2018 County Spending by Domestic Visitors Increases by 7.1% Governor Roy Cooper announced this week that in 2018 domestic visitors to Johnston County spent $256.02 million, which is an increase of…
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The 19-20 JCVB Marketing Plan is live on our website! Check it out and be in-the-know regarding all the concepts, creative, and campaigns the bureau has planned in the coming fiscal year. The new…
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The Johnston County Visitors Bureau is opening our visitors center to local businesses selling local products. This initiative aims to promote our tourism partners through visitor center events. The…
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Our on-staff, local photographer Jamaal Porter, with Massive Motives, has been working with us for a year now. The JCVB is so grateful to him for capturing what makes Johnston County special so that…
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We have been sitting on some very exciting news for a few months that we are finally ready to release. The North Carolina state tourism office, officially the Economic Development Partnership of…
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Historic Downtown Smithfield now has a walking tour that highlights historical buildings, houses, and monuments. The Johnston County Visitors Bureau has designed and printed a brochure regarding the…
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Visit North Carolina announced this week that domestic visitors to Johnston County spent $221.72 million in 2015, an increase of 3.2 percent from 2014. "Not only did our visitor spending increase in…
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Donna Bailey-Taylor, Director of the Johnston County Tourism Authority, recently celebrated 20 years in her position. I sat down to ask her a few questions about how Johnston County's tourism industry…
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The Johnston County Visitors Bureau was recently honored with 2 awards, presented at the recent annual North Carolina Tourism Leadership Conference, held each year by the Destination Marketing…
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With every season there comes change, and so it is at the Johnston County Visitors Bureau. We said goodbye to two staff members recently as their career paths took them on to new adventures. We wish…
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