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 ...

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 ...

NEW KENT — New Kent County celebrated an increase in tourism spending to more than $240 million in 2024 during a record-breaking year for tourism in the Richmond area. Richmond Region Tourism ...

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced today that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a record high $35.1 billion in visitor spending in 2024, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia has an incredible amount of lakes, springs, reservoirs and ponds — and quite a few of them can be found in Central Virginia. The Virginia Department of Wildlife ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is for lovers — and you can visit over 300 giant, beautiful ‘LOVE’ signs, or LOVEworks, throughout the Commonwealth that commemorate that sentiment. How many of them ...

Visitor experience, authenticity and connectivity will be critical factors for Virginia's travel and tourism industry to flourish over the next five years, according to a state consultant. From its ...

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 ...

FILE - Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Gambling ...