| "Drawn to Vermont" Contest for VT Students. |
Vermont students are invited to illustrate an advertisement for Vermont Life magazine’s summer issue as part of a new contest designed to highlight the importance of tourism in the Green Mountain State.
VDTM's Drawn to Vermont contest gives Vermont students in grades K-12 the opportunity to draw a picture that represents their favorite summer place or summer activity in Vermont. The top three winning illustrations will be published in the summer issue of Vermont Life, an award-winning quarterly magazine published by the State of Vermont. All the details are here. |
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| Explore the Work of VDTM |
In 2007, visitors made over 14 million trips to Vermont for leisure, business, or personal travel, spending more than $1.6 billion while they were here. VDTM is continuously working on creative ways to promote Vermont to potential travellers. Explore some of our most recent projects below: 
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| Winter's Midweek Snow Savers - Join the Fun! |
 VDTM is organizing a new "Midweek Snow Savers" promotion to encourage visitors to take advantage of midweek winter specials offered throughout the state. "Midweek Snow Savers" is based on the fall "Midweek Peek" promotion, which received a great response from visitors and was featured in a variety of publications, including the New York Times!
For more information or to register your business, visit here or email Christiane Skinner. |
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| What is your PATH TO VERMONT? |
This winter, VDTM partnered with Cabot Creamery and the Vermont Ski Areas Association to continue our successful summer “Station Domination” campaigns in Boston & NYC with a new co-op campaign for winter. It is called PATH TO VERMONT. Find out more here.
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| Yankee Magazine Reader's Choice/Best of New England 2010: Vermont Winners |
 Yankee Magazine’s readers have named many of their favorite establishments and attractions in Vermont as “Best of New England – Readers’ Choice” winners for 2010.
This is the first “Best of New England — Readers Choice” list in Yankee’s 75-year history. It includes picks for readers’ favorite New England attractions, lodgings, dining establishments, and getaways, with categories such as favorite ski resort, B&B, amusement park, museum, pizza place, and diner. See the full list of Vermont winners here. |
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All Aboard Amtrak with the Vermonter's $12 Fares |
 A special rate of $12 has been continued through 2010 for travel between any two Vermont stops on the Vermonter’s daily route, serving nine of our communities. Vermont businesses are invited to help promote and create special vacation packages for this low-cost, green way of travel throughout Vermont. Click here for more on the special fare. |
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| Co-Op Advertising Opportunity with VDTM and Orbitz! |
We are pleased to announce that we have forged a strategic partnership with Orbitz Worldwide to develop an integrated co-op marketing opportunity that will increase production for Winter 09/10. This co-op is endorsed by our department, as it is designed to boost your winter occupancy (and bring more visitors to Vermont!). Find out more and get involved here!
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| Important Notice |
| Read this important notice regarding Vermont's limits on lead in plumbing supplies effective, January 1, 2010. |
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| Vermont in the News |
Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton, Skiing in Comfort in Vermont, Woodstock’s Wassail Weekend, Vermont’s Finest Organic Food, the Harris Hill Ski Jump
and much more! In case you missed them, here's a sample of recent international, national, regional, and local articles concerning Vermont travel and the state's tourism industry.
Click here for the list.
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| Vermont Tourism Industry Fact Sheet - 2007 |
In 2007...
- Visitors made an estimated 14.3 million person trips to Vermont for leisure, business or personal travel.
- Direct spending by visitors for goods and services totaled $1.615 billion.
- Visitor spending supports an estimated 37,490 jobs for Vermonters (approximately 12% of all jobs).
These numbers and much more available here on our Fact Sheet. |
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| Connect with Tourism Commissioner Bruce Hyde |
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