Tag: Virginia

Virginia asserts rights meeting planners have when doing business in the state [...] Read more

Cities such as New Orleans, Nashville, Tenn., and Washington, D.C., capture the attention of planners looking for consummate destinations for upcoming conventions. [...] Read more

Interactive maps, listings and special sections are included in the guides. [...] Read more

Austin offers customized social media campaigns for meetings, Virginia releases iPhone app and more. [...] Read more

Tysons Corner Marriott in Virginia has opened its renovated Grand Ballroom and new meeting space. [...] Read more

Michigan was named the most social state destination marketing organization by Gammet Interactive. The company used a 13-point algorithm to determine the most active DMO on sites like Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others. The evaluation was conducted during a four-day period during the last week of June. Criteria included certified site traffic measurement; presence of social media icons and links on the website home page; state keyword search in Google; Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube [...] Read more

The revamped website from Virginia Tourism Corporation aims to make planning a meeting in the state easier. The new meeting website offers resources, key local contacts and information on the state’s full range of meeting venues in one place.

Researching a destination is easier on the site. It allows meeting planners to find large convention centers, smaller meeting venues, extracurricular activities and other aspects that create a total visitor experience. Planners can research venues in nine [...] Read more

Hotels in the Williamsburg are giving a portion of reservations revenue back to the Gulf Coast if the booking is in response to canceled plans along the coast. [...] Read more

After a recent visit to Virginia Beach, Associate Editor Libby Hoppe learned that without people who are committed to putting eco-friendly ideas into practice, they are just ideas. [...] Read more

Some travel slogans never quite catch on, but others simply hit the right note with travelers. [...] Read more