VCB Wins Prestegious Award

During the annual Ohio Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus' Fall Conference in Oberlin, Ohio, the Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau won OACVB's Middy Award for their 2007 Official Vacation Guide. The prestigious award recognizes VCB's from the state of Ohio for their excellence in tourism marketing.

Present for the award luncheon was L- Debbie Robinson, executive director of the VCB and Buddy Butler of Stonewall Marketing Firm who created the Official Vacation Guide.

To receive a copy of the guide, log on to www.VisitGuernseyCounty.com.

Guernsey County Lodging Association Meets

During their quarterly meeting, the Guernsey County Lodging Association gathered at the Colonel Taylor Inn B&B. The association meets to discuss issues relevant to the lodging industry, receive updates from the Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau and to have an opportunity to network with one another. The association members enjoy meeting at area attractions. If you are a Guernsey County attraction and would like to host the next quarterly meeting in January 2008, please contact Debbie Robinson at the VCB director@visitguernseycounty.com or 740-432-2022.

Pictured around the table at the Colonel Taylor Inn B& B are L- Ralph Ray, manager of Cambridge Holiday Inn and Lodging Assoc. President; Donna Rush, sales director of Cambridge Holiday Inn; Joan Reed, owner of Bagpipe Farms; Patricia Irvin, proprietor of Col. Taylor B&B, Bobbi Williams, sales director of Hampton Inn, Margy Bucci, manager of Hampton Inn, and Dawn Beasley, office manager for VCB.

For a listing of all of the hotels, B&B's and cabins in Guernsey County, log on to www.VisitGuernseyCounty.com.

New Guernsey County Billboard Goes Up

The Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitors & Convention Bureau is pleased to announce that a new billboard has been placed on the side of Dancing Donkey's Antique Store to capture the attention of visitors traveling to Seneca Lake on State Route 313 East. Using the Guernsey County logo, shown here, the billboard encourages travelers along the route to check out the VCB's website.

Debbie Robinson, VCB executive director, says, "We appreciate Mick Webster, manager of the Dancing Donkey and John Puskar, owner, for allowing us to place this billboard on one of their buildings. We feel strongly that the impact of this strategic location will be a positive one. Dancing Donkey is a good tourism partner, and we thank them for their willingness to work with us on this project."

To learn more about Guernsey County tourism, log on to http://www.visitguernseycounty.com/.