Instructions for Adding Suggested Itineraries to Virginia.org

Adding your itineraries is easy with the online form in the Administration Tool.

The form provides a description field of up to 400 words, so there is plenty of room to add your themed itineraries that best represent the experiences in your region with your travel industry partners. These itineraries should be written in short paragraph form, without hour by hour timelines. Suggested itineraries should market your region’s best features and “drivers” that makes you unique. Click here for an example.

We will review the itineraries as we receive them and contact you if there are any questions or need further copy or edits. If you have questions or challenges with the website, please contact:

• Stephanie Kenney, 804-545-5547, skenney@virginia.org
• Robin Mamunes, 804-545-5545, rmamunes@virginia.org

Get started!

• Go to the www.Virginia.org website, click on the bottom right, “Add/Update a Listing”

• Log into the Administration Tool with your user ID and Password

• If you do not have an account for the Admin Tool, click here to register. This may take one business day for the Account Registration to be processed.

• Once you are logged in, click on ‘Add a New Listing’.

• Title the listing the same as your itinerary. Select ‘Suggested Itinerary’ radio button. Fill in the address information for the contact for the itinerary. Click Next Step to continue

• On the screen, “Suggested Itinerary”, select sub-categories in either ‘Single Day’or ‘Multi-Day’ (do not select subcategories in both). Be sure to check the box for “Group Tour Friendly” Click Next Step to continue.

• Please add your description and tailor it to the length of the trip in an easy paragraph format. Your description may be up to 400 words in length.

• Each itinerary should include the following:
  • Day Trips
    Length – half day or full day
    Attractions to be visited
    Lunch location if availableSee this Single Day itinerary as an example, Student Tour of Staunton,
    http://www.virginia.org/Listings/SuggestedItinerary/StudentTourofStaunton/
  • Multi-Day Trips
    Include the length of the trip. For example – 2 days 1 night; 3 days 2 nights; 4 days nights; or one overnight

  See this Multi-day itinerary as an example, Explore the Bay Student Tour
  http://www.virginia.org/Listings/SuggestedItinerary/ExploreTheBayStudentTour/

• When completed, click ‘Next Step’.

• Add images to your itinerary. You can upload as many images as you want and add up to 9 in your slideshow.
• When completed, click ‘Next Step’.

• Now you can preview your listing and then Confirm and Submit. It must be submitted in order for the itinerary to be placed in our review queue. You will receive an email confirmation once it has been accepted to Virginia.org, usually about 2-3 business days. You can view itineraries from the Group Tour site.