Destinations

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...

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...

UNWTO TO SUPPORT LIBYA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

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