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VBC Celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week at Rose Bank Winery VBC President & COO Jerry Lepping opened the program by sharing key tourism statistics. As reported by the U.S. Travel Association, travel generated $2.5 trillion for the U.S. economy and supported 15.7 million jobs in 2018 with one out of every 10 national jobs being dependent on tourism. Commissioner Robert G. Loughery shared a new Tourism and Hospitality Product Development Assessment initiative that is being conducted in partnership with the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, the Bucks County Workforce Development Board and Visit Bucks County. The tourism office also recognized individuals and organizations for the National Travel & Tourism Week Awards. Honorees were nominated by their peers in the local hospitality industry. VBC distributed $181,000 in tourism grants to assist in the development and enhancement of not-for-profit tourism product and marketing in Bucks County. READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE
VBC Celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week at Rose Bank Winery
VBC President & COO Jerry Lepping opened the program by sharing key tourism statistics. As reported by the U.S. Travel Association, travel generated $2.5 trillion for the U.S. economy and supported 15.7 million jobs in 2018 with one out of every 10 national jobs being dependent on tourism.
Commissioner Robert G. Loughery shared a new Tourism and Hospitality Product Development Assessment initiative that is being conducted in partnership with the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, the Bucks County Workforce Development Board and Visit Bucks County.
The tourism office also recognized individuals and organizations for the National Travel & Tourism Week Awards. Honorees were nominated by their peers in the local hospitality industry.
VBC distributed $181,000 in tourism grants to assist in the development and enhancement of not-for-profit tourism product and marketing in Bucks County.
READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE