May 5 , 2008

BOWLING GREEN TOURISM CHANNEL PREMIERES

Visitors Bureau Hopes Program Encourages Hotel Guests to Stay Longer

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Overnight visitors in Warren County can now learn the history of Fountain Square Park, preview several Bowling Green restaurants, and see scenes from area attractions right in their hotel room. Residents interested in viewing the show do not have to check-in to get a chance to see it though. The Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will premiere City Vision, the visitor information show, to the public on Thursday, May 8, from 4-6 p.m. at the L&N Depot following a dedication ceremony for The Historic Railpark and Train Museum’s theater.

City Vision, a 30-minute program, written by BGACVB staff and produced by Peridot Pictures of Bowling Green, introduces visitors to the variety of activities they can enjoy while in the area. Hosted by two local television personalities, it mixes entertaining, reporter-like segments with advertorial style portions taking viewers on a virtual tour around town.

The BGACVB created the visitor information show at the request of hoteliers who thought their guests might be inclined to stay longer or return sooner due to the program. “City Vision is yet another guest service offered by hotels and a way the CVB can inform area visitors,” explained BGACVB Marketing Director Katie Frassinelli. “The nearly 30-page Visitor’s Guide and our website, visitbgky.com, provide a wealth of information to those tourists who are already intending to stay, but now City Vision allows us to reach those guests who simply may be passing through or here on business.”

The program will be updated regularly as attractions expand, new video footage is acquired, and major events are scheduled. Hotel guests will also see a ‘ticker’ along the bottom of the screen that allows each individual property to publish welcome messages, special amenities or other information. Thursday’s premiere will include free hot dogs, popcorn and coke floats to celebrate the show’s debut and kickoff National Tourism Week, which is May 10-18. Area residents unable to attend the premiere can tune in to the city’s Insight Channel 4 to view the show. A programming schedule is available online at www.bgky.org/cia/channel4.php.

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