Month: February 2018

The CVB Marketing Communications team worked with the Cavalier PR team on an opportunity with Thrillist (UVPM: 6M) around an urban renewal story which ran this week. In the article “8 AMERICAN CITIES GETTING BIG, EXCITING URBAN OVERHAULS THIS YEAR”, Virginia Beach was featured alongside other destinations such as Baton Rouge, Long Beach, Orlando, Columbia, SC, and St. Louis. CVB shared potential plans to redevelop the dome site and that there may be other developments in the area, however, the journalist pulled public information from stories that were already live on The Virginian Pilot. It’s a great story that ends with “Look for Virginia Beach within a few years to be considered a primo American beach destination, a jewel on one of the country’s most underrated stretches of coast.”

Also this week our coastal city made Travelpulse’s list of The 25 Best Beaches in the U.S., joining other beach destinations found in Florida, California and Hawaii, among others. TravelPulse.com, part of the travAlliancemedia network of products, is a leading resource for the latest travel news, offers, and videos. Interested in seeing all the winners? Click here for the full story and a photo of each destination.

 

 

January and the beginning of February proved lucrative for Virginia Beach on a global scale thanks to the efforts of CVB Public Relations Director Charli Sharp. Charli secured interest from Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine which resulted in great placement of two different features on our coastal city.

 

The first placement highlights Virginia Beach alongside domestic and international beach destinations in “Here Are 365 Beaches – One for Every Day in 2018.” This visually stunning piece is short on content but heavy on captivating images. Click here and look for a familiar site between Wailea Beach, Hawaii, and Seven Seas Beach, Puerto Rico.

 

The second feature is timed perfectly as we lead up to Restaurant Week 2018 (Feb. 19-25). In the online article “Free Things to Do in February Across the U.S. and Around the World,” Virginia Beach Restaurant Week was included within the “Foodie February” section of the story, along with destinations recognized for their outstanding culinary scenes such as New York, Denver and Santa Fe. Virginia Beach is the only city listed which is offering breakfast, lunch and dinner deals this year. Read all about it here.

 

T+L is a top-tier travel publication that serves as a one-stop resource for sophisticated travelers who crave travel tips, news and information about the most exciting destinations in the world. With a reach of 2 million, T+L is available in both print and digital format.

 

Congratulations, Charli, for the great work in getting the word out on a global scale about two more reasons why Virginia Beach is “The Greatest City in the World.”