Travel and tourism will be vital to Virginia's recovery from COVID-19 pandemic RICHMOND-The Virginia Tourism Corporation announced today that Virginia's tourism industry generated $27 billion in visitor spending in 2019, a 3.4 percent increase over 2018. In 2019, tourism in the Commonwealth supported 237,000 jobs for Virginia communities-a 0.9 percent increase from 2018. The … [Read more...] about Virginia Tourism Corporation Announces Tourism Revenues Reached $27 Billion in Virginia in 2019
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Trick-or-Treat Alternatives, Haunted Places, and Unique Candy Shops in Virginia
Halloween may not look the same this year, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the fun. Virginia offers plenty of trick-or-treat alternatives, novelty candy shops, wide open corn mazes and pumpkin patches, ghost tours, and other spooky attractions across the state. Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches Located in Central Virginia, Liberty Mills Farm offers a 34 acre … [Read more...] about Trick-or-Treat Alternatives, Haunted Places, and Unique Candy Shops in Virginia
90 Virginia Destinations Receive Funding to Support Tourism Businesses
~ Virginia Tourism Corporation awards over $866,000 in WanderLove Grants, generating more than $3 million in marketing activity ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that more than $866,000 will be awarded to 90 destination marketing organizations (DMO) through the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) new DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant Program announced in June. … [Read more...] about 90 Virginia Destinations Receive Funding to Support Tourism Businesses
Virginia Tourism Corporation Announces New Recovery Marketing Aid for Tourism Businesses
~ Virginia Tourism Corporation to award up to $500,000 in marketing funds to address impacts of COVID-19 pandemic ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that new recovery marketing funds are available to destination marketing organizations (DMO) across the Commonwealth that have been heavily impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The WanderLOVE Recovery Grant … [Read more...] about Virginia Tourism Corporation Announces New Recovery Marketing Aid for Tourism Businesses