Visit Owensboro, Chamber Young Professionals team with Owensboro Regional Airport to drive tourism

The Owensboro Regional Airport teams with Visit Owensboro on a mission to promote the city.

Airport officials teamed up with the chamber of young professionals and the group Visit Owensboro for a project that was unveiled on Thursday.

Airport officials say they’re going to use a decorated wall to promote Owensboro’s main attractions: OZ Tyler, the bluegrass hall of fame and the riverfront.

Airport Director Rob Barnett says you’ll find it right above the baggage carousel. And soon even more traveler will be checking it out.

We have found out Owensboro is adding flights to and from Nashville.

Barnett says the official announcement will be coming in the near future.

“By offering that flight to Nashville not only do you offer it to a destination traveler for all of the sports and things and country related music events in Nashville, but you’re also offering the traveler an opportunity for 80 more destinations, for more connections to the major airlines," said Barnett.

According to Barnett, they don’t have a timeline yet for the Nashville flights. We’ll update this story when that information is released.

https://www.14news.com/2019/10/24/new-welcome-wall-flights-owensboro-regional-airport/


Visit Owensboro is the official destination marketing organization for Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky. www.visitowensboro.com Mark Calitri serves as President/CEO.

Owensboro Kentucky lands national TV broadcast!

Owensboro Kentucky lands national TV broadcast!

 Todd Squared LLC, the production company behind the PBS series "Bluegrass Underground," will be producing "Masters of Bluegrass," a concert headlined by The Del McCoury Band, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Sam Bush and several other major bluegrass musicians, in Woodward Theatre in the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum that day.

"This is a really big deal," Mark Calitri, president of the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau, told his board Tuesday. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."



 Owensboro Kentucky lands PBS Nationawide TV special

Visit Owensboro is the official destination marketing organization for Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky. www.visitowensboro.com Mark Calitri serves as President/CEO.

Visit Owensboro, O.Z. Tyler, Miller House, and Bluegrass Museum partnership to highlight Owensboro Kentucky to larger market

Visit Owensboro, O.Z. Tyler, Miller House, and Bluegrass Museum partnership to highlight Owensboro Kentucky to larger market

Mark Calitri, President of Visit Owensboro said, ‘This partnership has proved to be extremely valuable in producing results for Daviess County.  The bourbon industry continues to thrive, and Owensboro Kentucky is capitalizing on the momentum.

Owensboro-Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau, O.Z. Tyler Distillery, The Miller House and the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum have pooled together resources for an Owensboro-themed campaign in Bourbon Review, a magazine with worldwide reach.

According to Dave Kirk, destination management at the CVB, the year-long campaign with Bourbon Review has already proven successful.

“It’s the most popular bourbon publication in the world and has a large social media following and of course e-newsletter following,” he said.

Kirk said part of the marketing campaign is advertising opportunities on Bourbon Review’s website and email platforms.

“We used a banner ad for The Miller House for one of the Bourbon Reviews last emails and saw a substantial increase in our web traffic,” he said. “People were coming to visitowensboro.com from all over the country. Not only were they coming to the website, but several people then requested visitor guides about Owensboro. It’s one thing to get attention, click through rate and conversion is when you really know something is working when it comes to marketing.”

https://www.owensborotimes.com/features/community/2019/09/cvb-o-z-tyler-miller-house-hall-of-fame-partnership-highlights-owensboro-to-larger-market/


Visit Owensboro is the official destination marketing organization for Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky. www.visitowensboro.com Mark Calitri serves as President/CEO.

Owensboro Daviess County Kentucky CVB creating 'Storytellers' program

The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau will soon unveil an Owensboro Storytellers program, providing training for frontline workers from hotels, restaurants and other places that deal directly with visitors.

The idea, Mark Calitri, CVB president, said, is to keep those people informed about what's happening in the community so they'll know how to answer, "What is there to do in Owensboro?

http://www.markcalitri.com/owensboro-daviess-county-cvb-creating-storytellers-program/

Owensboro Kentucky continues to thrive with a vibrant art scene according to Mark Calitri 

Owensboro Kentucky continues to thrive with a vibrant art scene according to Mark Calitri

The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau has agreed to provide $1,000 toward the cost of replacing Gary Bielefeld's Kentucky Mirror Mosaic -- a giant mirrored map of Kentucky that is Owensboro's largest and most visible piece of public art.

https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/cvb-contributes-toward-mirror-mosaic/article_f717895a-81a9-540c-bff3-05d33245646e.html



Vibrant art represents an icon for Owensboro. This community continues to evolve and grow while keeping based in a strong culture. That’s a feat few can boast according to Mark Calitri, President/CEO of Visit Owensboro.
Visit Owensboro is the official destination marketing organization for Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky. www.visitowensboro.com Mark Calitri serves as President/CEO

The Kentucky Mirror Mosaic is a true icon for Owensboro

http://www.markcalitri.com/the-kentucky-mirror-mosaic-is-a-true-icon-for-owensboro-l/


The Kentucky Mirror Mosaic, one of Owensboro’s Kentucky’s most recognizable landmarks, is in the process of being replaced with the hopes of unveiling a new project by Christmas

Visit Owensboro President and CEO said it is community art like the Kentucky Mirror Mosaic that sets a city apart from others.

“This mosaic is a part of several projects that when you pull them all together showcases Owensboro,” Calitri said.

The Kentucky Mirror Mosaic is a true icon for Owensboro. This community continues to evolve and grow while keeping based in its culture. That’s a feat few communities can claim.-Mark Calitri

https://www.owensborotimes.com/entertainment/art/2019/09/artist-begins-kentucky-mirror-mosaic-replacement-project/

Visit Owensboro is the official destination marketing organization for Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky. www.visitowensboro.com Mark Calitri serves as President/CEO.

Bourbon Bluegrass Music and Barbecue dominate branding for Owensboro Kentucky

Bourbon Bluegrass Music and Barbecue dominate branding for Owensboro Kentucky

The Owensboro Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau advertise Owensboro as the home of bourbon, bluegrass, and barbecue. And this fall, its starting to push all three attractions a lot harder.



Mark Calitri, president of the CVB said its important to focus on bourbon because ‘bourbon people have money to spend.”



http://www.markcalitri.com/bourbon-bluegrass-music-and-barbecue-dominate-branding-for-owensboro-kentucky/



Visit Owensboro is the official destination marketing organization for Owensboro and Daviess County Kentucky. www.visitowensboro.com Mark Calitri serves as President/CEO.