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The 2026-2027 Official Visitors Guide to Raleigh, Cary and Wake County is the last piece of its kind that our Bureau will produce: that guide will continue in circulation throughout this fiscal year. We’re stepping back from annual magazine production with our custom publisher Compass Media...

After nearly 20 years as president and CEO of GRCVB, Dennis Edwards has 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

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...

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

GRCVB is more than just visitRaleigh.com. Sure, we list Raleigh/Wake County business partners on our website and have one of the most visited calendars of events in the area, but we offer a myriad of resources for partners to better align with us in engaging our external client/visitor markets

GRCVB is proud to join the U.S. Travel Association in an annual celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) May 3-9, 2026, recognizing the travel industry’s vital contributions to the U.S. economy. This year’s celebration takes on special significance as the country prepares...

In case you missed it, GRCVB recently released ETA Wake County, a visitor arrival data report for Q4 of calendar year 2025. This report is made possible through the CVB's paid partnership with Arrivalist, a geo-location and ad measurement intelligence tool for destinations, which supplements...

In July 1776 America declared its independence (though the Revolutionary War that had started in 1775 would not be fully concluded until 1783). Now 250 years later, the U.S. is embarking on a semiquincentennial celebration—with a focus on 2026 but with additional programs continuing through...