Vermont tourism grants are now available

MONTPELIER — The Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM) has launched a new Tourism and Economic Recovery Marketing Grant Program. The grants are funded through a $600,000 appropriation by the Vermont Legislature to provide grants to organizations in support of efforts and activities related to regional tourism marketing to aid recovery from COVID-19. The grants are for local, regional, or statewide organizations to implement campaigns and initiatives that increase visitation, support local businesses, a … (read more)

Vt. tourism grants are now available

MONTPELIER — The Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM) has launched a new Tourism and Economic Recovery Marketing Grant Program. The grants are funded through a $600,000 appropriation by the Vermont Legislature to provide grants to organizations in s … (read more)

Tourism marketing shows outsiders a sparkling Vermont, open for business

VERMONT — Vermont’s glossy winter advertising, an annual investment in the state’s $2.8 billion tourism industry, is rolling out apace this year, despite the quarantine order that effectively blocks most out-of-staters from visiting. “It’s just you and th … (read more)

Vermont rolls out welcoming mat to more out-of-state visitors

In a bid to help Vermont’s struggling tourism businesses, some of which make most of their money in the summer and fall, the state is opening the borders to travelers from as far away as Ohio, Virginia and the District of Columbia without quarantining. “T … (read more)

Chamber names Sarah Audet events & tourism manager

MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County Chamber of Commerce recently announced that it has hired Sarah M. Audet to serve as Events and Tourism Manager. Audet is a 2008 graduate of Middlebury College with a B.A. in Religion and 2010 graduate of Northeastern Univer … (read more)