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The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau Opens
New Lexington Visitors Center
Lexington, KY — Just in time to welcome visitors to Lexington for the fall season, the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau unveils a new Lexington Visitors Center inside Victorian Square.
Made possible in part with the generosity of a variety of community partners, this priceless new visitor center in the core of downtown Lexington will allow visitor information staff to better serve more meeting and convention attendees while continuing to provide quality information to leisure tourists.
The Lexington Visitors Center includes 1,500 square feet of interactive displays and informational kiosks designed to intrigue and inspire visitors to explore the rich heritage of Lexington’s Bluegrass Region. Split into five main areas, the Visitors Center features information on horse attractions, Bourbons of the Bluegrass, historic attractions, ‘Explore My Lex’, dedicated to art, music, and cultural events, and Beyond Grits, an area devoted to regional cuisine, unique restaurants, and our growing wineries and craft brewery movement.
Tourism is the third leading industry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky providing jobs to more than 169,932 Kentuckians and contributing nearly $11.7 billion to Kentucky’s economy in 2011. Horse-related events and competitions, meetings and conventions, historic attractions, and bourbon-related tourism brought more than 2.8 million visitors to Lexington and the surrounding communities throughout 2011. Lexington’s Bluegrass Region generated more than $2.6 million in expenditures while Lexington alone was responsible for $1.7 million in expenditures for the region.
Jim Browder, President of the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau, recently stated, “The tremendous enthusiasm and generosity of our industry partners and downtown businesses has allowed us to really tell the story of Lexington with more than 30 organizations contributing products, artifacts, unique skills, and valuable time toward the completion of the center. It is truly invaluable to have partners who understand and embrace the value of tourism on the entire community and region.”
Mayor Jim Gray stated, “The new Lexington Visitors Center is yet one more great landmark in our downtown core, adding to the momentum and excitement that is building throughout the city center. I am confident this beautiful new facility will be a great resource to visitors and locals alike.”
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About the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau is a not-for-profit destination sales and service organization that promotes Lexington and the Bluegrass Region as an outstanding destination for convention, business and leisure travel. For more information, go to www.visitlex.com or follow us on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
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