Hanover’s Perspective
Five Easy Ways to Promote Your Business to Tourists
From historic sites to thrill rides — there are so many reasons to visit Hanover. Tourism has a huge impact on a wide range of businesses within our community. Richmond Region Tourism reports that visitors spent $197 million in Hanover County in 2013. Millions of tourists visit each year, and a very small percentage drop by the visitor centers in Ashland and Bass Pro Shops. Recorded visits to these visitor centers rose above 25,000 in 2014 which is the largest increase in the past five years.
Whether you own a restaurant or plan an annual community event, you can tap into tourism dollars by maintaining a presence on VisitHanoverVa.com. These five simple steps that will help you better promote your business to Hanover County's visitors!
Update Website Listing
Richmond Region Tourism offers free business listings on VisitHanoverVa.com. To update your listing, contact Sarah Hunter for a partner login for our database. If you already have your login information, login to access Richmond Region Connect to update your information.
Promote Your Event
Post your festivals, exhibits and events to the Community Calendar and visitor calendar on our site. Submit your events today. This is one of the most-visited sections of the website, and including photos and descriptive copy will help your event get noticed.
Upload Discounts to Website
Our market is driven by deals and discounts, so entice tourists with yours! Coupons and deals will be featured here. To access the Richmond Region Tourism Extranet, go to our login page. If you have any questions, check out our tutorial.
Partner Spotlight
A new opportunity on our site, the partner spotlight seeks to recognize an outstanding partner of Richmond Region Tourism. For more information on how to be featured, contact Tamera Wilkins.
Packages
Hotels and attractions can partner to offer visitors themed packages. Richmond Region Tourism sends recurrent emails to area hotels outlining upcoming package themes. Hotels are encouraged to create corresponding packages that we can promote to the travel media and visitors. For more information on how to participate, contact Sarah Hunter.