Convention & Visitors Bureau

Nelson County Department of Economic Development and Tourism
May  2007 Report

Tourism Update
Projects
ï    Worked with VA Tourism Corporationís Central VA Media Tour ñ 4/20-21
ï    Speaker at the VA Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus Tourism Summit
ï    Working with Monticello Wine Trail program
ï    Working with Monticello preferred partners program
ï    Events submitted to Wintergreen property ownerís weekly newsletter
ï    Blue Ridge Country will feature Hurricane Camille in the July 2007 issue
ï    Camp Jeep returns to Oak Ridge Estate July 26-28, 2007

Montebello Fish Hatchery
520 visitors in April 2007

Tourism Statistics
            Fiscal                    Fiscal
    April 2007    YTD 2007    April 2006        YTD 2006
Phone    335        3,630        305            2,356
Internet 200,544    1,492,002    60,494            641.227    
Walk In    1,363        10,007        971            9,663
    
Taxes    March 2007    YTD 2007    March 2006        YTD 2006
Lodging    $16,099        230,891        13,861            164,812
Meals    $38,681        394,791        40,633            384,215

Media Coverage
Nelson County Times, News Advance, Daily Progress, News Virginian, magazines    Column Inches – 960  Number of articles -  14
Average open rate is $23.67 per column inch for regional papers ñ
Nelson County received  $22,723 in advertising through print media sources.

Economic Development Update

Project
ï    Managing the VA Dept. of Housing and Community Development Rural Broadband grant process
ï    Coordinating the Economic Development Authorityís Business Appreciation event
ï    Contributed to the AIA Central VAís exhibit Hidden in Plain Sight: 150 Years of Architectural Design and Diversity
ï    Contributed to Encyclopedia VA project
ï    Voice of America interview on workforce
ï    Facilitating the marketing and branding strategy process
ï    Working with the prospective buyer for the Callohill property
ï    Coordinating the 2007 bicentennial celebration marketing efforts

April Meetings
April 2 ñ broadband grant
April 4 ñ broadband grant
April 5 ñ Explore Nelson Wine
April 5 ñ Economic Development Authority
April 9 ñ Callohill property
April 10 ñ Camp Jeep
April 10  ñ Oakland Museum
April 10 ñ Vinton Economic Development
April 19 ñ Callohill property
April 20 ñ VA Downtown Development Association
April 21-23 ñ VA Tourism Corporation travel writers tour
April 21-22 ñ Monticello Wine Festival
April 24-25 VA Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus Tourism Summit
April 26 – Bicentennial