Press Releases

Aug 19, 2008 - Touch Downtown Chapel Hill Kicks Off UNC Football Weekends

As Butch Davis prepares his second Tar Heel football team for the upcoming season, eight Chapel Hill area organizations have united to produce the Touch Downtown Chapel Hill campaign with the shared goal of bolstering the community, hometown spirit and economic activity during football weekends.

Aug 06, 2008 - Travel Spending Continues to Rise in Orange County, NC

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau announced today that spending by domestic U.S. travelers totaled $147.55 million in Orange County during 2007. That equals an 7.2 percent increase over 2006 figures and ranks Orange County 24th out of North Carolina’s 100 counties in travel expenditures.

Jun 18, 2008 - Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Honored With Two Communications Awards

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau won a Platinum Hermes Creative Award for its 2008 Visitors Guide and a Gold Hermes Creative Award for its Website.

Jun 13, 2008 - Carolina Basketball Museum Adds Saturday Hours

The University of North Carolina Basketball Museum will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning on July 12, 2008.

Jun 06, 2008 - Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Wins Six Marketing Awards

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau received six Destination Marketing Achievement Awards at the ninth annual Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina’s Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet held June 2 at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel.

Jun 02, 2008 - 26th Annual Hog Day is a Green, Family-Fun Event

Join the Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce in celebrating the 26th anniversary of Orange County’s Largest Festival, Hillsborough Hog Day.

May 21, 2008 - Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Launches Summer Advertising Campaign

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has launched a new advertising campaign designed to entice travelers from the Atlantic coast region to visit Orange County this summer and throughout the year.

May 05, 2008 - Visitors Bureau Encourages Residents to Discover Tourism Traditions During National Tourism Week

The theme of the Travel Industry Association’s 25th annual National Tourism Week is Discover Great American Traditions. This silver anniversary theme encourages travel to American locales and highlights the role that tourism plays in discovering the icons of a destination.

Apr 17, 2008 - Carrboro Children’s Book Launches

"Sometimes the best adventures in life can be found in your own backyard—especially if you live in Carrboro," said children’s book author Irma Tejada to 40 third-grade students at Carrboro Elementary School on April 17.

Apr 14, 2008 - Visitors Bureau Launches New Website

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has produced a new website, http://www.visitchapelhill.org.

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