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Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the Southeast this year!
The 2006 Travel South Showcase, held on February 18-22, was a great success this year. With elaborate entertainment for and much heartfelt support from the national and international community, the Southeast is booming and its Gulf States are quick to note that their cities are welcoming visitors from all over the world.
Travel South, a consortium of the twelve southeastern state tourism offices including West Virginia, holds a showcase every year that features the best of what the region has to offer. Almost 750 delegates attended the show this year. The first evening brought together 400 years history of Virginia music as the Virginia Tourism Corporation presented music groups from several different generations, including Native, bluegrass and shag music, with a surprise performance by Va. Governor Mark Warner. He sang and played harmonica, while each of the bands that played during the evening came up on stage for an explosive finale that set the bar high for the number of functions to follow that weekend.
Other highlights included the Official Louis Armstrong Society Jazz Band at Louisiana’s breakfast function, with its fiery singer and talented band members all worthy of the name of their band; dinner and entertainment at the Virginia Science Museum and the many tours on Saturday showcasing the city of Richmond and its surrounding areas.
A big topic for this showcase was the recovery and tourism efforts for those states and cities affected by last year’s hurricanes, Rita and Katrina. The message, coming from the regional, state and local levels, was one of hope and determination. While some areas have only a small percentage of pre-hurricane functionality, those are the more rural areas.
Popular tourist areas are largely intact and quick to welcome groups. But we can’t just tell you that without evidence! Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the Southeast this year.
By Heather Davis…Published in cooperation with Leisure Group Travel (www.leisuregrouptravel.com) a leader within the industry, delivering pertinent, timely content on the global group travel industry. Leisure Group Travel’s team understands intricately what planners deal with on a day-to-day basis and trends that are shaping the group travel marketplace.
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