NEWS
RELEASES ARCHIVE
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July 17, 2008 - Motorcycle Travel Site
June 13, 2008 - More than $3.1 million in matching grants approved
May 7, 2008 - Mother's Day concert gets TV audience
May 5, 2008 - Moundsville Glassmaker wins Trophy Design competition
May 5, 2008 - Six ways to spend Tax Rebates
Apr. 30, 2008 - Tourism Week Proclamation
Apr. 21 , 2008 - FREE MAPP Workshop in Morgantown
Apr. 7 , 2008 - Mother's Day Events
Apr. 2 , 2008 - New Civil War Signage Program
Mar. 27 , 2008 - Spring Tourist Attractions
Feb. 6, 2008 - Tourism Day at the Legislature
Feb. 6, 2008 - Tourism Day at the Legislature
Jan. 11, 2008 - Gov. Joe Manchin issues a proclamation
Jan. 11, 2008 - All-new West Virginia travel guide now available
Dec. 10, 2007 - Feb 1 deadline to get listed in Film Office PSD
Nov. 29, 2007 - Free workshop Dec. 11
Nov. 26, 2007 - Monongah Centennial Commemoration Dec. 6
Nov. 7, 2007 - 2007 Tourism Awards
Nov. 1, 2007 - Wired and Wonderful Governor's Conference on Tourism
Sept. 25, 2007 - Internet Marketing Recommendations approved
Sept. 24, 2007 - Spectacular Fall Color
Sept. 24, 2007 - American Mountain Theater
Sept. 21, 2007 - $2.6 million in matching grants approved
Sept. 17, 2007 - Animal Upper Gauley Race
Sept. 4, 2007 - Annual whitewater pilgrimage
Aug. 28,2007 - Answer the Call and win a camry
Jul. 31, 2007 - Monongah Mine Centennial Features Special Events
Jul. 11, 2007 - Mountainfest motorcycle rally July 26 to 29
Jun. 26, 2007 - Matching Advertising Partnership Program workshop
Apr. 18, 2007 - New guide shows off West Virginia's golf courses
Jan. 7, 2007 - State travel guide
Nov.
29, 2006 - Stars of the Industry award winners
announced
Sept.
14, 2006 - Deadline Sept. 22 for tourism industry
and media awards
Sept.
6 , 2006 - Get ready for the rush of Gauley Season
Aug.
31, 2006 - West Virginia Tourism wins national
advertising award
June
6, 2006 - WV tourism ads target Washington commuter
with free gas
June
5, 2006 - Gov. Manchin tours WV vacation spots
on statewide TV
May
26, 2006 - Tourism officials expect busy summer
season
May
17, 2006 - West Virginia celebrates National
Tourism Week
May
10, 2006 -- West Virginia has not used New Jersey's
rejected slogan
March
16, 2006 - West Virginia Tourism takes show on
the road
Feb.
2, 2006 - National award-winning travel guide
now available
Jan.
19, 2006 - Tourism Day highlights state's partnerships
Dec.
12, 2005 - West Virginia Tourism 2005 Timeline
Nov.
9, 2005 - Garden clubs dedicate marker at I-68
welcome center
Nov.
2, 2005 - Tourism names annual industry award
winners
Nov.
1, 2005 - Division of Tourism releases overnight
visitor study
Aug.
31, 2005 - Stars of the Industry awards call
for nominations
Aug.
25, 2005 - WV Tourism takes two national advertising
awards
July
21, 2005 - Study shows travelers spending more
money in West Virginia
July
12, 2005 - New Civil War brochures stress West
Virginia's role in history
May
4, 2005 - New guide higlights West Virginia golf
courses
March
30, 2005 - West Virginia destinations featured
on Weather Channel this week
March
15, 2005 - West Virginia locations featured on
Appalachian Regional Commission/National Geographic Traveler
map
Feb.
