Spring is quickly moving toward summer, and that means we're prepping for our new fiscal year on July 1. GRCVB welcomes Wake County hospitality partners to our Tourism Talk Live, Wed., May 20, at Red Bird at the Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown.

If you're new to partnering with us, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing update meeting. We share with our partners what we've been up to and how we can work together better in the future to promote visitation to Wake County. We also invite area partners to share updates from their businesses that could help others succeed.

We'll begin our morning at 10am with a short networking session including refreshments, followed by our agenda:

• a rundown of new Raleigh and Wake County visitor profile data;
• an overview of GRCVB marketing and business plans for fiscal year 2026-2027;
• a Partner Information eXchange Login (PIXL) refresher after which we will take your questions on best practices for utilizing PIXL for your organization;
• and more!

Red Bird is located at 616 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh 27601. Parking is available throughout downtown Raleigh with select decks available with free two-hour parking.

We ask all hospitality industry partners in Wake County to consider attending, and we look forward to seeing you at Red Bird!

Registration is now open through Mon., May 18, 5pm; for questions regarding Tourism Talk Live or if you are interested in hosting a future quarterly marketing meeting of GRCVB, contact marketing manager Andrew H. Baker, TMP, FEP, here.

We look forward to seeing you there!