Owensboro is determined to live up to its 2004 Sports Illustrated title as “Kentucky’s Sportstown USA” and Visit Owensboro’s efforts are kicking into full gear in the new year! 2020 brings several new premier tournaments and events across a broad spectrum of sports. Owensboro is set to hold several 2A high school state tournaments that…
Tourism
Chamber Young Professionals teams with airport to promote Owensboro
Tourism at the Owensboro Airport is taking off! 2018 marked a peak in tourism for Owensboro as a whole, but particularly at the Owensboro Airport. Now, bigger flights are opening up out of the Owensboro Airport and attention is increasing around Owensboro’s key assets like O.Z Tyler and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame &…
CVB creating ‘Storytellers’ program
There’s always something to do in Owensboro– spread the word! Visit Owensboro is working to launch a special program they’re calling “Owensboro Storytellers”, a program to train frontline workers around Owensboro in hospitality and how to best share the city’s story with visitors. Officials in Owensboro have worked hard to create an environment fun for…
Convention & Visitors Bureau steps up promotions campaign
Owensboro is working to push their name internationally, now coining the slogan “bourbon, barbeque, and bluegrass”. Visit Owensboro is buying two full pages in the Bourbon Review and maximizing their presence online. Traffic from the Bourbon Review’s website and various social media gives hundreds of thousands of tourists direct access to Owensboro’s attractions. New professional…
The Miller House among top bourbon bars in America
The Bourbon Review, a quarterly magazine that features all things bourbon, has once again named the Miller House among the top bourbon bars in America. The Miller House, which opened in 2009, has grown their selection from 30 to 40 types of bourbon to over 700. Downtown Owensboro is the ideal location as one of…
Voices of Elmwood
Imagine getting to ride on an old school wagon through a cemetery when suddenly the dead come to life at their grave? The twelfth-annual Voices of Elmwood will be held at Elmwood Cemetery, beginning the evening of September 19, 2019 and will run for a total of nine evenings in September and October. …
Owensboro carving out tourism niche with bluegrass, bourbon, barbecue
Owensboro has become well known for its biggest assets: bluegrass, bourbon, and barbecue. The annual bluegrass festival, the latest O.Z. Tyler Distillery addition to the Bourbon Trail, the world-renowned barbeque spots, and state-of-the-art riverfront park have landed Owensboro high on the list of cities in Kentucky ramping up their tourism. Now, local developers are drawing…
Tourism ‘trending in right direction,’ Calitri says
Owensboro has upped its tourism development game, and the results are beginning to show. According to the Messenger-Inquirer article, tourist spending is up 3% since last year. Owensboro’s rise as a tourist destination in coverage across the US and internationally has brought visitors from as far as Brazil and South Korea. President and CEO of…
Ferris wheel ‘small piece’ of overall plan
Developers are working with Visit Owensboro to discuss the possibility of building a banjo-shaped amusement ride which would include a Ferris wheel and a drop tower. Local officials have begun to seek out public opinion on the latest development idea, which seems positive from both local establishments and community members who’ve seen the model in…
CVB projecting 3.66% increase from room tax
Owensboro’s future is looking even brighter! The Convention and Visitor’s Bureau announced their new 2019-2020 budget which projects higher revenue from the tax on hotel rooms. This means more will be put back into the Owensboro area in conventions, tournaments, and other attractions. Kentucky is branding 2020 as the “Year of Music” and as the…