28, 2005 - WVU study tracks tourism's contribution
to state economy
Feb.
7, 2005 - All-new West Virginia travel guide
available free
Feb.
1, 2005 - West Virginia celebrates Black History
Month
Dec.
17, 2004 - West Virginia events and locales top
magazine's readers' choice awards
Dec.
14, 2004 - International Mountain Bike Association
gives West Virginia top honors in its report card
Dec.
9, 2004 - New interpretive signs highlight Civil
War campaigns
Oct.
15, 2004 - West Virginia Tourism announces Stars
of the Industry award winners
Oct.
12, 2004 - Acclaimed
national speakers highlight tourism conference
Sept.
22, 2004 - West Virginia's
fall foliage show begins
Sept.
21, 2004 - Three West Virginia
festivals among the country's top special events
Sept.
21, 2004 - Gauley Season
whitewater rafting begins
Aug.
16, 2004 - 2004 West Virginia
Tourism awards call for entries
Aug.
6, 2004 - Pipestem Resort
State Park to appear on CBS TV
July
8, 2004 - West Virginia
Tourism's D.C. Metro station advertising blitz
June
17, 2004 - Tourism commission
approves grant requests
June
14, 2004 - Gov.
Bob Wise opens new I-77 Welcome Center
June
3, 2004 - Media
Advisory -- Summer events satellite uplink on June 8
June
1, 2004 - West
Virginia Tourism names 2005 travel guide publisher
April
21, 2004 - Tourism
Commission announces new grant guidelines
March
16, 2004 - Tourism
Commission postpones ad grants review
March
11, 2004 - Monroe
County destination to be featured on national TV
March
2 , 2004 - Tourism
Commission lifts stay on grant program
Feb.
26, 2004 - Tourism
Commission agrees to governor's compromise bill
Feb.
2, 2004 - Gov.
Wise, Dr. Carter kick off Black History Month
Jan.
28, 2004 - New
study confirms value of state tourism advertising
Jan.
26, 2004 - Jan.
28 is Tourism Day at the Legislature
Jan.
15, 2004 - West
Virginia tourism industry prospered in 2003
Jan.
8, 2004 - Beckley
theater to host special film screening
Dec.
30, 2003 - New
Dreamworks film features West Virginia
Nov.
21, 2003 - West
Virginia Division of Tourism's new marketing director
Nov.
21, 2003 - Tourism Commission
awards November advertising grants
Nov.
20, 2003 - Whitewater
rafting guides help rescue flood victims
Oct.
7, 2003 - Bridge Day features
country's most daring thrill ride
Oct.
2, 2003 - WV Tourism names
Stars of the Industry award winners
Sept.
10, 2003 - Fall foliage
should be thick, colorful
Sept.
5, 2003 - State tourism
office receives national award
Aug.
26, 2003 - Lewis and Clark
anniversary events in September
Aug.
14, 2003 - Tourism conference
grants and awards
June
23, 2003 - Carver announces
film office director
June
10, 2003 - June 18 event
kicks off 35th whitewater anniversary
June
9, 2003 - Tourism names
Wooldridge employee of the quarter
June
5, 2003 - West Virginia
visitor numbers increase above national levels
May
28, 2003 - Governor proclaims
June Mountain Bike Month in WV
April
3, 2003 - Governor names
Carver to commissioner post
Feb.
24, 2003 - Latest study
shows increase in state visitors
Feb.
20, 2003 - Tourism names
employee of the quarter
Feb.
18, 2003 - Learn about
one of the state's most prosperous industries
Feb.
17, 2003 - Tourism brings
good economic news in hard times
Jan.
31, 2003 - West Virginia
native appears on CBS News Sunday Morning
Jan.
30, 2003 - Governor Wise
to join Black History Month Kickoff
Jan.
15, 2003 - Governor announces
acting commerce commissioner
Dec.
18, 2002 - West Virginia Tourism
gets cyberspace notoriety
