The new 2012-2013 Spokane Regional Visitor Guide was just printed with three stunning photographs exemplifying our region. One cover photo is the work of Spokane Community College Freshman Brian Jamieson.
(Spokane, WA, April 19, 2012) - The exceptional employees and extraordinary businesses in our regional tourism industry will be celebrated at the 13th Annual Inland Northwest Tourism Awards. Beyond individual employees and tourism based businesses, organizations that create tourism impact in our region will also be honored May 16, 2012 at a ceremony to be held at The Mirabeau Park Hotel and Convention Center.
(Spokane, WA, - March 29, 2012) - Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent by visitors to Spokane County every year and locally, the tourism industry supports more than 9,000 local jobs. New figures calculated by Dean Runyan and Associates show direct visitor spending and visitor airfares at $803.4 million for Spokane County in 2009. Increasing by 6.6% in 2010, visitor spending including inbound airfare jumped to $856 million.
(Spokane, WA, November 22, 2011) - There's no better way to judge your own performance than asking the opinion of your customers. That's what Visit Spokane's convention sales team does when they turn to their Customer Advisory Board (CAB).
(Spokane, WA, September 15, 2011) - The Washington Tourism Alliance (WTA) is coming to Spokane for your input about tourism promotion in Washington State.
Spokane, WA, July 26, 2011) - This week, U.S. House Republicans are threatening to eliminate the Corporation for Travel Promotion as a part of their "YouCut" campaign.
(Spokane, WA, June 28, 2011)- Funding for the Washington State Tourism office will end June 30, but the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau remains open and will continue striving to increase economic development through the business of tourism.