Tourism Talk blog

Prior to embarking on the Destination Strategic Plan, the Greater Raleigh CVB was an inaugural participant in DestinationNEXT, an initiative of Destinations International (DI) that sought to identify “the trends and opportunities that will shape the future of destination marketing and...

Each year, the staff of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau spends a full day at our Annual Retreat. Always in Jan., midway through our fiscal year, we schedule a day together (at one of our hospitality partners' venues) to talk about the year that has passed and the year ahead....

For years we’ve branded the “smarts” of Raleigh and Wake County. From our talented residents and authentic experiences to our innovative companies and a world-class concentration of universities and colleges, we make a pretty strong case for declaring ourselves a thriving...

Happy New Year! Like a lot of you, we’re back at our at desks today after a holiday break that we hope was as restful and rejuvenating for you as it was for us. We’re ready to hit the ground running in 2018, and after a 2017 which presented some interesting challenges (as each year...

December is a customary time to reflect on accomplishments and strengths and make plans for the new year. Thanks to insights we’ve gained from JLL’s work to help develop Wake County's Destination Strategic Plan, the GRCVB’s “reflections” this year are more...

We all have our list of go-to places where we take visitors from out of town. Whether it's taking our guests to the Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, showing off the latest restaurants and things to do in downtown Raleigh, spending an afternoon scaling...

We at GRCVB are doing our best to make sure our hospitality industry partners and other interested onlookers grasp the power of tourism in Wake County. We're talking about a multibillion-dollar sector of the local economy, directly supporting more than 25,500 jobs (in fact, there only 10...

As you know, GRCVB has been working with consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) to develop a comprehensive Destination Strategic Plan for Raleigh and Wake County covering the next 10 years. This week, we’re sharing from JLL a brief summary of the work they've done so far and what’s...

With accolades such as being named as one of the “12 Top Destinations for 2017” (Forbes Travel Guide), #19 among “The 26 Hottest Food Cities” (Zagat), #6 among the “Top 10 Beer Cities in the U.S.” (Infogroup) or #3 “Sportiest Cities in America”...

If you were at GRCVB's Annual Meeting last Thurs., we hope you enjoyed it, and we're also hoping you are looking forward to the Destination Strategic Plan (DSP) process as much as we are. For those of you who missed the meeting, here are some highlights... Dan Fenton, executive vice...