Archive for 'Tourism & Transportation'

Lynchburg’s Kirkley Goes Through an Extreme Hotel Make-over

Issue: February 2012 by .

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“Eclectic” and “high-end residential” are the words Peter Greenberg uses to describe his aesthetic vision for the Kirkley Hotel, located on Candlers Mountain Road in Lynchburg. Since his purchase of the hotel, Greenberg has been working to perfect the details of his design—combining upscale features with an affordable price while servicing a number of Lynchburg’s [...]

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Wintergreen Brings In Seasonal Tourists, Jobs

Issue: January 2012 by .

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With more than 500 employees, Wintergreen is one of the top job and revenue generators in Central Virginia’s hospitality industry. And in a trying-to-recover economy, the taxes generated by skiing, food and lodging are almost indispensable for the public services in rural Nelson County. The resort generated roughly 35 percent of the entire food and [...]

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The Appomattox Museum of the Confederacy: A Legacy Continued

Issue: December 2011 by .

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Sometimes, big things happen in small places. Sometimes, history chooses one of those places to take an unexpected day and change the world forever. In an open field in Appomattox, Virginia, opposing forces chose a small courthouse to be the surrender site for a historical ending to the Civil War that had divided and reunited. [...]

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Cooking Up Funds for the Historic Avenel

Issue: November 2011 by .

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Weddings, reunions and parties all have one thing in common: food. Historic Avenel in Bedford, Virginia, hosts all of these social events and more, but the kitchen in the house is inadequate for catering them. For events that the Avenel board hosts, they prepare food elsewhere and keep it warm in the stove or cool [...]

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Premier Limousine Service: Turning Clients Into Friends

Issue: October 2011 by .

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Doug Harrington always liked driving large vehicles, equipment, cars and buses. Often, he would drive his wife, Elizabeth, to the mall and drop her off while he waited in the vehicle for her. “I casually said to him, ‘If you are going to chauffeur me around town, why not in a limo?’” Elizabeth joked. Little [...]

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Local Agri-Tourism Ripe for the Pickin’ This Fall

Issue: September 2011 by .

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“Agri-tourism”—a word that didn’t even exist 10 years ago—is now making a large economic dent across Virginia, including Region 2000. The booming growth in wineries, along with related events and festivals, have created a new sector of the tourism market that has become so vital that last month, the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) awarded $800,000 [...]

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All Aboard: Roanoke-Lynchburg Smart Way Connector is a Go

Issue: August 2011 by .

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All aboard! There’s a new way to get from Point A to Point B. The Smart Way Connector is now running between Roanoke and Lynchburg and is making travel by train a whole lot easier. This new bus service connects the New River Valley, Roanoke Valley, Bedford and Lynchburg with connections to Smart Way, Valley [...]

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Local Civil War Commemorations Projected to Bring in Tourism Dollars

Issue: July 2011 by .

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Known by many people as an area rich in Civil War history, Lynchburg has benefited greatly from the revenue gained as tourists travel to the area to get a glimpse of the historic 19th century sites. Now, as America steps into its 150th year commemoration of the American Civil War, Lynchburg is guaranteed to expect [...]

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Tourism and Technology: These Days the Two are Intertwined

Issue: June 2011 by .

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Lynchburg tourism? Yep, there’s an app for that. There’s also a QR code, and potential visitors from all over the country are scanning them to find out more about what the Lynchburg area has to offer them. The Lynchburg Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau (LRCVB or “discover lynchburg”) is using the newest technology to attract [...]

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Local Tourism Takes Flight: Airshows, Blue Angels and the Advent of Summer Attractions

Issue: May 2011 by .

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When John Barksdale was trying to come up with catchy advertising slogans for the upcoming airshow, to be held May 21 and 22 at Lynchburg Regional Airport, an oft-misquoted movie line came to mind: “If you build it, they will come.” The quote, from the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams,” is actually, “If you [...]

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