Tag: CVB
NYC sees events and tourism growth in 2012, topping previous records for visitors and spending.> [...] Read more
The Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau partnered with BarkleyREI to completely redesign the CVB’s website. [...] Read more
“Virginia’s Blue Ridge” is the new regional destination brand name of the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau. [...] Read more
Planners can submit RFPs to multiple properties at once. [...] Read more
In its first year, the center has hosted 200 events, including 18 conventions that created more than 5,000 room nights sold. [...] Read more
Your name will be entered in a drawing for a complimentary two-night stay in Beaufort. [...] Read more
Director of Sales, Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Houston, Texas
Age: 31
Nathan Tollett goes a little above and beyond to attract conventions to Houston. He dressed up in a DHL courier uniform to meet one of the company’s executives at the airport for a site visit and rode a cow around the George R. Brown Convention Center dressed as a deli manager in an effort to get group business. It’s paid off: He’s roped in high-profile [...] Read more
Director of Faith-Based, State and Military Associations, Little Rock Conventions and Visitors Bureau
Little Rock, Arkansas
Age: 34
A circuitous path led Joshua Townsend to Little Rock, Ark. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Tourism Services from Texas A&M University, the Texarkana, Texas-native went abroad. He taught English at the U.S. Embassy in Quito, Ecuador, for the Fulbright Commission, before returning home after a year to “get a real job.” But instead of going into resort management as originally [...] Read more
Awards recognize figures who made a significant impact on the state. [...] Read more
