Convention & Visitors Bureau: February 2008 Monthly Report

February 2008 Monthly Report

Nelson County Department of Economic Development and Tourism
February 2008 Report

Projects
•       Implementing the Business Appreciation Recognition Program with the Commissioner of the Revenue
•       Appointed to Virginia Alcohol Beverage Commission tourism advisory board
•       Organizing the local effort for the state Civil War commemoration
•       Working with a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student on a Open Space and Agricultural Preservation Plan
•       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 – Phase 2

January 2008 Meetings
January 4 – Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development
January 4 – Bicentennial publication
January 7 – Blue Ridge Community Foundation
January 9-10 – Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
January 11 – Colleen Business Park
January 17 – Economic Development Authority
January 18 - Bicentennial publication
January 21 – Central Virginia Destination Marketing Organization
January 22 – Virginia Commonwealth University
January 23 – Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
January 24 – Small Business Development Center
January 26-27 – Hosted Recreation News travel writer
January 28-29 - Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development, Virginia Economic Development Partnership and University of Virginia Research Lab tour
January 30 - Lexington/Rockbridge Preservation Association

Montebello Fish Hatchery
108 visitors in January 2008

Tourism Statistics                          Fiscal                                                  Fiscal
                    January 2008            YTD 2008        January 2007            YTD 2007
Phone           413                         3,529                   491                         2,590
Internet        302,704                 1,917,053           139,569                     936,054
Walk In         394                     7,576                   668                             7,263

Taxes           December 2007           YTD 2008        December 2006           YTD 2007
Lodging     $39,054                         226,890             29,369                          176,305
Meals          $37,520                         251,157            43,635                         257,548

Media Coverage
Nelson County Times, News Advance, Daily Progress, News Virginian, magazines    Column Inches - 431 Number of articles -8
Nelson County received $10,202 in advertising through print media sources