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Visit Quad Cities received a $50,000 grant from the Regional Development Authority (RDA) as part of the spring grant cycle. The funding will support the organization’s efforts to promote tourism, host events in the Quad Cities, and promote economic development in the region. In the spring grant cycle, the RDA awarded $2,019,680 to 75 grant recipients, focusing on workforce services, arts and culture, education and economic development. The group aims to strategically fund efforts that create vibrant, inclusive and growing communities. “We are extremely grateful to the Department of Regional Development for this generous grant and investment,” said Joanne Kranovich,…

Tony Kurzweil and Annie Rose Ramos 46 minutes ago Police announced this week that four Colombians were arrested in connection with an operation known as “robber tourism” in Glendale. Investigators believe the four men were hiding cameras on city streets and on private property to monitor residents and see when they could rob their homes. The police department released video of the arrest on Monday after a man was pulled over in a vehicle traveling without his headlights on. Officers searched the vehicle and found video surveillance equipment with a battery pack charging system disguised as foliage. Also found in…

Mayor Donna Deegan proclaimed May 19-25 National Travel and Tourism Week in Jacksonville during a reception held May 22 at Visit Jacksonville headquarters and the downtown visitor’s center.Deegan said 10 percent of Duval County residents, or about 54,000 people, work in the tourism industry.She also commented on a survey gauging the experience of people from far away who came to Jacksonville for the annual Donna Marathon Weekend.”Everyone says our citizens have been very welcoming, and it makes me proud to hear that,” Deegan said.City Council President Ron Salem is chairman of the Duval County Tourist Development Council, the city agency…

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that North Carolina’s tourism economy will reach record levels in 2023, with travelers spending more than $35.6 billion on travel in and to the state. That’s a nearly 7% increase from the previous record set in 2022, according to the governor’s office. The state ranks fifth in the nation for domestic visitors, behind California, Florida, Texas and New York. According to the governor’s office, direct tourism employment in the state increased by nearly 5% to 227,200 in 2023, increasing direct tourism employment to $9.3 billion. The preliminary findings come from a study commissioned by Visit…

Plymouth is home to a popular amphitheater, a lively community and ice center, an extensive network of parks and trails, plenty of restaurants, and a calendar packed with city-sponsored events. But many residents of the growing west metro suburbs have no idea, so the city is setting up its own tourism marketing arm to get the word out. “Tournament planners say over and over again that everyone enjoys Plymouth, but no one knows what’s going on or what we have to offer,” he said during the winter. said Katie Langland, who was hired as the city’s new destination marketing coordinator.…

It would be naive to think that Malaysians prefer Thailand over Hong Kong mainly because of the availability of halal food. Thailand is rich in attractions such as white sand beaches, island hopping, a variety of family-friendly activities, and is generally more affordable in terms of food, transport, and accommodation. These factors contribute to its appeal to tourists as well as halal food. Therefore, instead of focusing only on expanding the number of halal eateries, Hong Kong should also prioritize building an ecosystem of amenities that will benefit it. This should include modest but important efforts such as encouraging Hong…

Auren, a professional services firm that provides audit, legal advice, consulting and corporate services, has announced its first Sustainable Tourism Observatory. The initiative, implemented by Auren’s tourism consulting division, is a collaboration with the Andalusian Institute of Tourism Research and Innovation and the Spanish Network of Tourism Graduate Programs. This report examines 77 Spanish municipalities recognized as tourist destinations, spanning rural areas, seaside towns and urban hinterlands, in order to measure variables related to sustainability transition and sustainable management. I investigated. Key focus areas include fostering innovation and the use of technology in tourism, environmental management and conservation of fragile…

RICHMOND — Kicking off National Travel and Tourism Week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that more than $3.27 million in matching grants and sponsorship funds will be awarded to 268 tourism programs, including several local organizations, as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Grants Program. The financial assistance program is aimed at increasing visitor numbers and tourist spending by 2025 by combining local marketing funds with state funds, according to the governor’s office. This funding cycle saw local partners match VTC funding with more than $9.2 million to support new marketing and events focused on increasing overnight visits to Virginia…

A sharp shift to the political right is likely to mean the next European Commission president will be a conservative, but the right-wing camp is affected by a number of political cleavages, some of which are almost insurmountable, according to an exclusive Euronews Superpoll. advertisementConservative forces are expected to win the European elections, according to an exclusive new Euronews Super Poll from the Euronews Polling Centre. Centre-right, far-right and extreme-right parties are leading the opinion polls in major EU countries. Meanwhile, in some countries, Liberal Democrats are likely to face tough defeats as the centre-left settles into a fragile plateau…

This article was originally published in Portuguese Portuguese citizens usually have the lowest voter turnout in European Parliament elections. Will Portuguese people follow the trend of recent parliamentary elections and turn out to vote on June 9th? advertisementIn the 2019 European elections, Portugal recorded its highest abstention rate since joining the European Union, at 68.6%, in contrast to a European voter turnout of around 50%.As a study published by the European Parliament at the time revealed, political dissatisfaction was the main reason behind Portugal’s record abstention rate of 68.6% in the May 2019 European Parliament elections.However, there is optimism that…