Greenville has been selected to host the annual Visit NC 365 Conference on Tourism, scheduled for March 12-14, 2017, at the recentlty expanded Greenville Convention Center.
“Our entire hospitality community is incredibly excited to host the Visit NC 365 Conference in 2017,” Andrew Schmidt, executive director of the Greenville-Pitt County Convention Visitors Bureau, said in a news release. “We have a real opportunity within our statewide tourism industry to make a statement about what Greenville and Pitt County are all about and where our destination is headed in the near future.”
The Visit NC 365 Conference, billed as North Carolina’s premier travel industry event, will bring more than 500 of the state’s tourism industry leaders together for opportunities to learn about new travel trends and issues, hear from industry experts, network with other travel professionals and media partners, preview Visit North Carolina strategic marketing initiatives, and experience the culture and hospitality of various parts of the state.
“Tourism in North Carolina is a $21 billion industry and we are thrilled to be working with Greenville to host our annu al tourism conference,” Wit Tuttle, executive director of Visit North Carolina. “Greenville has an outstanding convention facility that will be a perfect fit for the educational and marketing seminars offered at the conference. And of course, our attendees will get to experience some Eastern North Carolina hospitality.”
The Greenville-Pitt County Convention Visitors Bureau will host the closing luncheon of Visit NC 365 2016 on March 15 in Cherokee to give attendees a preview of Greenville as the host conference destination the following year.
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