Visitors Bureau Produces New Passport for Value Coupon Booklet

Chapel Hill, NC (August 31, 2007) – A new Passport for Value coupon booklet, loaded with discounts at more than 100 Chapel Hill area restaurants, retail shops, events, services, attractions and accommodations, is now available to visitors.

The 2007-2008 Passport offers discounts at Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough shops and venues and is color coded for quick and easy use and includes an index of participants. The discount booklet is available at the Visitor Bureau’s walk-in visitor center at 501 West Franklin Street, as well as other visitor and lodging sites around the county. It can also be requested on the Bureau’s Website at http://www.visitchapelhill.org.

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau produced the free booklet in conjunction with the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce and the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough.

“The discount book is a favorite among parents, high school athletics travelers, family visitors and wedding guests,“ said Laurie Paolicelli, Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Executive Director. “This year, we increased the total quantity to accommodate growing demand.”

The coupons are good through September 30, 2008, unless noted otherwise.


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