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Trumbull County Tourism plans restaurant week, passport program and cooperative marketing push
Summary
Trumbull County Tourism announced a cooperative marketing kickoff March 6, an Italian Food Trail restaurant week beginning March 22 with participants choosing own specials, and an economic development tour focused on Vienna April 17; staff asked businesses to contact the tourism office to participate.
Beth Carmichael of Trumbull County Tourism briefed commissioners on the bureau's December 2025 financial report and several upcoming initiatives.
Carmichael said the office will launch a co-op marketing program on Friday, March 6, and encouraged visitor-serving businesses to participate with subsidized tiers. She described the Italian Food Trail and the bureau's passport program: "The Italian food trail launched in November...it has 8 different restaurants" participating in the passport program, while the full trail has more than 60 local sites. Restaurant week tied to the trail is scheduled to start Sunday, March 22, and participants can choose what specials to offer to accommodate small-business capacities.
Carmichael also announced an economic development tour on Friday, April 17 focusing on Vienna and asked interested businesses to sign up; she said staff capacity limits outreach to phone and email and that they will use Facebook and the trail's page to publicize opportunities.
Commissioners asked for clarification about outreach and participation; Carmichael acknowledged the office has two full-time staff and uses a mix of email, phone and social media to recruit participants. She said paper stickers and a physical passport will be used this year rather than an app, citing cost and prior abuse of the digital check-in approach.
Next steps: tourism staff to circulate co-op materials and registration instructions to eligible businesses and return with participation lists as needed.
