Tourism
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Blue Bell’s Normandy Farm Welcomes New Partnership with Bluestone Fine Art Gallery
The Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center in Blue Bell has announced the addition of a contemporary art gallery in the resort’s conference center. Old City Philadelphia’s Bluestone Fine Art Gallery will transform the common areas of Normandy Farm’s conference center into a farm-chic art experience designed to engage corporate retreat guests and meeting attendees.…
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Valley Forge National Park Help Bring Record Tourist to Philly Region
Valley Forge National Park and Longwood Gardens are among the attractions that helped make the 2016 tourist season the best one yet for the Philadelphia region, writes Linda Loyd for Philly.com. Last year saw a record breaking 42 million visitors, continuing seven years of growth in tourism across the region. Tourists also spent $6.8 billion…
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From Chesco: Check Out This Awesome Video on Longwood Gardens as Main Fountain Set to Reopen this Weekend
This weekend, Longwood Gardens will reopen the main fountain garden after a two-year, $90 million renovation. Four thousand pieces of carved limestone were removed and sent to conservators, while underground pipe was also removed so a new infrastructure of underground concrete tunnels could be built. The restored gardens will wow visitors with water streams that…
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VFTCB Holds Rally for National Travel, Tourism Week
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board gathered 200 members and guests at the Philadelphia Cricket Club on Monday for a travel rally to promote the region’s attractions and tourism highlights. The rally coincided with the Board’s second annual Destination Montco Golf Classic and was held in support of National Travel & Tourism Week, a…
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Who is Mike Bowman’s New Friend?
Not a clue! All this handsome fox would tell Mike Bowman, President & CEO at Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, last week is 1) that he was born and raised in a hut in Valley Forge National Park and 2) he had recently picked up an iPhone on a shopping spree at the King of…
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VFTCB’s Ed Harris Promotes New Tourism Campaign on Comcast, Makes PBJ’s 40 Under 40 List
Ed Harris, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, recently appeared on an episode of Comcast Newsmakers to discuss the new technology being used to highlight Montgomery County. Particularly, Harris highlighted the Snap Montco Tourism Campaign that utilizes the increasingly popular Snapchat Spectacles and encourages people to…
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Revolutionary 5-Mile Run Benefiting Valley Forge Park Sets Attendance Record
The 12th edition of the Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run had 1,500 participants who assembled at Valley Forge National Historical Park in the early morning hours of April 23. It was the biggest turnout for the fundraising event – organized by the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board – in the history of the race.…
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High-Profile Sports Weekend to Spark Huge Economic Impact in Montco
Between the Penn Relays and the NFL Draft, an estimated 300,000 sports fans will rush into the area for the weekend of April 27-30. The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board whipped out a playbook of strategic marketing and sales efforts to get them to consider a stay in Montgomery County. The VFTCB cited a…
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VFTCB Harnesses Power of Social Media, Launches Snap Montco Campaign
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board has partnered with one of its more than 500 members, Branded Productions in North Wales, to capture new Snapchat Spectacles footage at some of Montgomery County’s most popular attractions. Snapchat Spectacles are sunglasses that have a built-in camera to capture your adventures while on the go. Like a…
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Wayne’s Synergy Hospitality Adds Valley Forge/Oaks Hotel to Expanding Portfolio
Wayne’s Synergy Hospitality has announced the addition of the Hampton Inn & Suites Valley Forge/Oaks to its growing hotel management portfolio. This marks the fourth Hampton Inn and sixth Hilton branded hotel under Synergy Hospitality’s management. The company was awarded the management contract after the hotel was recently acquired by Oaks Hotels, LLC. [uam_ad id=”51709″]…
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International Travel Writers Visit Valley Forge, King of Prussia Mall
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board helped welcome eight travel writers from across Europe to Montgomery County. The journalists were drawn to the U.S. by a preview visit to the Museum of the American Revolution, on track for its April 19 opening. The VFTCB welcomed the group to Valley Forge as a way of…
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United States Sinks Three Slots To 7th in New Wharton Ranking of World’s Best Countries
The second annual global ranking of the best countries in the world brings some bad news for the U.S., as it dropped three spots from last year to seventh place, writes Adam Taylor for The Washington Post. The “Best Countries” ranking conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, U.S. News & World Report, and…
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Valley Forge Casino Resort Gearing up For New Games and Slot Machines
Five years into operations, the Valley Forge Casino Resort will be undergoing some major refurbishments including purchasing 60 brand new slot machines, writes Jane M. Von Bergen for Philly.com. “We have purchased in the past three months more new slot machines than we did in the previous almost five years combined,” said CEO Eric Pearson,…
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VFTCB Expands Staff, Adds Associate Director of Sales and Director of Arts
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has added two new positions to its organization, with the unified goal of increasing tourism throughout Montgomery County. Scott Higgins is the new Associate Director of Sales, and Jessica Willingham is Director of Arts and Culture. Higgins is a 10-year veteran of the local hospitality industry, having spent…
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VFTCB Recommends Four Add-On Sites for Visitors of Philadelphia’s Museum of American Revolution
Now that ticket sales have begun for Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has a message for eager history buffs: As you await the April 19 opening date, come to Montgomery County, 18 miles west of the museum, and experience the actual locations for yourself. “We are the…
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Interactive Wikimap Aims to Increase Cycling in Ambler
With the benefits of cycling ranging from better health to helping preserve the environment, the Montgomery County Planning Commission is working on getting people of all ages outside on their bikes, writes Ryan Genova for The Ambler Gazette. To help achieve this, the commission has started the Bike MontCo initiative. Its interactive Wikimap allows users…
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VFTCB Study Suggests A Sports Facility Would Bring Montco Millions in Tourist Dollars
Montgomery County is losing millions in tourist dollars through missed sports travel opportunities according to a new feasibility study by the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board, writes Kenneth Hilario for Philadelphia Business Journal. According to the agency, area sports events have grown significantly over the past five years, accounting for 54 percent of all…
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VFTCB Releases Fun Social Media Video to Promote Hotel Package
To promote its Montco Winter Escape Hotel Package heading into the three-day Presidents Day weekend, the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has released a fun social media promo video. The video was filmed at Spring Mountain Adventures and features George Washington and Bubby the Bison from Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown. It was directed…
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