Customize your blitz options when you take advantage of custom displays, event days, service counter exposure or even logo-wear advertising. These are just a few of the options that your organization can use during its Industry Tourism Blitz. To find out more about this new advertising and promotional opportunity, contact Jane Govoruhk at 804-545-5520 or Jgovoruhk@virginia.org. New Graphic Display Panel Availability!
Installation for the new, state-of-the-art graphic display panels is now complete and we’re awaiting your images! These new display panels are available at the Clear Brook, Fredericksburg and East Coast Gateway 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.
VTC Fall Marketing Forum
Virginia is in the spotlight for group travel, meetings and sports marketing! Don’t miss the new Fall Marketing Forum, Wednesday, October 15th at the Richmond Marriott. New this year, we have dynamic speakers, workshops and panel discussions for group travel, meetings and sports marketing statewide efforts, along with VTC Marketing Plan and industry updates. Stay tuned for registration information, agenda and details via the Dashboard and on www.vatc.org. See you there!
Live Passionately with the 2009 Virginia Travel Guide
2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Virginia is for Lovers, one of the most recognizable tourism slogans in the world. You can participate in the 40th anniversary year by purchasing an advertisement or listing in the 2009 Virginia Travel Guide, the VTC’s primary consumer fulfillment piece. The travel guide is printed in December, and the VTC will distribute 600,000 printed copies in 2009 and another 100,000 electronic versions of the guide.
For information about ad rates and sizes, contact Jo Diedrich at Leisure Publishing at 540-090-0052. For listing information, contact Jenny Dorsey at Leisure at 540-989-6138. For general questions, please contact Judy Watkins at VTC at 804-545-5563 or jwatkins@virginia.org. Leads Available
Leads are now available from the Travel Alliance Partners (TAP) 2008 Annual Conference, June 8-12, 2008 in Girdwood, AS, please contact Robin Mamunes at rmamunes@virginia.org.
Richlands, Virginia Grant Writing Class
The Grantsmanship Center Foundation will be holding a 5-day Grant Writing Class at the Richlands Business Incubator in Richlands, Virginia September 15th through the 19th. Seating is limited to 30 participants and will fill up quickly! The Grantsmanship Center Foundation will offer a limited number of half-tuition scholarships for organizations with annual budgets of less than $300,000. Please contact The Grantsmanship Center Foundation directly at 800-421-9512 or go to www.tgci.com/gtpregister.asp for more information or to register.
Get New Business Assistance
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 www.virginia.gov/bos/index.html to access the Business One Stop System.
Moviemaking in Virginia
Moviemaking in Virginia: Take 3, by Virginia filmmaker Robert Griffith will be shown on public television stations WCVE in Richmond and WHTJ in Charlottesville, Virginia at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2008. Moviemaking 3 premiered to critical acclaim in January at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, and first aired in prime-time on PBS in April of this year. Featuring interviews with more than 40 Virginia actors, directors, writers, producers and crew, Moviemaking 3 showcases the depth of talent in Virginia's production community; features achievements of national renown; and highlights the state's natural wealth of diverse film locations. In this behind-the-scenes tour of Virginia's film industry, viewers will recognize many familiar faces, such as Academy Award-winning actors Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall; award-winning actor and director Tim Reid; Grammy Award-winning songwriter and actor Dave Matthews; Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
Visit www.film.virginia.org for more information. 2009 VTC Travel & Consumer Show Program
The VTC Travel & Consumer Show program is about to start for the 2008-2009 season. Please send completed contract and payment to: Shenandoah Valley Travel Association, PO Box 1040, New Market, VA 22844, FAX 540-740-3100
PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE FIRST 40 PARTICIPANTS. LAST DAY TO REGISTER Sep. 30th. Questions Please Contact: Tom Vick, Luray Caverns, 540-743-6551 ext. 248 or Jim Mathias 804 314-3451; email: gjmathias@verizon.net New and Updated Virginia.org Features
New and updated features added to Virginia.org in the last few weeks are:
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Website Visitation Through June 2008  UP 18.2% YTDLodging Occupancy Rates Through May 2008  DOWN 5.0% from same period of 2007 Car Rentals Through May 2008 DOWN 1.3% from same period of 2007 Gas Sales Through October 2007 UP 2.4% from
the same period of 2006Click here to download the pdf for more information ... Virginia in the NewsHelping travelers feel at home Bath County, Va.: Singing Despite the Rain Work on Artisan Center Slated for Late This Year Encouraging Locals to Stay Local
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Virginia is for Lovers Bib Apron Strike up the BBQ! You'll be all ready for your outdoor fun with this bib apron that features an adjustable neck strap with plastic buckle, divided large front pocket and square corners. Embroidered with "Virginia is for Lovers" logo on center chest. Colors: Black, White, Navy or Hunter. Go to the Virginia is for Lovers Shop to Order.
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