Press Releases

Jan 02, 2007 - Visitors Center Sees Record Number of Tourists During Holidays

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Center, located at 501 West Franklin Street, experienced a record number of tourists during the period between Christmas and New Year's Day, a time that has traditionally been marked by decreases in tourism to Orange County.

Nov 16, 2006 - Visitors Bureau Makes Changes to its Downtown Visitors Center

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has completed several upgrades to both the interior and exterior of its walk-in Visitors Center at 501 West Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill.

Nov 01, 2006 - Fifth Quarter Chapel Hill Encourages Safe Fun After Games

Chapel Hill leaders will introduce Fifth Quarter Chapel Hill, a new campaign to encourage Carolina football fans, both residents and visitors, to stay in Chapel Hill after the game concludes and take advantage of new bus schedules that will pick-up Park & Ride Lot users from Franklin Street several hours after the game concludes.

Sep 18, 2006 - Visitors Bureau Teams With Magazine to Support Orange County Initiative

In an effort to promote Orange County's cultural offerings to visitors, the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has teamed with the publisher of Chapel Hill magazine to produce a 16-page guide to the arts, which is being distributed to area residents through newsstand and subscription copies and to visitors through the Visitors Bureau.

Sep 11, 2006 - Visitors Bureau To Host 2nd Orange County Tourism Partnership Forum

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau will host the second Orange County Tourism Partnership (OCTP), which was inaugurated in June as a public forum to meet and discuss key issues relevant to travel and tourism in Orange County and its towns and communities.

Jul 25, 2006 - Domestic Travel Spending Continues to Rise in Orange County

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau announced today that spending by domestic U.S. travelers totaled $127-million in Orange County during 2005. That equals a 6.9 percent increase over 2004 figures and ranks Orange County 24th out of North Carolina's 100 counties in travel expenditures.

May 31, 2006 - Visitors Bureau Inaugurates Quarterly Orange County Tourism Partnership Forums

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau will inaugurate an Orange County Tourism Partnership (OCTP) as a public forum to meet and discuss key issues relevant to travel and tourism in Orange County and its towns and communities.

May 11, 2006 - Orange County Officials Proclaim National Tourism Week

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has received official proclamations signed by Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy, Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton, Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens and Orange County Board of Commissioners Chair Barry Jacobs, designating May 13-21, 2006, as National Tourism Week in the municipalities and the county.

Apr 28, 2006 - Visitors Bureau Announces Findings of Tourism Research Study

"Enhancing the economy through tourism requires better knowledge of who's visiting, who is not visiting and why. We wanted to know what it would take to motivate more travelers to Chapel Hill and Orange County over other destinations," said Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau, as she announced the findings of a new consumer tourism study presented this week to the Bureau's Board of Directors.

Feb 27, 2006 - Visitors Bureau to Host Training for UNC Meeting Planners

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau is hosting a training session designed to assist meeting planners at the University of North Carolina in putting together their local meetings and conferences in Orange County. Approximately 30 meeting planners from various UNC departments are expected to attend a day-long training session and familiarization (FAM) tour highlighting Chapel Hill's meeting facilities.

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