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Member | Partner News - August 2018
Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau
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Helping you expand your reach...
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Facebook Reach for June - 2.9 million
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A new record was reached when the Facebook site for the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau reached 2,978,363 during June 2018, with 528,082 post engagements. Friends and followers have reached 68,613. We are finding more social media is driving visitors to our website - where they ask specific questions on where to stay, camping, hiking, restaurants, and attractions.
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The new, Fair & Festival Map for McKean County, is now available in a downloadable PDF format to link to your website, or as a jpeg-photo to use on social media. For those who prefer a more traditional approach, print out a copy and hang in your lobby or restaurant. The more we give visitors to see & do, the longer they stay!
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Online Marketing Workshop Well Attended in July
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In total, 52 people attended the “Hands-on Online Marketing Workshop” sponsored by the ANF Visitors Bureau. Those attending worked on claiming, or improving, their Google Business listing, and learned how to best utilize Google, Google Map, Yelp and TripAdvisor to drive tourism traffic to their locations. For those that attended, please take 5 minutes and fill out our
workshop survey
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Southern Airways - Interline Tickets Now Available
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A new ticketing & baggage agreement between Southern Airways, at the Bradford Regional Airport, and American Airlines, now allows for your luggage to be checked to your final destination. One baggage check-in at the Bradford Airport, with seamless Southern and American interline tickets now available for purchase by calling American Airlines Reservations at 800-433-7300 or by contacting your travel agent.
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UPB Offering Fall 2018 Continuing Education Classes
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A series of online continuing education classes, and traditional classroom courses are being offered for Fall 2018. Classroom courses are offered in Bradford, St. Marys, Warren, and Coudersport. Examples of online courses include: Grant Writing, Computer Skills in the Workplace, Intro to Microsoft Excel 2016, Intro to Quick Books 2016, and Intermediate Quick Books 2018. For more information, including dates, fees, and how to register, call
1-800-872-1787
or click on
www.upb.pitt.edu/continuinged.
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Working for You - Press Articles
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- Pinpoint Pennsylvania Magazine - Walk the Tracks Across the Sky - 3 page article with color photos
- Architectural Digest Travel - One of the 25 most charming Drive-In Movie Theaters Left in America - Kane Drive-In featured
- PennLive -10 Non-Outdoorsy Things to Do in the PA Wilds
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- Where & When Summer - circulation 300,000 + online
- Recreation News - July - circulation 40,000 + online
- American Road - Summer - circulation 60,000 + online itinerary
- Backroads Magazine - July - circulation 25,000 + online
- Observer-Events Guide - Spring & Summer - circulation 10,000
- Summer Local - July - circulation 10,000 + online + Where’s the Water Map
- NY Outdoor News - circulation 37,000 - June 1, June 15
- OH Outdoor News - circulation 22,000 - June 8, June 22
- PA Outdoor News - circulation 39,000 - June 8, June 22
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Panther Expos
- July 9 & 12 - University of Pittsburgh at Bradford - travel booth set up to welcome new students and their parents. All received a VG, Dining Guide and other regional information.
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Website
- Total visits for June: 14,682; Page views: 36,310
- Top countries: US, Canada, France, Germany, UK, India, Israel, Netherlands, Belgium
- Top referrers: facebook.com, l.facebook.com, mfacebook.com, visitpa.com, duckduckto.com, googlesearch, dcrn.pa.gov
- Cities: Pittsburgh, New York, Erie, Philadelphia, Buffalo, St. Marys, Harrisburg, St. College, Cleveland
- Most Popular Pages: Kinzua Sky Walk, KBSP, lodging, hiking, attractions, Allegheny Reservoir, ANF, Download maps & guides (272) ATV-Trails
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Marketing Hint: Promotional Photos
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As we move to a more & more visual world, excellent photos are becoming more and more important. It is recommended to use both exterior photos and interior photos; visitors like to see what they can expect. When photographing food, take straight from the top photos. When photographing a restaurant, make sure you have people seated at the tables, or at the bar - nothing looks worse than a photograph of a room of empty tables. When doing the exterior -remember the position of the sun - an early morning or close to sunset photo gives you the best outdoor lighting. Videos - keep them short. 3-5 seconds for Facebook, 1-3 minutes on website.
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Pioneer Oil Museum
Dan Davidson
716-378-5146
Enchanted Mountains Endless Trail
Brad Madison
P.O. Box 207 B
Derrick City, PA 16727
814-558-0459
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Featured Member
Offering both private and group photo tours on-site at the Kinzua Bridge State Park or in the Allegheny National Forest. Other itineraries by request.
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The ANF Visitors Bureau, the official tourism promotion agency for McKean County, Pennsylvania, works to increase the economic vitality of the region by marketing to attract tourists, thereby generating new income into the region.
The ANF Visitors Bureau Welcome Center is open, Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Sincerely,
Linda Devlin
Executive Director
Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau
80 East Corydon Street
Bradford, PA 16701
800-473-9370
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