Apr 13, 2021 | What's New
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville native Marshall Hilliard, an award-winning leader in hospitality sales and marketing, held top positions with major hotel brands prior to his selection from among candidates across the country.
Mar 25, 2021 | What's New
PRESS RELEASE: With an eye toward the new needs of meeting planners, Explore Asheville has unveiled a brand-new and robust Meeting Planner Toolkit complete with case studies from recent in-person meetings, virtual-planning resources, destination facts and more.
Mar 25, 2021 | What's New
Explore Asheville President & CEO Vic Isley was among those invited to participate in a half-hour WLOS-TV News 13 special on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, along with Jane Anderson of AIR, restaurant owner Kevin Westmoreland, and local and state public health authorities.
Mar 5, 2021 | Caring for Our Community, What's New
PRESS RELEASE: Six months after the BCTDA awarded $5 million in COVID-relief grants to 394 local small businesses, nearly 98 percent of the 394 local small businesses remained in operation at the end of December, with 3,341 jobs retained or recovered.
Mar 3, 2021 | What's New
Explore Asheville President & CEO Vic Isley was among the interviewees for a WLOS-TV story on the outlook for tourism in 2021, in which she emphasized that safe and responsible travel is a priority of Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County TDA.
Feb 24, 2021 | What's New
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has launched the TOURISM COMMUNITY UPDATE, an e-newsletter that provides highlights of BCTDA meetings. Click through to read a recap of the February 2021 meeting, including links to the recording of the meeting.