SUBJECT:
Title
PRESENTATION - Bronze Flagler Award from VISIT FLORIDA to the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau for Mobile Marketing for the OcalaMarion Travel Guide App - Loretta Shaffer, Tourism Development Director (Presentation Only)
Body
INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Loretta Shaffer, Director Tourist Development
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:On August 28, 2024, as part of the annual Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism, Visit Florida awarded its Flagler Awards for excellence in tourism marketing. The Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau was awarded the Bronze Flagler for its fully customized, OcalaMarion Travel Guide App in the Mobile Marketing Category. This year’s awards had a record number of submissions. Additionally, on July 13, 2024, U.S. Travel Association presented its annual Destiny Awards for destination marketing and promotion at the local and regional level at the Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO). The Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau was recognized as a finalist for the redesigned OcalaMarion.com.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Presentation Only
end