Posts Tagged ‘TOURISM’
A Few Good Minutes With Visit Bath’s Mark Shore
On Wednesday, April 24, Mark Shore, President and CEO of Visit Bath stopped by the WCHG studio. Mark has been in his position for almost two years and has a…
Read MoreFree Online Marketing and Social Media Workshop
A free workshop to assist small businesses, not-for-profits and individuals with online and social media marketing is coming to the Highland Center on Thursday, December 12.
Read MoreBath County Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant
Governor Ralph Northam announced that the Bath County Office of Tourism received $25,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) Marketing Leverage Grant Fund program. In total, VTC awarded more than…
Read MoreHighland Tourism Committee looks for town council approval for lodging tax
Highland County Tourism Subcommittee chairperson Donna Bedwell brought her committee’s message to the Monterey Town Council at its meeting last week.
Read MoreBath native starts work in tourism office
Celine Finel is Tourism Coordinator in the Office of Tourism in Bath County.
Read MoreState workforce plan focuses on extraction industry jobs
Tourism provides more than twice the number of jobs in West Virginia than all extraction industries combined, but the word tourism appears in the 140-page plan just once.
Read MoreBath County visitors’ gazebo gets makeover
Bath County visitors’ gazebo is getting spruced up to better welcome visitors and visitors will be coming since Bath is now part of the new Virginia’s Western Highland Artisan Trail.
Read MorePocahontas CVB receives prestigious awards
A Governor’s Conference committee presents seven advertising/public relations awards every year to a multitude of groups. Remarkably, the Pocahontas County CVB won two of the awards this year.
Read MoreWings and Wheels Festival Saturday in Hot Springs
The festival has expanded its activities this year, while still featuring the car show on the ground and the airplane show in the sky
Read MoreBath County tourism, event plans moving ahead
The Wings and Wheels Festival is coming up in August, followed by the Harvest Moon Festival in September.
Read MoreRailroad owner talks about rail loop project
John Smith, owner of the West Virginia Central Railroad, says the project could pump $50 million into the regional economy every year.
Read MoreQuilt trail being blazed in Pocahontas County
What the heck is a quilt trail, anyway? Linda Adams with the Pocahontas County CVB explains.
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