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Oklahoma City, OK- The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau (OKCCVB) celebrated this year’s National Travel and Tourism Week with an event at the Myriad Garden’s on Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau is thrilled to announce that Sports Business Manager Erin Randall has been named one of Destinations International’s 30 Under 30 recipients The 30

The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau (OKC CVB) continues to expand with the recent addition of their new Digital Marketing Manager, Alyssa Baier, and Social Media Marketing Coordinator,

The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau (OKC CVB) welcomes three new members to the travel and tourism team. OKC CVB’s staff is expanding due to the increase in Oklahoma City’s tourism

The success of a film festival to the general public usually depends on how many friends they met at an obscure little movie, but Lance McDaniel has broader standards. And based on business deals taking shape following the recent deadCENTER event in downtown, Oklahoma City is being taken seriously, said McDaniel, the festival's new executive director.

Oklahoma City has added 2,500 jobs to the tourism industry since April 2008, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Oklahoma City is in the No. 11 spot on the list for growth in tourism employment in the nation's 100 major markets, ranking ahead of major metropolitan areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Charlotte.

With work nearing an end on the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower, promoters of the Oklahoma River envision a time not too far away when the waterway will be one of the city's top attractions.

Some 11 years after the deadCENTER Film Festival's humble beginnings at City Arts Center, the event is expected to draw more than 10,000 people to downtown screenings over five days.

o celebrate National Tourism Week, the OKC Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) hosted the 2nd Annual Hometown Heroes Luncheon at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum on May 10. More than 120 members of the Oklahoma City tourism and hospitality industry gathered to honor seven individuals and one visitor attraction for their contributions to tourism.

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Category - OKC CVB in the News

Oklahoma City CVB Celebrates National Tourism Week 2019, Honors Local Hometown Heroes

OKC CVB's Erin Randall Named one of 30 Future Leaders

Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Continues to Grow

Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Welcomes Newcomers

Increased attendance, acclaim boost film festival

Tourism industry grows in OKC

Oklahoma City Sees Major Tourism Upswing

Chesapeake Finish Line Tower expected to transform Oklahoma River into a top attraction

Center of activity: Film festival draws crowds to downtown OKC

Convention & Visitors Bureau Spotlight: Hometown Heroes Honored - The Point Newsletter, June 2011

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