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Danville CVB reports four years of tourism growth, proposes $160,000 marketing budget and new brochure
Summary
The Danville Convention & Visitors Bureau told the City Commission that county tourism employment, tax receipts and overall economic impact rose in 2024; the bureau is seeking to spend about $160,000 on advertising, new photography and a brochure this fiscal year.
Kendall Clinton, director of the Danville Convention & Visitors Bureau, told the Danville City Commission on July 28 that Boyle County’s tourism indicators increased in 2024 compared with 2021, and the bureau plans a roughly $160,000 marketing program for the coming fiscal year.
Clinton said the state’s Tourism Economics study shows 696 tourism-supported jobs in Boyle County for 2024 (up from 628 in 2021) and an overall economic impact of about $83.5 million, a $12 million increase from 2021. He told commissioners that labor income figures and state and local tax collections also rose and…
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