RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Region Tourism Executive Vice President Katherine O’Donnell is touting good news as she works to attract visitors to the metro area. “Visitors, when they come here, they're ...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Richmond Region Tourism announced today the launch of a new, multi-channel $2 million marketing campaign to inspire travel to the central Virginia destination. “Speaks ...

Richmond Region Tourism President and CEO Katherine O’Donnell said about 18.3 million people visited the Richmond area in ...

Virginia’s first tourism improvement district received approval this week and can begin collecting funds from Richmond-region travelers to fund tourism marketing efforts beginning July 1. Following ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With National Beer Day coming up on April 7, Richmond Region Tourism has launched a new smartphone tool that provides residents and visitors a new way to explore the local ...

Travel and tourism spending in the Richmond region grew 5% in 2018 compared with the prior year. Tourism generated more than $2.6 billion in local spending, according to a new study released Tuesday ...

The Richmond region recorded a year-over-year record in hotel occupancy tax for a second consecutive year, according to Richmond Region Tourism. The region’s hotels generated a total of $35 million in ...

Waynesboro plans to advertise heavily in Baltimore and Richmond in an effort to encourage overnight tourism stays to the city. Waynesboro Tourism received a $20,000 grant to support its “A Getaway ...

With several new and expanded facilities across the region, the greater Richmond area has become an attractive hub for amateur sporting events, bringing in hundreds of thousands of visitors and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State tourism officials are inviting fans of film and history to walk in the footsteps of Steven Spielberg and his “Lincoln” stars at the Virginia Capitol, the Confederate White ...

Visitors spent $35.1 billion in Virginia in 2024 — up 5.4% from 2023. Overnight visitation surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with 44.7 million visitors last year. Tourism directly supported over 229,000 ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Do you want to become a certified ambassador for the Richmond Region? Join the FREE I Am Tourism Ambassador Training session from 1-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9 at the Greater Richmond ...