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Every month this house will likely be dedicated to a column written by Debbie Robinson, govt director of the Cambridge/Guernsey County Guests & Conference Bureau (VCB). She’s going to present details about upcoming occasions, space points of interest, bureau providers, and initiatives, and most significantly, talk the great impression that the journey and tourism business has on this area.
Official 2021 Journey Information Accessible
The Cambridge/Guernsey County Guests & Conference Bureau’s 2021 Official Journey Information is now accessible. (Search for a duplicate within the Jan. 10 Sunday Jeff.) The brand new information is smaller in stature however continues to be strong in content material and imagery. The bureau has labored with a dozen or extra journey writers over the previous few years to develop partaking tales that includes essentially the most notable points of interest, outlets, eating places, and occasions.
Lots of our bureau’s counterparts throughout the state and nation are opting to not print new guides this 12 months or are ready till the 2nd or third quarters to print their 2021 information. The VCB is lucky to have each the chance and the demand for a brand new information.
From the start of January by the top of November 2020 the VCB distributed 92% (64,887 guides) of its annual journey guides. The curiosity in what this area gives was evident in what number of guides we distributed, in addition to its web site site visitors – which was up 118% over 2019. Please contact our workplace if you want extra guides for family and friends.
Staff Tourism
Our first Staff Tourism assembly in 2021 is scheduled for two p.m. Jan. 25, within the multipurpose room within the Guernsey County Administration Constructing (627 Wheeling Ave.) in downtown Cambridge. Our speaker is Norm Blanchard, govt director of the Guernsey County Group Enchancment Corp (CIC). He’ll share plans for financial progress in Guernsey County in 2021 and evaluate successes in 2020. Please RSVP to the VCB workplace by Jan. 20 by calling 740-432-2022. We may also conduct a brochure swap! Tourism companions are invited to deliver their new 2021 brochures, rack playing cards, or flyers to share.
2021 Journey Reveals
Like so many different areas, COVID-19 has affected how the tourism business is assembly and advertising locations. Throughout a typical 12 months, the VCB employees attends a number of journey reveals, representing the Cambridge/Guernsey County space and talking with potential guests face-to-face. Whereas our employees prefers to talk with vacationers in particular person, some reveals have been canceled just like the AAA Journey Expo that takes place for the leisure market in Columbus, or have switched to digital reveals just like the Heartland Journey Present for the group tour market.
The Cambridge/Guernsey Rely VCB is partnering with Ohio Has It! (a state-wide group tour consortium) in 2021 to attend the digital Heartland Journey Showcase starting Feb. 9. In April, we can have our personal desk with Ohio Journey Pavilion on the Cincinnati Homeschool Expo, in addition to partnering with different Ohio counties to attend the Southern Girls’s Present in Raleigh, North Carolina. In August, we’ll show its 2021 journey guides on the Ohio State Honest.
Will probably be an uncommon 12 months, however we’re working onerous to remain in entrance of each group and leisure vacationers to make sure Cambridge/Guernsey County is high of thoughts.
2021 Calendar of Occasions
A full checklist of our occasions is positioned at VistGuernseyCounty.com. Earlier than attending any occasion, we recommend that you simply name earlier than you go.
To be taught extra concerning the VCB, space occasions, and actions, go to the Cambridge/Guernsey County VCB workplace at 627 Wheeling Avenue, Suite 200 in downtown Cambridge, name 740-432-2022, e mail [email protected], or log onto VisitGuernseyCounty.com.
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