What Makes Orange County Attractive to Visitors? Results of Survey Show What Locals Think Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 27, 2024 | Business, Local Government The Orange County Visitors Bureau rolled out a third-party study to see how aligned its community is as to why people should come visit. Read More
On Air Today: Chelsea-Wrexham! Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 26, 2023 | On Air Today Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau executive director Laurie Paolicelli discusses next month’s Chelsea/Wrexham soccer friendly. https://media.blubrry.com/sports_notebook/chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2023/06%20-%20June/26/LAURIE%20PAOLICELLI%20-%20062623.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Read More
Chapel Hill Marks High Foot Traffic Downtown in 2022, Outpacing Statewide Rates Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 20, 2022 | Business, Local Government, Nonprofit As the calendar year comes to a close, it marks what’s widely regarded as the most “normal” year... Read More
Tourism Spending Increases for Orange, Chatham Counties After 2020 Lows Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 7, 2022 | Business, Local Government North Carolina recently received its annual tourism report. Locally, Chatham and Orange counties experienced healthy rebounds in revenue. Read More
On Air Today: Tourism Spending in Orange County Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 25, 2022 | On Air Today New numbers show tourism spending in Orange County is back near 2019 levels. Aaron chats with Laurie Paolicelli of the Visitors Bureau. https://media.blubrry.com/sports_notebook/chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2022/August/25/Tourism%20Spending%20LAURIE%20PAOLICELLI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Read More
Report: Orange County Tourism Data Shows Drop in Visitor Spending, But Potential for Rebound Posted by Benjamin Rappaport | Nov 5, 2021 | Business https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/November/05/OC%20Visitors_WRAP.mp3 A recent... Read More
On Air Today: Visitor Spending in Orange County Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 20, 2021 | On Air Today No surprise: tourism spending dropped in 2020. Aaron discusses the local impact with Laurie Paolicelli of the Orange County Visitors Bureau. https://media.blubrry.com/sports_notebook/chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2021/October/20/Tourism%20Spending%20LAURIE%20PAOLICELLI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Read More
Orange County Visitors Bureau: Tourism is Down, Local ‘Stay-cations’ Are Up Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 30, 2020 | Business, COVID-19, News Around Town With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing throughout the summer, cabin fever has started to creep in... Read More
July 22, 2020: Staycation! Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 22, 2020 | On Air Today Laurie Paolicelli of the Orange County Visitors Bureau discusses a new campaign encouraging residents to stay local for their summer vacations. https://media.blubrry.com/sports_notebook/chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/July/22/LAURIE%20PAOLICELLI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Read More
March 20, 2020: Staying Sane Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 20, 2020 | On Air Today How to stay sane amidst the outbreak, when the news is bleak and there’s nothing to do? Laurie Paolicelli of the Orange County Visitors Bureau has some answers. https://media.blubrry.com/sports_notebook/chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/March/20/OC%20Visitors%20Bureau%20LAURIE%20PAOLICELLI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Read More