Tourism Talk blog

Raleigh, N.C. , has seen exponential growth in its beer scene over the past decade, and with the recent signing of House Bill 363 , the Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act , Wake County and North Carolina breweries are poised to grow even more with their sales. From a visitation...

We’re happy to announce that the 2019‒2020 edition of the Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary and Wake County has been provided to the printer. We expect the Visitors Guides to ship mid-May, and you should start seeing them by late May. Here are a few notes about this year's...

As much as we wish we could, there are not enough hours in the day and members of our staff to be able to greet visitors personally and provide them with the information they need to have a great Raleigh area experience. So many years ago, the Bureau developed a Tourism Ambassador program, a corps

You have heard and seen us talking about the second annual Wake County Hospitality Job Fair , which happened last Tues., March 5, 2019. Over 55 employers were on hand to talk with several hundred applicants about job opportunities at their businesses. We are sharing some photos from the Fair below,

In our world of planning for meetings, conventions and events, hardly a week goes by that we don’t read another article on event security, attendee safety, active-shooter training and more. It’s a hard reality, too, that some weeks carry the news of yet another terrible incident....

When I was 17, my mother was not content to let me lollygag about without a job, so she went down to the local Tastee Freez in my little town and convinced the owner, Alan B., to give me a part-time, after-school position. (I remember a few things about Alan B. to this day. He did his bookkeeping

Once a quarter, you should be seeing emails appear in your inbox inviting you to GRCVB’s See for Yourself (SFY) Fam Tours . The SFY series was created to provide a chance for hospitality partners and particularly front-line staff to be visitors in their own area. They can “see for...

Hospitality employers—please make sure this is on your radar. The second annual Wake County Hospitality Job Fair has been scheduled for Tues., March 5, 2019, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Four local partners are collaborating to host the fair: Capital Area Workforce Development, the North

Those of us who are in the tourism business in Wake County recognize that the underlying reason for the work we do is economic development . In fact, the mission of GRCVB is short, simple and focused— The Greater Raleigh CVB, as the official destination marketing organization of Raleigh and...

We don’t know if you have noticed, but GRCVB groups all of our communication about the business of destination marketing under one thematic umbrella— Tourism Talk . Anything that appears under the "Tourism Talk" header is tailored for hospitality partners, business leaders,...