Tourism Talk blog

GRCVB's Board of Directors has announced that executive vice president Loren Gold will become president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2027. The board voted unanimously to hire Gold as the next president and CEO after sitting leader Dennis Edwards announced last month that he will retire at the end...

Fall is upon us yet again, and GRCVB is ready to share what we've been up to throughout 2026 at our upcoming Tourism Talk Live, Nov. 5, at Trophy Five Points. For newer Bureau partners who are unaware, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing update meeting where we share what...

After nearly 20 years as president and CEO of GRCVB, Dennis Edwards has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31, 2026. A 44-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Edwards became president and CEO of GRCVB in April 2007. Before taking the helm in Raleigh, he held leadership roles with several

Last month, GRCVB's Destination Services Department hosted its annual Celebrate Services Day in recognition of Event Service Professionals Association's (ESPA)'s National Celebrate Services Week. The event, at Atlantic Gardening Company in Raleigh, brought together event service and...

For partners who missed our 2026 Annual Meeting earlier this month, GRCVB Board of Directors chair Melissa Chunn (general manager, Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel) shared updates on the Bureau's progress toward increasing visitor and convention business during fiscal year 2025-2026. Some

GRCVB’s 2025-2026 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 2026 GRCVB Annual Meeting this week, GRCVB is releasing our Official Media Kit for 2026‒2027, 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,...

The Carolina Hurricanes, in conjunction with GRCVB and the National Hockey League, have announced economic impact statistics from the 2026 Stanley Cup Final home games in Raleigh, N.C. Twenty years since their last Stanley Cup Final win, the dynamic Carolina Hurricanes battled fearlessly against the

Thurs., Aug. 20, 2026 A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater at Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts Networking hour and light breakfast: 9-10am Program: 10-11am Known as the “Smithsonian of the South,” our destination is home to four premier, key attractor museums—Marbles Kids...

Pride Month has returned to Raleigh and Wake County this June, and GRCVB is celebrating alongside other area hospitality partners. Thanks to Pride events all around the county, we’re excited to welcome LGBTQ travelers to the area especially now. The visitRaleigh.com site has LGBTQ shopping,