Tourism Talk blog

It's time, once again, to meet with your favorite GRCVB staff to network and learn about destination marketing initiatives for Wake County. That's right, it's time for Tourism Talk Live! For partners who have not attended before, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing...

GRCVB is joining the U.S. Travel Association in celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), May 19-25, 2024. Established in 1983, NTTW is an annual tradition to mark the U.S. travel industry’s role in stimulating economic growth, cultivating vibrant communities, creating quality job

2024 has been off to a hot start. With world-class meetings and conventions, festivals and sports events bringing more and more visitors to Raleigh and Wake County, we're excited to see what the summer has in store for us. As GRCVB prepares to wrap up its fiscal year in June, we hope...

It's 2024, and we're excited to kick off a new year with another Tourism Talk Live! For the uninitiated, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing update meeting in which we share with our partners what we've been up to and how we can work together better in the future to...

By November it's finally feeling like fall, and we're excited to get together with our partners for this quarter's Tourism Talk Live! For new partners who don't know, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing update meeting, where we share initiatives we have worked...

We're getting together in May and hope you'll join us! Once again, GRCVB invites area partners to join us at our Spring Tourism Talk Live to hear updates from staff as well as guest speakers. For those new to Raleigh area hospitality, Tourism Talk Live is GRCVB's quarterly marketing...

While attending our Tourism Talk Live this quarter, I was reminded how much destination marketing is really based in good partner relations and in relationships that are mutually beneficial, two-way and interactive. I also was reminded of how many new faces and other changes we’re still...

It's finally beginning to feel like fall in Raleigh and Wake County. The leaves are changing, the temperature is starting to cool, and we're looking ahead to the holidays and new year. What better time to meet with friends and colleagues to network and share destination marketing updates...

So far, 2022 has been an exciting return to form for Raleigh and Wake County tourism. With outdoor sports events never having left, festivals bouncing back from dormant years prior and conventions/meeting groups returning en masse, leisure and group business, it seems, are back. And it's only...

Tourism Talk Live is back again in 2022, and we're excited to share with you updates about destination marketing for Raleigh/Wake County during the upcoming season and fiscal year. For the uninitiated, we've written a Q&A to get you familiarized. What is Tourism Talk Live? Tourism Talk...