Tourism Board to help with OHTP’s ‘Gatsby Party’
Staff Reports Gatsby parties are “elegant, extravagant, wild, and opulent,” and the next one is in Jefferson. The Opera House Theater Players is changing their 35th season kick-off party back…
JCVB to help fund new events
V. Hugh Lewis II Jefferson Jimplecute Two new events in Jefferson received $1,000 grants to help with advertising from the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau on Monday. While the posted…
Tourism Board gears up for Christmas
Staff Reports Christmas is just around the corner and the Jefferson Convention and Visitor’s Bureau is getting into the spirt. The city’s annual Christmas show will be filmed in early…
Tourism Board ends fiscal year on track, budget-wise
Staff Reports Tourism held their last meeting of the fiscal year this week and determined they are right on track on expected revenue growth over last year. According to financial…
Jefferson Tourism CVB ups marketing efforts
Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute The Jefferson Tourism Development Board reported an exponential year-over- year increase in website traffic at their regular meeting Monday night. “Website traffic was up 14% in May…
Tourism A/P invoices held for review
Staff Reports The Jefferson Tourism Board reported they have their financial statements from the City and reported $99,714 in revenue as of April 22, but does not including a $18,515…
Tourism Board partners with Dallas based radio station
Staff Reports Now’s the chance to be on the radio as KBDT 1160 in Dallas is starting a six-week campaign featuring a “Historic Salute to Jefferson” program each week. Businesses…
Hotel Occupancy Tax collections continue to climb
Staff Reports HOT receipts continue to be on the rise with December 2021 reporting being 20% above the same month in 2020. Tourism Board President Colleen Taylor said the City…
Tourism website sees bump in traffic
Staff Reports The Jefferson Convention Center and Visitors Board (CVVB) needs all the lodging facilities to update their information with Avenu Insights as soon as possible, according to Board President…
Tourism Board reports increased revenues
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Tourism continues on it’s roll of increased visitors to Jefferson with September revenues just under $3,000 over the same period last year and October revenues…
Tourism Board gears up for the holidays
V. Hugh Lewis II/Jefferson Jimplecute Christmas preparations are in full swing for the Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau Board as they hosted KTBS this week to do the preliminary filming…
Tourism Board to expand budget
Staff Reports/Jefferson Jimplecute Focusing the City’s advertising online and streaming commercials appears to have paid off for the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau Board as they are projected to finish…
Clerical error shows HOT tax collection over budget
Staff Report/Jefferson Jimplecute Jefferson’s Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Revenue is over budget with three months still to go, according to reports released at Monday night’s regular Convention and Visitors Bureau…