Mark Calitri speaks tourism: Owensboro Kentucky named one of 10 American Music City Destinationshttp://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/owensboro-to-be-featured-among-top-american-destinations/article_b0e56c2a-1553-5aff-8337-de27f60841e0.html The city of Owensboro will be featured among 10 must-see destinations this year by a company that markets travel to and within the United States.Brand USA will promote tourism to several major cities and states as part of a campaign that…
Mark Calitri speaks tourism: Moonlite Barbeque to be featured at Bourbon Classic in Louisville Kentucky
Mark Calitri speaks tourism: Moonlite to be featured at Bourbon Classic http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/moonlite-to-be-featured-at-bourbon-classic/article_6b3c4424-724a-5ff1-a3e3-bffe7261d4aa.html Mutton sliders from Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn will be featured at Louisville’s Bourbon Classic on Feb. 23.The event will also feature three chefs from season 16 of “Top Chef,” which is set in Kentucky.A news release says, “It’s hard to match the authenticity and…
6th Annual Orchid Show & Sale
Visit one of Owensboro’s best hidden treasures and celebrate Valentine’s Day at The Garden! The Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens hosts their sixth annual Orchid Show & Sale on Saturday, February 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enter the Botanical Garden’s The Garden for FREE, visit the conservatory, and take home some of nature’s finest…
Top 3 Things to Do in Owensboro This Weekend: Feb. 8-10
Songs from the Stage and Screen Looking for the perfect date to serenade your sweetheart heading into Valentine’s Day? Owensboro Symphony Orchestra and Conductor, Troy Quinn presents Linda Eder, one of the greatest powerhouse voices of our times on the RiverPark Center stage Saturday, February 9 at 7 p.m. Her performance will captivate the audience with…
CVB revenue up $25,000 in last 3 months; tourism starting to rebound
For most of 2018, receipts from the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s 3 percent tax on hotel room rentals was down from 2017. But things turned around in September. And through November, the room tax brought it $25,194 more than it did in the same months a year earlier. In fact, October was…
Mark Calitri speaks tourism: Visit Owensboro is courting bus tour operators across the United States
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/cvb-is-courting-bus-tour-operators/article_f0a6610e-6413-5486-bc4a-a5c829b81785.htmlMark Calitri, CVB president, said the idea is to “introduce them to Owensboro and put our community on their road map. These tour operators, if impressed, will book future bus group trips to visit Owensboro.”He said, “Bus groups continue to be a profitable segment of business for most cities across the country.”The success of the…
Mark Calitri speaks tourism: Visit Owensboro earns 2018 Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Member of the year award
Mark Calitri speaks tourism: Visit Owensboro earns 2018 Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Member of the year award “2018 has been a transformational year for our organization!”, said Mark A. Calitri, president/CEO of Visit Owensboro. Calitri noted that one of the original goals for Owensboro Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau was to develop a…