Live The Life
Kudos to VBCC staff for their successful efforts to reduce electricity consumption. VBCC has just been named Virginia Green Convention Center of the Year, at the 4th Annual Virginia Green Reavel Conference, for their energy reduction and ongoing commitment to the Virginia Green Program. Click here for more information: http://www.virginiagreentravelalliance.org/2016-vg-travel-awards.html.
Check out our ads in the recent versions of Lonely planet and Coastal Living.
Jim Shampoe, VBCC’s electrician sleeping on the job, uhh, working hard on the job!
Jamie Mitchell recently attended the Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) Emerge Conference in Chicago, IL. The Virginia Beach CVB sponsored the Super Tuesday breakfast. This was the kickoff to a morning of planner workshops and a CSR opportunity open for all. She participated in the CSR and we made blankets for the homeless. Check it out.
A successful new event, brought to the VBCC by the promoter of Tidewater Comicon.
Check out some fun shots from the day including Veronica Taylor, the voice of Ash Ketchum on Pokémon and usher Peggy Morelli finding her prince.
Check out our updated Tourism Advocacy Video. The video can also be found at http://www.visitvirginiabeach.com/about-us/
Check out the VBCC staff demonstrate how to use the emergency stair chairs during a safety training.
Nominate A Tourism Superstar Today!
Virginia Beach, Va. (February 7, 2017) – This year’s National Travel and Tourism Week (May 3 – 12) will feature “Faces of Travel” and shine a spotlight on the power of travel by recognizing the millions of people nationwide who keep the hospitality industry strong. To join in this national celebration, the Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), along with tourism industry partners, will honor the “best of the best” in the Virginia Beach hospitality industry during an awards luncheon* on Friday, May 12, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
Led by a workforce of nearly 13,000 dedicated individuals, Virginia Beach achieved a record $1.4 billion in tourism revenue in 2015, making the travel and tourism industry one of the city’s largest economic generators. The 2017 Travel & Tourism Awards luncheon will be a celebration of our dedicated hospitality professionals who help host the more than 13 million annual visitors who select Virginia Beach as their destination of choice.
Awards will be presented in more than 30 industry-related categories. Do you know a server who goes the extra mile with a smile? How about that valet who never fails to say “Have a nice day!” or the maintenance worker who can be counted on 24/7/365? These are the “Faces of Travel” we’re looking to honor, so log on to www.vbgov.com/NTTW today to check out the categories and nominate someone who makes a difference in the Virginia Beach tourism industry – it’s absolutely free!
Nominations are open through March 6, 2017. For more information, please contact Brande Rumpf at brumpf@visitvirginiabeach.com.
*Luncheon registration opening soon.
Virginia Beach was listed at number two in MSN’s (UMV: 52,574,887) spring break roundup. The article covers experiences away from the sand for those cooler spring days that don’t beckon beachcombers.
CLICK HERE to check it out.
CLICK HERE to check out Inside Business’s feature of our new VP of Marketing Communications, Tiffany Russell! Way to to go, Tiffany!