Convention & Visitors Bureau: July 2007 Tourism Report

July 2007 Tourism Report

Nelson County Department of Economic Development and Tourism
July 2007 Report

Economic Development Update

Project
•   Updating the online business directory with Commissioner of the Revenue business license information
•   Managing the VA Dept. of Housing and Community Development Rural Broadband grant process
•   Working with the prospective buyer for the Callohill property
•   Coordinating the 2007 bicentennial celebration marketing efforts

June Meetings
June 1 – Colleen business park
June 1 - Broadband Management Team
June 4 – Economic Development Authority training
June 5 – Camp Jeep
June 6 – Bicentennial
June 7 – Explore Nelson Wine
June 13 – Dixie Youth World Series
June 14 – Virginia Association of Society Executives
June 20 - Broadband Management Team
June 26 – Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development

Tourism Update
Projects
•   Camp Jeep returns to Oak Ridge Estate July 26-28, 2007
•   VA Association of Society Executives meeting at Wintergreen Resort April 2008
•   Dixie Youth World Series - August 5-8
•   Virginia Planning Association meeting at Wintergreen Resort - July 2007

Montebello Fish Hatchery
641 visitors in June 2007

Tourism Statistics

                June 2007    YTD 2007   June 2006       YTD 2006
Phone        432            4,558          341                    2,924
Internet     228,728   1,957,839       97,024               833,980
Walk In   1,384       12,847            1,148                11,967


Taxes   May 2007   YTD 2007   May 2006       YTD 2006
Lodging   $39,094       465,582       37,532           452,070
Meals        $19,645       263,201       12,042           185,431

Media Coverage
Nelson County Times, News Advance, Daily Progress, News Virginian, magazines    Column Inches - 964 Number of articles - 30
Average open rate is $23.67 per column inch for regional papers –
Nelson County received $22,817 in advertising through print media sources.