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'Visit Bucks' Launches County Tourism Campaign

Agency promotes travel to Bucks County with social gaming promotion, advertising in New York/Northern New Jersey and new destination guide.

Visit Bucks County issued the following release regarding the launch of its 2012 marketing campaign: Visit Bucks County, the official tourism promotion agency for Bucks County kicked off the 2012 peak tourism season with its popular social game and marketing campaign focused on increasing visitation from Northern New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia. Award-winning UNFORGETAWAYS social gaming campaign is back for 2012 After a successful 2011 social gaming promotion, Visit Bucks County’s award-winning contest is back for the summer of 2012. The UNFORGETAWAYS campaign, recently honored by Travel + Leisure in the first-ever ‘Social Media in Travel + Tourism’ awards (http://www.travelandleisure.com/smittys) encourages locals and visitors to …

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Bucks Tourism Agency Awards Grant to Centrifuge Museum

Visit Bucks County celebrates National Tourism Day.

Visit Bucks County, the county’s official tourism promotion agency, celebrated National Tourism Day on May 8 by giving away awards and money. Tourism officials and business partners met at the Bucks County Visitor Center on Street Road near Parx Casino in Bensalem. The event was one of 75 similar ones nationwide celebrating the industry for Tourism Day. Visit Bucks Executive Director Jerry Lepping noted that “tourism in Bucks County supports 11,000 jobs and generates $814 million in the local economy.” In honor of National Tourism Day, Lepping spoke of the group’s participation in a national tourism effort and its specific marketing campaign in New York and North Jersey promoting tourism in Bucks County. Celebrating the special occasion, …

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