If you’re like me, you’re welcoming a new year after the challenges of 2009. As with many businesses last year, the Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau went through a series of changes and new appointments that has us poised to maximize tourism opportunities in Boone County.
Here’s just some of what we’re hoping to accomplish in the coming year.
MORE TOURISM VENUES – The Boone CCVB has reached out to our Boone County communities with the intent to establish additional tourism events in the coming year. We’re looking to include communities like Whitestown and Jamestown on our events calendar and will be working with their local organizations to create events that fit their location and will provide a boost to their economies.
EVEN BETTER ESTABLISHED EVENTS – Whether it’s the Zionsville Fall Festival or the Festival of the Turning Leaves, MORE is better when it comes to increased activities, shows and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy during our annual festivals.
MORE TOURISM MARKETING IN 2010 – The BooneCCVB will be extending our marketing reach to greater audiences with new advertising programs we’ll be working on with the Indiana State Department of Tourism. You’ll find more online about Boone County events, attractions and festivals – both at our www.boonecvb.com website and information posted on Indiana State tourism websites.
A TOURISM BUREAU YOU CAN FIND – With our new office on the Courthouse Square in Lebanon, IN, the Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau now has a physical presence in the county where tourism organizations can come and discuss their events and how better to market them to the greater public.
WIDE OPEN THINKING – When it comes to building tourism in Boone County, nothing’s out of bounds. We’re already looking into a variety of events that could possibly be introduced as new opportunities for tourism. We also welcome any Boone County organization to come talk with us about their ideas to build tourism in this area.
A RENEWED COMMITMENT – The current board of the Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau is made up of members from across the county who are committed to seeing tourism grow and succeed. Our board works very well together, with a combination of fiscal responsibility and new thinking that’s already resulted in attendance increases across the board in last year’s many festivals.
In closing, please remember this is YOUR Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau. We welcome the input, thoughts and comments of anyone interested in making tourism better for our county.
We hope your New Year unfolds with peace, happiness and good health all year long. Remember you’re always welcome to contact the Boone County Convention & Visitors Bureau for information about all there is to see and do in this great county of ours – all year long.
And thanks to all who have supported our efforts and helped make 2009 one of the most successful tourism seasons on record. We look forward to surpassing these achievements in 2010.
