Press Releases

Sep 06, 2007 - Expert on Global Lodging to Speak at Next Quarterly Tourism Luncheon

Randy Smith, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Smith Travel Research (STR), the leading authority on current trends in occupancy, room rate and supply/demand data for the global lodging industry, is the guest speaker at the September Orange County Tourism Partnership coordinated by the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau.

Aug 31, 2007 - Visitors Bureau Produces New Passport for Value Coupon Booklet

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.

Jul 27, 2007 - Travel Spending in Orange County Continues to Rise

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau announced today that spending by domestic U.S. travelers in Orange County totaled $137.6-million during 2006. This represents an 8.2-percent increase over 2005 figures and ranks Orange County 24th out of North Carolina's 100 counties in travel expenditures. (Across North Carolina, visitors spent a record $15.4-billion, an increase of 8.3% in 2006.)

Jul 26, 2007 - Visitors Bureau Honored With Two Hermes Creative Awards

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has won a Platinum Hermes Creative Award for its 2007 Official Visitors Guide and a Gold Hermes Creative Award for its Welcome to Orange County DVD produced in the fall of 2006. The Platinum Hermes Creative Award is the highest honor awarded to creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media.

Jul 17, 2007 - Visitors Center Greets Record Number of Visitors

More than 13,000 visitors dropped by the Visitors Center, located at 501 West Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill, between July 2006 and June 2007. The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau says the 13,632 visitors represented an 89% increase over the 2005-2006 year, which saw 7,211 tourists. The largest visitor months were April with 1,814 and June with 1,671.

Jun 12, 2007 - Visitors Bureau Wins Three NCACVB Tourism Marketing Awards

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau received three tourism marketing awards at the 8th annual North Carolina Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus annual meeting and awards banquet held June 7 at the Marriott Hotel here.

Jun 05, 2007 - Visitors Bureau Director of Sales Wins MPI-Carolinas Legacy Award

The Carolinas Chapter of Meeting Professionals International paid respect to some of its own at its recent annual awards dinner at the Marriott in Charleston, South Carolina on May 21, 2007.

Mar 19, 2007 - Food Society Chooses Chapel Hill for September Conference

North Carolina members and friends of the Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) will host Camp Carolina: Preserving the Taste of Place, September 7 and 8, at The Carolina Inn and The Franklin Hotel.

Mar 07, 2007 - National Trust Names Hillsborough One of America’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations

Founded in 1754, Hillsborough, NC, is a small town with a big history. Laid out on a prime parcel of real estate where the Great Indian Trading Path crosses the Eno River, the town today capitalizes on its distinctive heritage, eye-catching natural beauty and proximity to the nearby business and academic centers of Raleigh, Durham and the Research Triangle.

Feb 21, 2007 - Visitors Bureau Hires Jennings Advertising To Create Tourism Campaign

The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau has hired Chapel Hill-based Jennings Advertising to create a brand identity and Internet campaign as part of a $200,000 marketing plan aimed at driving economic development in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough through tourism.

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