Tourism Talk blog

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

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...

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...

GRCVB ensures year-round that Raleigh and Wake County hotels and venues are filled with arriving groups. From our convention sales team selling the destination for meetings and conventions to the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance (GRSA) working with the NCAA, NCHSAA and hundreds of other tournament

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...

Raleigh/Wake County is undergoing an exciting transformation, furthering the area's status as a vibrant destination for conventions, meetings and events. With expansions and developments on the horizon, these signature projects underscore Raleigh’s commitment to building a dynamic,...

GRCVB is opening enrollment for 2026! Tourism U, the Bureau's learning track for tourism and destination education, is ready to come to you this year and teach the value of tourism for Raleigh and Wake County. Since 2019, GRCVB has offered Tourism U to local residents, industry allies and...

Last week, 14 Raleigh and Wake County restaurants were recognized by The MICHELIN Guide to the American South. The MICHELIN Guide is widely considered the world's foremost guide to exceptional dining. Within our area, three restaurants received a Bib Gourmand designation and 11 restaurants were