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Fast-pitch softball and Frisbee competitions are filling bleachers and hotel rooms, with sports tourism a fast-growing sector of the tourism market in Virginia and across the country.
Transformative properties?
The new year will be a big one for Virginia’s hospitality industry in terms of openings.
Trade groups says Virginia hotel industry is growing
New report says industry’s impact in the state in 2015 was $26.9 billion.
MGM National Harbor’s casino and resort opens on Dec. 8.
Tourism and hospitality officials wonder about the resort’s impact on Virginia.
Inaugural awards honor people in hospitality and tourism industries
Travis Milton named best chef: The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons, named best hotel.
Virginia Tourism Corp. begins effort to attract LGBT travelers
The project is the result of recommendations by a state task force.
American University given Airlie Center in Warrenton
Historic house and meeting facilities will serve as platform for academic initiatives.
Tourism revenues reached $23 billion in 2015
Statewide data shows increase of 2.4 percent compared to 2014
Crooked Road music trail generates $9 million in annual economic impact
Virginia Tech study says the trail in Southwest Virginia also supports 131 regional jobs.
Virginia’s artisan industry has a big impact
Study says it contributed $572.2 million to the commonwealth’s economy in 2014.
Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority gets its own theme song
Kaitlyn Baker donates use of song for three years.
