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January 20, 2012 - The DACVB's Year End Report

2011 Year in Review Presentation

Attached is a link to the PowerPoint presentation, given by Barbara Riddle, President & CEO of the Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, which reported on the CVB's 2011 achievements and 2012 goals (PowerPoint link)

Depending on your internet service, please allow sufficient time (it may take a couple of minutes - even with DSL or high speed) for this 6.5 meg file to load!

January 3, 2012 - Utah Office of Tourism

The Power of Tourism

How relevant and important is tourism to the economy on a national and state level? This video lets you know. (Watch the video on YouTube)

December 21, 2011 - YouTube

Utah State Parks Road Trip

A group of 6 intrepid adventurers take to the highways and byways in a successful effort to visit all of Utah's 43 State Parks in only 72 hours. Their goal: to put the state parks in the spotlight, and to share with us the incredible beauty and variety of the state park system. See the half hour summary of their trip on YouTube. (Click here to view)

December 5, 2011 - Standard Examiner

Visitors Perk Up Weber, Davis Tourism Revenue

Tourism tax revenues in Weber and Davis counties are on the rise as the area has become more recognized by travelers and tourists (Full Story)

November 30, 2011 - Salt Lake Tribune

Wingman Awards Go to Four who Support Hill AFB Employees

For five years, Hill Air Force Base families about to face deployment have been trekking to Ogden Valley for a free weekend in a luxury home, recreation, workshops and a dinner. (Full Story)

November 14, 2011 - KSL Television

Bison Round Up

A fascinating look into the whole process surrounding the Roundup. Includes interviews of people taking part in the roundup, and video of the bison pens. (Full Story)

November 1, 2012 - Davis Clipper

Tourism Panel Backs Walkway

Work could start in the spring on a walkway system to connect hotels, here, to the Davis Conference. (Full Story)

October 25, 2011 - Standard Examiner

Layton to Receive Money for Walkway

Davis County Tourism Tax Advisory Board agreed to recommend to the Davis County Commission that Layton city receive $100,000 from the tourism revenue fund to help with the construction of a 1,350-linear-foot pedestrian walkway within its inner-city commercial district. (Full Story)

September 1, 2011 - Davis Co Clipper

Grant will Help Tourism Across the County

The Davis Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has received its largest state grant ever to promote tourism to the county. (Full Story)

July 25, 2011 - Salt Lake Tribune

Antelope Island, the Gem of the Utah State Parks system

Chase Lovendahl stood on Buffalo Point taking pictures of the Great Salt Lake. The 12-year-old from Springfield, OR., liked the landscape shots but wanted something a little closer up. (Full Story)

June 24, 2011

Governor Herbert's Proclamation of Utah State Parks Road Trip Week

Due in large part to the publicity of the role the DACVB played in the Utah State Park Road Trip, Governor Herbert has issued a proclamation that the first week of August shall be called "Utah State Parks Road Trip Week" and encourages state residents to get out and visit all 43 of Utah's diverse, scenic, historic, informative and recreational State Parks. (Read the proclamation here!)

June 11, 2011

Davis Area CVB Encourages In-state Vacations

Utah's state parks attract more than four million visitors a year, and provide chances to experience everything from water sports to history and much in between. (Full Story)

May 12 -15, 2011

Utah State Park Road Trip

Six People, Forty-three State Parks, Seventy-two Hours

The DACVB is one of the Sponsors of the trip, to help citizens in the state appreciate the diversity of the State Park System. Follow KSL, and the group's blog as they race around the state!

October 20, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Davis CVB Says County is Doing a Good Job Branding

FARMINGTON — “I think we’re doing a pretty good job of trying to brand the county,” said County Commission Chair John Petroff, recently. (Full Story)

Sept 2010 Issue - Smart Meetings Magazine

Destination: Greater Salt Lake

Utah delivers food for the body, mind and the adventurous soul. (Full Story)

Sept 22, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Davis County Hotels - most filled in the state

At least in August, Davis County seems to have been the destination of choice for tourists. (Full Story)

August 19, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Antelope Island: Seeing the Beauty Close Up

Growing up near Antelope Island, I never understood why people would want to see it close up. (Full Story)

August 5, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Davis CVB is the Info Center for Summer Fun

LAYTON - If it’s summer fun you’re into, and “staycations” are on the agenda, then the Davis Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is your information headquarters. (Full Story)

July 22, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Is your house, business ‘Hollywood’ bound?

LAYTON — Could your home or business building be destined to become famous by way of Hollywood? (Full story)

June 2010 - Runner's World Magazine

Rave Run: Antelope Island, Utah

Located 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, 28,000-acre Antelope Island is the largest in the Great Salt Lake. (Full Article)

May 30, 2010 - Salt Lake Tribune

Yippee i oh ti-ay. Cowboys Gather to Worship

What better place to hold "cowboy church" than on a range where the deer and antelope play? (Full Article)

May 24, 2010 - Standard Examiner

Cowboy Up at Antelope Island!

