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Virginia tourism sites bank on America’s 250th birthday
Virginia tourism sees increased attendance driven by the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and statewide semiquincentennial events.
2026 Forty Under 40: DAN ROBERTS
VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND STRATEGY VIRGINIA TOURISM CORP. | RICHMOND
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Hall of Fame: RITA MCCLENNY
PRESIDENT AND CEO | VIRGINIA TOURISM CORP RICHMOND
100 People to Meet in 2026: Public Faces
From public relations execs and lobbyists to company CEOs, these executives publicly represent their clients, industries and communities.
VA1 Summit gives tourism pros chance to talk
Virginia tourism leaders will gather in Danville for the annual VA1 Summit to discuss innovation, AI and the future of travel.
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2025: EDMUNDS, ANDY
Edmunds originally began his career in the music industry. As a musician and songwriter, he produced a video for MTV, thus beginning his love affair with film production. As director of the Virginia Film Office since 2011, Edmunds helps land TV and film projects that touch all parts of the commonwealth’s economy, from buying office […]
Virginia tourism hits $35.1B record spending in 2024
Virginia tourism generated $35.1B in 2024, with 44.7M overnight visitors and $2.5B in tax revenue
Virginia Tourism Corp. taps new marketing VP
Virginia Tourism Corp. on Thursday announced that it has named Catherine “Cat” Marshburn as vice president of marketing.
Meeting of the minds
Inclusive narratives, a post-pandemic restaurant industry and artificial intelligence are just a few of the topics that will feature in this year’s VA1 Governor’s Tourism Summit, an annual gathering of tourism professionals from across the state and beyond. Scheduled Nov. 13-15, the 2024 VA1 Governor’s Tourism Summit will take place at Hot Springs’ The Omni […]
Va. tourism generated $33.3B for 2023
Virginia’s tourism industry generated $33.3 billion in visitor spending in 2023, an increase of nearly 10% over 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. “The commonwealth’s record-breaking visitor spending numbers are a testament to our abundance of attractions and unique destinations,” Gov. Youngkin stated in a news release. Virginia’s tourism industry supported over [...]
Cashing in
In 2019, a state study forecast that if the General Assembly allowed five casinos to operate in five economically disadvantaged Virginia cities — Bristol, Danville, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Richmond — that one-third of the revenue generated would stem from out-of-state visitors. In other words, if you build it, casino backers sang out to the commonwealth’s […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: RITA D. McCLENNY
As head of the state’s tourism agency since 2012, McClenny has seen the industry through ups and downs. In the wake of the pandemic, she helped secure federal dollars to assist statewide tourism rebound. In 2021, 102 million visitors spent $25.2 billion in Virginia, according to a study released by the agency last fall, still […]
