Destinations
VIRGINIA BY THE NUMBERS
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced recently that overseas visitor spending in the Commonwealth for 2012 hit a record of $425 million, a 9% increase over 2011. The state also welcomed increased visitation and spending by Canadian visitors in 2012, with overnight visitation up 3% (to 651,500) and spending up more than 4%, totalling nearly $155 million. The U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, the Survey of International Air Travelers, and Statistics Canada provide the annual economic data. Canada remains the top International country-of-visitor origin...
GET ALL RIGHT
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has launched its new advertising campaign \"JAMAICA Get All Right.\" The new campaign aims to evoke the feeling of what it means to \"get all right\" in Jamaica. It\'s a phrase often used to reinforce the relaxed, calm state of mind that can be experienced on-island. An idiom spoken frequently to let people know that in Jamaica, \"everything is all right.\" The island\'s new commercials, created by the JTB\'s advertising agency, Draftfcb, features an engineer playing a remix of \"One Love\" performed by Jamaican musicians Bass Over Babylon, intercut with...
HAPPY NEW YEAR IN NYC
NYC & Company is encouraging New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world to come and experience New Year\'s Eve in Times Square 2014, along with the many events happening throughout the five boroughs. Few events in the world are as exciting as New Year\'s Eve in New York City. From watching the ball drop in Times Square (produced by Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment) to the numerous celebrations in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx, New York City is the place to make the first memories of 2014. George Fertitta, NYC & Company\'s CEO, said: \"Spending New...
Getting Record Results
The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) -- which represents The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel in southwest Florida -- reports record-breaking tax collections for the third year in a row, with $28.6 million in tourist tax on paid accommodations for fiscal year 2012-2013, which ended Sept. 30. The new record is a nearly 8% increase over last year's record-breaking $26.5 million in collections and a 30.9% rise from the $22.7 million collected in fiscal year 2010. VCB executive director, Tamara Pigott said of the results: "These numbers are even more impressive given their...
WestJet Takes Off To Dublin
WestJet will make Dublin, Ireland its first transatlantic destination, launching a daily seasonal service that will operate from June 15, 2014, to Oct. 5, 2014, with non-stop flights to Dublin from St. John's, Newfoundland, direct (same-aircraft) flights from Toronto and connections from across WestJet's network. Highlights of the new service include new daily non-stop flights between St. John's and Dublin; new daily direct (same-aircraft) flights between Toronto and Dublin; new daily non-stop flights between Ottawa and St. John's connecting to Dublin; daily connections between Dublin and...
Happy New Year In NYC
NYC & Company is encouraging New Yorkers and visitors from all over the world to come and experience New Year's Eve in Times Square 2014, along with the many events happening throughout the five boroughs. Few events in the world are as exciting as New Year's Eve in New York City. From watching the ball drop in Times Square (produced by Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment) to the numerous celebrations in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx, New York City is the place to make the first memories of 2014. George Fertitta, NYC & Company's CEO, said: "Spending...
Get All Right
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has launched its new advertising campaign "JAMAICA Get All Right." The new campaign aims to evoke the feeling of what it means to "get all right" in Jamaica. It's a phrase often used to reinforce the relaxed, calm state of mind that can be experienced on-island. An idiom spoken frequently to let people know that in Jamaica, "everything is all right." The island's new commercials, created by the JTB's advertising agency, Draftfcb, features an engineer playing a remix of "One Love" performed by Jamaican musicians Bass Over Babylon, intercut with images of...