Cowboys will spin yarns and sing songs, horses and old-time wagons will take visitors on rides, and hearty Dutch-oven eats will sustain visitors at the seventh annual Antelope Island Cowboy Legends Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend. (Full Article)

May 18, 2010 - KSL TV

Volunteers help restore Historic SLC Farmhouse

Dozens of Hampton Inn volunteers (some from our own Davis County properties in Bountiful/WX and Layton) spent a day on the farm Tuesday in honor of National Preservation Month. (Full story)

April 25, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Balloon Fest: big bands and more this year

ANTELOPE ISLAND-- Last Labor Day weekend, more than 22,000 people converged on Antelope Island for the annual Balloon & Kite Stampede. (Full Article)

April 22, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Social Networking used by CVB to Spread the Word

Are you LinkedIn? Do you use Facebook? Or are Twitter or Flickr more your style? Just possibly it’s a video you want to share or view on YouTube. (Full Article)

April 14, 2010 - Standard Examiner

BYU Making Movie about 1862 Grave Robber on Antelope Island

ANTELOPE ISLAND -- The historical, and somewhat conjectured story, of Salt Lake City grave robber Jean Baptiste, exiled in 1862 to Antelope Island, is being brought to the "big screen" by Brigham Young University film students

(Full Article)

April 8, 2010 - Deseret News

Transporting beefy bovine bison is back-breaking work

The instructions were simple enough: Capture 40 bison. But the actual capture wasn't so easy. (Full Article)

February 19, 2010 - Davis County Clipper

Restaurant Tax Goes Down To Defeat

First the Utah Restaurant Association proposed a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax on all purchases. Then, they backed doing away with any such tax. (Full Article)

February 4, 2010 - The Davis County Clipper

Despite drop, people still coming to Davis

While travel may be down, there are still plenty of people coming to Davis County for recreation, business and more. That was the word given duringthe annual Davis County Convention & Visitors Bureau review of the past year, held recently in Layton. (Full Article)

January 19, 2010 - Deseret News

Hard Work Ahead for Davis Tourism

Davis County could see more tourism-related revenue in 2010 than in 2009.

After seeing a year with lower hotel occupancy, tourism revenue and theme park visitors, the group charged with marketing Davis County to the world unveiled some of its goals Friday during a breakfast meeting in Layton. (Full Article)

January 10, 2010 - Deseret News

Antelope Island State Park Raises Record Amount

Antelope Island State Park had a good year. Not only did more people visit the island in 2009 than the previous year, but the state park received the most revenue it has ever recorded. (Full article)

November 2009 Issue - Outdoor Magazine

Best Ski Resorts: Powder Mountain Utah

Powder Mountain ranked as one of the top 16 ski resorts in North America. (Reported online)

November 5, 2009 - Deseret News

Bison Roundup

KyAnn Checketts needed a little one-on-one time with her father.

And since 62-year-old Don Bradshaw can usually be found on the back of a horse, she knew the perfect way to get her dad alone. "I knew about the buffalo roundup and I just said, 'Dad, I want to go and I want it to be just you and me,'" said the 39-year-old mother of five (full article)

See the photo gallery too!

November 1, 2009 - The Davis Area CVB

We've created our own slideshow video of the 2009 Bison Roundup and uploaded it to YouTube.

October 31, 2009 - Salt Lake Tribune

Roundup: Only brave spirits need apply

Twelve miles of rugged terrain now behind them, a small army of volunteer wranglers has pushed a heard of bison within sight of the pen. At the 23rd annual Great Bison Roundup, the day's work is nearly done ... (full article)

Note: See the photos and the video slideshow with voice over too!

October 31, 2009 - Standard Examiner

Bison a bit 'stubborn' for annual Antelope Island Roundup

As the early morning sun rose Saturday over Antelope Island, the whinnying sound of more than 100 horses echoed back from a nearby canyon. The 23rd Great Bison Roundup started off with a gallop and later became a thundering herd.... (link to the article)

October 20, 2009 - Salt Lake Tribune

September's hotel occupancy rates a bit better than previous months

Hotel occupancy rates were down again last month, but not quite as much as the year-to-date average ... Davis County hotels recorded the highest occupancy rates last month (68 percent)... (link to whole article)

Sept 6, 2009 - Deseret News

A collection of photos from the Antelope Island Balloon and Kite Stampede on Sunday. (11 more photos)

Aug 31, 2009 - Deseret News

Balloonists from the Antelope Island Balloon & Kite Stampede visit local schools

Anticipation turned into shouts Monday morning as Kent Barnes turned on his industrial fan....    more

August 18, 2009 - Davis Co. Clipper

Davis County Leads State in Total Hotel Stays

Hotel occupancy seems to be down everywhere in the state. But in June, Davis County had a higher percentage of hotel rooms occupied than anywhere else in the state .... more

August 17, 2009 - Ogden Standard Examiner

Local Counties Awarded Funding for Tourism in 2010

Four Top of Utah tourism promoters got what they asked for from the Utah Board of Tourism Development last week in spite of deep legislative budget cuts to the Cooperative Marketing Funding program.... (more)