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The tourism industry is a significant part of Southern Indiana’s economy. That’s what the latest tourism data shows. Overall spending in the region increased more than 15% over the previous year. The tourism industry in Clark and Floyd Counties ranked in the top 40% of all Indiana counties.

This

Through its media relations efforts, the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau helped generate the following articles about travel to Southern Indiana.

Features on Southern Indiana

Country Living magazine’s article about under-the-radar southern cities that are perfect for a girlfriend’s

Though it has been open for less than two years, but Cobblestone Hotel & Suites has won its company’s “Property of the Year” award at a recent conference in Omaha.

The hotel was recognized as a standout among Cobblestone’s 83 properties open now. The Charlestown hotel was also honored as a property

Why Should Tour Operators Choose Our Destination?
By Kate Kane

If you’ve ever been in charge of your family’s vacation plans, you know that picking the right destination with just the right itinerary is a lot of pressure. You want everyone to have fun, and you want them to have great memories of the

More than 150 tourism leaders from around the state will come to Clarksville for the annual Indiana Tourism Conference, thanks to the successful bid proposal from the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center and the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau. The Indiana Tourism Association (ITA)

What’s happening in the SoIN Visitor Center? We had visitors from a variety of states and countries. Here are the stats!

October stats:

• 563 Visitors to the Center in October
• 26 states
• 5 countries

Visitors came from 26 States:

1. Alabama
2. Kentucky
3. California
4. North Dakota
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma
7. Nevada

Here’s what’s happening on the SoIN Facebook page.

The post with the highest organic reach: WDRB’s story on Shawn’s Southern Barbecue

Highest organic engagement:

The story on Shawn’s Southern Barbecue also received the highest engagement with 1,100 post clicks and 223 reactions, comments, and

Kirk Randolph, director at the Paul W. Ogle Cultural & Community Center, was honored at Louisville Business First’s “Forty Under 40” event on Sept. 22. The award recognizes up-and-coming business and community leaders under the age of 40.

An accomplished musician, Randolph oversees musical and

By Kate Kane

As far back as the 1800s, the motorcoach has been the most popular form of group travel. Greyhound became a standard for groups with its first route in 1914. From there, an industry was born.

Fast forward to 2016 Southern Indiana. How does the motorcoach industry affect our way of life,

Fox 59 segment to air Nov. 2

Mark Newman, director of the Indiana Office of Tourism Development will appear on Indianapolis’ Fox 59 to talk about Indiana-made food items for the holidays. The segment will focus on unique Hoosier foods guests can take to their Thanksgiving or Christmas tables.

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