VB Featured on Popular Mom Blog

In early 2016, the CVB assisted in planning a winter visit for travel blogger Anna Shirley and her children. The coverage from her week-long vacation with us in December posted recently on TodaysMama.com, a popular mom blogger site headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah which has 169,185 unique monthly visitors and a combined social media following of 584,035. It turned out to be quite a special Christmas adventure for this family and resulted in amazing coverage for our coastal city.

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VB on TripAdvisor

This week, the CVB’s TripAdvisor account was filled with reviews embracing our friendly people, impressive history, great shopping and dining options, even a shout out for the jets!

Here are just a few:

“nice day trip”
We were quite impressed the display of world war 2 planes . It made for a nice history lesson. There were plenty of people to answer any questions you might have.
Visited October 2016

“ the shopping”
great stores to shop in all located in walking distance of hotels and great variety of restaurants. The board walk is beautiful and the beach is clean. Always something to do there.
Visited October 2016

“Great Beach Trip”
Great place to visit. It was a little crowded, but we were around friendly people. It was a good time to visit too, we picked a great time to go. It was really cool to see all the jets flying overhead. The Boardwalk is very convenient to the beach, and the beach was kept very clean. Just a fantastic time!
Visited October 2016

“Vacation ”
Beautiful clean beach friendly and safe environment. Different water sports to play of your choices, music, food.
Visited August 2016

 

Three Ships Coffee Named VA’s Best

Cosmopolitan (UMV: 7,683,487) magazine has declared the best coffee shop in every state for the year and has named Three Ships as the best in Virginia! Coffee shops were chosen by Yelp reviews.

The article was  shared across Cosmo’s social channels, which have a combined following of 9,824,898.

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Digital Influencer Support for Fall Campaign

Below is a round-up of the blogs and articles that have recently gone live as part of our leisure “digital influencer” paid campaign.

Matador: 

9 Surprising Facts About Virginia Beach

Cooperatize: 

The Hottest Seafood Restaurants in Virginia Beach (Travel O Cafe)

5 Quirky Things to Do in Virginia Beach (Man On The Lam)

Virginia Beach is for Lovers-But Not Just Beach Lovers (Leave Your Daily Hell)

 

Markerly:

Virginia Beach: Your Secret Couple’s Paradise – Much More Than A Great Beach – Amazing Resorts, Hotels, a Boardwalk & More! (Tourist Meets Travel)

8 Things to Do on a Couples Getaway in Virginia Beach, VA (Mommies with Style)

Media Placement: Last Minute Labor Day Weekends Worth the Splurge

Virginia Beach has been included in a roundup of last-minute Labor Day weekends “that won’t break the bank.” It looks like the story first ran on The Active Times (which has included us before), but it has quickly been picked up by MSN.

www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/last-minute-labor-day-weekends-worth-the-splurge/ss-BBvvO2A#image=10

www.theactivetimes.com/content/last-minute-labor-day-trips-won-t-break-bank/slide-13