Tourism Talk blog

In case you missed it, we recently published to our meetings and conventions blog trends in the industry as we look further ahead into 2025. Here are six key trends to watch in the meetings space and how Raleigh, N.C., is leading the charge... Hybrid and hybrid-friendly events Hybrid...

Part of our job at GRCVB, specifically in the Marketing and Communications Department, is to create and maintain the destination photo/video library. Over the last 15+ years, we have accumulated more than 30,000 images and videos of Wake County, of area hospitality business partners and venues, of

Earlier this month, staff of GRCVB's Destination Services Department attended the Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) Annual Conference in Louisville, Ky. For over 30 years, ESPA has been the leading voice for event service professionals across North America, and as the only...

This week GRCVB looks back on a busy year for RDU International Airport and the burgeoning domestic and international tourism markets for Raleigh/Wake County. We're sharing highlights from the past calendar year at our world-class gateway... Record passenger traffic in 2024 Welcoming more than...

2025 is here, and we're eager to get this year started right with another Tourism Talk Live! If you're new to partnering with us, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing update meeting in which we share with our partners what we've been up to and how we can work together...

GRCVB award winners at the 2024 Tourism Leadership Conference. From left: Vimal Vyas, CDME, vice president of data, security and digital innovation; Derek Allman, associate director of marketing and communications; Amber Harmon, design manager; Carly Delengowski, CGSP®, content marketing...

Raleigh, N.C. (Nov. 14, 2024) – Visit Raleigh released the Wake County Tourism Industry Report for the third quarter of 2024 today. Key performance indicators (KPIs), hospitality tax collections and prepared food and beverage tax collections continue to see increases over 2023 year-to-date...

In case you missed the press release last week, GRCVB joined with the U.S. Travel Association, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, area business leaders and other economic development stakeholders for a ​“Travel Works for America” Power Hour on Oct. 24. The discussion, held at RDU...

Time is running out to get involved in one of our most targeted and highly-used advertising opportunities each year. GRCVB's Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary and Wake County is circulated as an inspirational handbook to prospective and confirmed travelers to our destination. Partners...

GRCVB’s 2023-2024 Annual Report was released last week, with the online report including summaries from each of the Bureau’s departments (Sales, Destination Services, Marketing and Communications, Public Relations and International Tourism, Sports Marketing, Administration and...