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Last week, 14 Raleigh and Wake County restaurants were recognized by The MICHELIN Guide to the American South. The MICHELIN Guide is widely considered the world's foremost guide to exceptional dining. Within our area, three restaurants received a Bib Gourmand designation and 11 restaurants were

Last week, the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex unveiled architectural renderings of the new Raleigh Convention Center (RCC) expansion. This transformative 298,100-sq.-ft. facility adds significant event capacity in downtown Raleigh, bringing the center’s total square footage to

2025 is flying by, and we're looking forward to gathering with partners to reflect on the year in Raleigh, N.C. Please join us for our Fall Tourism Talk Live! If you're new to partnering with us, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing update meeting. We share with our...

GRCVB continues to grow alongside Raleigh and Wake County. In the past few weeks, we have welcomed three new team members to the GRCVB staff. Get to know Emma, Davis and Hannah (pictured from left to right above)! Emma Bridges joins the Marketing and Communications Department as social media

The clock is ticking on being involved in GRCVB's most targeted and highly requested advertising opportunity each year. Our Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary and Wake County is distributed countywide and beyond as an inspirational guide to prospective and confirmed travelers to our

GRCVB convention sales team members Stephen Jackson, CMP, and Loretta Yingling, CMP Fellow, traveled to Calif., Aug. 9-12, 2025, to represent our destination at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Annual Meeting & Exposition. Alongside Stephen and Loretta, industry partners...

GRCVB’s 2024-2025 Annual Report was released last week, with the online report including summaries from each of the Bureau’s departments (Convention Sales, Destination Services, Marketing and Communications, Public Relations and International Tourism, Sports Marketing, Administration...

In the lead-up to the 2025 GRCVB Annual Meeting this week, GRCVB is releasing our Official Media Kit for 2025-2026, a collection of Bureau-approved avenues to promote your business or organization to potential visitors. While every hospitality partner in Wake County already receives free, year-round

Thurs., Aug. 21, 2025 A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts Networking hour and light breakfast: 9-10am Program: 10-11am An enormous contributor to Wake County's success and appeal as a visitor destination over the years is its culinary scene. In 2024,...

Register for GRCVB’s Annual Meeting, Thurs., Aug. 21, 2025! We have another great event planned this year with plenty of networking time and a packed program. At this Annual Meeting, we're celebrating the growth and successes of Wake County's food scene, hosting a panel of some of...