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What motivated a Miami sports organization to seek out Southern Indiana for its Midwest Regional Qualifier tournament? It was all based on a simple tweet.

International Slow Pitch Softball’s commissioner, Manuel Ferrero, wanted to locate a tourney in the Midwest. He tweeted the question to his

The Southern Indiana Tourism Coalition is a group of tourism partners in Clark and Floyd Counties who gather every other month to network, share the latest industry news, and partner to make tourism a stronger industry. Join us for a meeting!

As a tourism business, you can provide a brief update on

In 2014, travelers spent more than $265 million in tourism-related businesses in Clark and Floyd Counties. This spending accounts for monies spent on hotels, food and beverage, recreation and entertainment, retail, and transportation.

Source: Longwoods International, OTTI, Reach Market Planning,

Popular Beatles music festival to be held in Jeffersonville in 2017

On March 21, Jeffersonville announced the annual Abbey Road on the River music festival will move across the river to Southern Indiana beginning Memorial Day weekend in 2017. The Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau

Kate Kane led a group on a fact-finding mission trip to Franklin, Tenn. A total of 11 partners and staff members accompanied her.

Why did they go?
Residents and visitors alike are gravitating to walkable downtown areas to spend their leisure time. The trip’s goal was to exchange ideas with the

Southern Indiana Tourism Coalition meetings are held on even numbered months throughout the year. They alternate between breakfast and lunch meetings. Below is the schedule for 2016 meetings.

8:30 a.m., June 1 Carnegie Center, New Albany

11:30 a.m., Aug. 3 Ogle Center, New Albany

8:30 a.m., Oct. 5