Ohio Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus

01/26/2023

OACVB's Annual Educational Conference this week featured Jack Johnson from Destinations International. He discussed Destination Promotion: An Essential and Necessary Part of a Community. OACVB's Executive Director Andy Herf encouraged members to build relationships with their elected officials. Bureau marketing efforts were recognized at the STAR Awards presentation at lunch, emceed by Mike Kilburn of Out n About Columbus. The event wraps up with a board meeting today.

05/11/2022

OACVB Past President Daniel D Hostetler III shows his "softer" side while working the Medina County CVB booth today at Ohio Tourism Day on the Statehouse lawn. Ohio Tourism Day is a celebration of Ohio's tourism industry that includes entertainment, demonstrations, interactive experiences and booths represented by Ohio's tourism industry leaders.

08/16/2021

STAR AWARDS ENTRY PORTAL IS STILL OPEN!

Check your inboxes! OACVB is still accepting entries for the STAR Awards. STAR stands for State Tourism Achievement Recognition. This year participants may enter work from October 2019 through August 2021, since the awards program was postponed in 2020 because of the pandemic. This morning you should have received an e-mail from OACVB giving you all the details about the categories available to enter.

The deadline for entries is August 22. Awards will be presented at the STAR Awards Luncheon, scheduled for September 16, at the Horizon Lounge in the Huntington Center in Columbus.

You can also click this link to enter https://www.oacvb.org/wp/members-only/entries-and-enter/

Contact [email protected] if you have any questions

07/13/2021

The Lodging Grant provides grants up to $30,000 to hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast operations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn more and start your application at: BusinessHelp.Ohio.Gov

06/28/2021

The Entertainment Venue Grant provides grants up to $30,000 to theaters, music venues, spectator sports venues, museums, and other entertainment establishments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications open Tuesday, June 29.
For more info, visit: BusinessHelp.Ohio.Gov

06/28/2021

The Lodging Grant provides grants up to $30,000 to hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast operations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications open Tuesday, June 29.
For more information, visit: BusinessHelp.Ohio.Gov

06/28/2021

The Food and Beverage Establishment Grant provides grants up to $30,000 to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and other food and drinking businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications open Tuesday June 29. For more info, visit: BusinessHelp.Ohio.gov

04/09/2021

06/08/2020

The decision comes a day after the governor disappointed park fans across the state, when he announced that numerous attractions – zoos, museums, aquariums and movie theaters – could reopen, but left amusement parks off the list.

06/05/2020

Amusement park claims COVID-19 orders affecting summer opening delegate "unfettered and unbridled vague powers" to state, local health officials

06/05/2020

Zoos, museums, movie theaters, playgrounds and other tourist attractions shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic will be allowed to reopen on June 10. Learn more in The Wake Up.

06/04/2020

Ohio's long-shuttered movie theaters, museums and zoos can reopen Wednesday with attendance restrictions and coronavirus precautions, the office of Gov.

06/03/2020

Many industry leaders have grown impatient with DeWine for refusing to set a date for the reopening of major tourist attractions, even as restaurants, bars, hair salons, gyms and tattoo parlors have been permitted to reopen.

06/02/2020

Thank you to WTOL NEWS 11’s Jerry Anderson for having representatives from the Visit Northwest Ohio group on his show Leading Edge to discuss VisitNorthwestOhio.com.

Catch both parts of the full interview with Visit BG Ohio Executive Director Wendy Chambers, Visit Rossford Ohio Executive Director Beth Genson, and Destination Toledo CVB President Lance Woodworth in the links below.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/_IGqM_7phoo
Part 2: https://youtu.be/usP3J-hQsGY

06/01/2020

Indiana and Kentucky plan to reopen numerous tourist attractions in the coming weeks, said Julie Calvert, president of the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau. “I don’t want our visitors to go to those states and do things they can’t do here,” she said.

03/12/2020

OACVB had a great day of learning today at Progressive Field. @ Progressive Field

03/12/2020

Micki Byrnes of WKYC Channel 3 discussed working smarter in building media relationships at today's Spring Training.

03/12/2020

Terry Stewart explains how to go about "Transforming a Town Into A Destination" at OACVB's Spring Training.

03/12/2020

OACVB Spring Training today!

08/16/2019

Bidding ends Monday, August 19th for the auction benefiting the OACVB PAC! Bid now >>> http://bit.ly/2YUABPv

05/08/2019

OACVB Board Meeting - Horizon Suite of the Huntington Center May 8, 2019.

05/08/2019

The Ohio Tourism Industry hosted members of the Ohio Legislature at the Ohio Tourism Works Legislative Reception on May 7

02/12/2019

OACVB members met at the Ohio History Connection on February 7 for an educational luncheon and board meeting. There, State Senator Bob Peterson was presented the association's 2018 Susan L. Hamo Friend of the Industry Award for his efforts on behalf of the industry. He's pictured here with OACVB members in attendance. Photo credit: Daniel Lushek.

11/15/2018

In the interest of safety, the OACVB Executive Committee has canceled today’s OACVB meeting, including the President’s luncheon, STAR Awards and election of officers. With the statewide freezing rain, we cannot ask you to travel today.

In addition, we’ve already had two registered attendees cancel. If just two more cancel or don’t attend, we would not reach a quorum and would therefore be unable to conduct business – including electing officers.

We will let you know when the meeting is rescheduled.

09/25/2018

Happy to be at Cedar Point for the start of the Ohio Conference on Travel!

05/14/2018

The numbers are in: the tourism industry in Ohio continues it's upward trajectory, as visitors spent $44 billion in our state in 2017. Our member bureaus are on the front lines of helping connect visitors to amazing experiences in Ohio.

Ohio saw 219 million visits in 2017, and tourists spent $44 billion during their travels, according to TourismOhio officials.

03/07/2018

OACVB served as a sponsor of the State of the State Welcome Reception. It was a great event!

03/02/2018

Great feature from the Fremont News-Messenger telling the story of the awesome work that OACVB member Sandusky County Convention & Visitors Bureau is doing to drive economic development! Did you know tourism generated $143 million in business sales in Sandusky County in 2015?

Yonke column: Local tourism industry is gaining visibility.

01/26/2018

A terrific article in the Newark Advocate from Luconda Dager, President of Velvet Ice Cream, on the impact tourism has on our state. Ohio. Find It Here. and local CVBs are often the first line of contact to visitors who spend billions in our state every year.

A governor who supports the state’s $43 billion travel industry works to make the state more attractive to workers.