STARK COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS' BUREAU |
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CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE |
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Introducing a new VisitCanton.com. |
Check out our new site, including new features to highlight you. Help us optimize all the new bells and whistles. Login to review your business and event listings.
Check the Boxes
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Are you dog friendly? Do you have meeting & event facilities? Open late? Offer delivery? Review your business and event listings to be sure all your special amenities are checked. One simple check of the box could result in being featured in related content throughout VisitCanton.com!
Share Special Offers
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Do you have a happy hour? Temporary exhibit on view? Golf and hotel packages? Add deals to your business listings under the Details section of your Visit Canton extranet login. Different deal categories include; Golf Packages, Hotel Packages, Museum Exhibits, Restaurant Specials, Admission Specials, Shopping Coupons, and Military Discounts. Deals are featured on your business listing AND in related content throughout VisitCanton.com.
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For an example, check out how the museum exhibits landing page and a local brewery special are featured and linked from the calendar of events landing page, one of the most viewed pages on VisitCanton.com!
Add Photos
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The new VisitCanton.com design allows us to feature your content all throughout the website….BUT it needs to have images. Be sure to upload your photos as well as event flyers and graphics to be featured in VisitCanton.com content.
Add Everything but the Kitchen Sink
- Be sure your listings are optimized with thorough descriptions, up to date hours and other details. Include website and social media links.
List Your Events
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Update existing event listings with 2022 (or even 2023!) event dates and available information. Event categories have been updated and include a wide variety of new categories, and neighborhood geocodes. Website users can now filter event listings based on which Stark County community it’s in! Don’t forget to also upload those photos and images for events to be featured in other content across VisitCanton.com.
Login and optimize your listings today!
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BUILD YOUR OWN ADVENTURE PASS |
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New opportunity for partners! |
Make your attractions, tours, and admission available to visitors on Visit Canton’s new, digital, mobile-pass. The new pass will allow visitors to build their own package of local experiences. Check out an example offered by Experience Columbus.
It’s easy to participate:
- Sign-up to let us know you’re interested.
- Work with our mobile-pass partner Bandwango to establish a wholesale rate.
- Sign your final merchant agreement for participation.
Visit Canton will be promoting the new BYO Adventure Pass similarly to the Canton Museum Pass, VIP Visitor Savings Pass, and other mobile-pass programs. There is no charge to Visit Canton industry partners to participate.
Have a timed attraction or limited inventory? There are steps to take to either notify you immediately upon sale or to integrate with your booking engine directly. Otherwise, single-use promo codes can be generated through the platform and delivered to each passholder to use on your site.
Want to learn more? Let us know you are interested below. We plan to launch in June, please sign up by May 13th.
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REGISTER FOR OUR SUMMER REUNION |
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Join us in conveying our best wishes to Cindi Petty as she announces her retirement from Visit Canton. Cindi has been with us for over 32 years in various roles. She managed our Tourist Information Center and Visitor Information Center at CAK for 16 years For the last six years Cindi has handled sales for the group tour and association markets, where she was recently promoted to sales manager.
Cindi is beloved by her co-workers, partners, and clients and will be greatly missed. She always has a smile for her co-workers and a willingness to go the extra mile for her clients. You may see her boating on Lake Cable, playing tennis, or at one of her grandchildren’s many school events. We all feel honored to have worked with her and wish her the best of luck as she embarks on the next phase of her life!
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Visit Canton is lucky to have a team of employees that impact and improve our organization and community each day. We will have a job opening for one position on our sales team.
The purpose of this position is to generate news sales in all identified group sectors to Stark County by executing a variety of sales activities and initiatives.
Applications accepted through May 25th.
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Cycle 2 applications open June 1st! |
Visit Canton in partnership with ArtsinStark will award Cultural Tourism Grants up to $20,000 to each approved marketing or event initiative. Grants will be awarded for the purpose of generating increased visitation and economic impact for the region through the support of arts and culture events and marketing initiatives. The initiatives must encompass visual arts, museums, performing arts, theaters, attractions, authentic historic and cultural places, and events to encounter traditions, history, music, and art. |
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UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS, CONFERENCES, & EVENTS |
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May 6 | ArtsinStark First Friday
Downtown Canton
May 7 | Mother of All Races
Northwest High School
May 7 - 8 | Great Lakes Alliance State Cup
Hall of Fame Village Sports Complex
May 14 | Running with my Gnomies
Camp Tuscazoar
May 17 | Girls OHSAA High School D-II Sectional/District Tournament
Willig Field
May 19 | Girls OHSAA High School D-II Sectional/District Tournament
Willig Field
May 20 - 22 | North Coast Boys Lacrosse Championships
Hall of Fame Village Sports Complex
May 21 | North Canton Beer Festival
MAPS Air Museum
May 30 | Hero Run 5K Run/Walk
Perry Township Police Department
June 2 - 4 | Canton Greek Fest
St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church
June 3 | ArtsinStark First Friday
Downton Canton
June 4 | Canton Blues Fest
Centennial Plaza
June 4 | Women's 6K Festival
Centennial Plaza
June 4 - 5 | Eagle Up Ultra Marathon 100 Mile
St. Helena Park
June 4 - 5 | Great Lakes Alliance Soccer Finals
Hall of Fame Village Sports Complex
June 17 - 19 | Fatherhood Festival
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
June 22 - 25 | Jackson Township Community Celebration
Jackson North Park
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NATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM WEEK |
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The past two years have been the hardest the travel industry has ever faced. Lengthy closures. Record job loss. Difficulty rehiring. Uncertainty and anxiety. A life without travel and in-person connections was hard.
But now, for National Travel and Tourism Week, the industry is setting our eyes on the future—the #FutureOfTravel. A future where friends, family, and colleagues can reconnect. Where hopping on a flight is just as easy, and better, than hopping on Zoom. Where traveling from one place to another is faster, more seamless, and safer than ever before. Where inclusivity thrives and diversity drives innovation and connection. And a future where travel is once again the heartbeat of American communities and businesses, welcoming travelers from around the globe to dive into what can only be experienced here—and in person.
The #FutureOfTravel is driven by all of us—in every corner of our country and every sector of our industry. A brighter future starts today, in our own backyards.
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Gervasi Vineyard will be expanding with the addition of a 20,000 square feet project in two structures to be built in the southwest corner of the 55-acre estate. The construction of the diverse multiuse expansion is underway.
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company released details on Play-Action Plaza! The 3.5-acre open space will feature a giant Ferris Wheel, a Soaring Football Zipline, an amphitheater, and more.
UnHitched Brewing Company has teamed up with the Canton Palace Theatre! Check out this incredible collaboration between two of our travel industry partners!
The CantonRepository recently featured Sherry Groom of The Troll Hole Museum, and asked her five questions about the experience her and her husband provide in Alliance!
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Visit Canton now features an ExploreBoard at Jerzee’s Café located in Centennial Plaza! This fantastic location in the heart of Downtown Canton will see increased traffic for you to reach in-market visitors with information on your attraction, special discounts or offers, and event listings! Guests are able to send the information from the ExploreBoard straight to their phones at 20 high-traffic ExploreBoard locations in Stark County!
Only SIX profiles remain available on the ExploreBoard network for the 2022 Contract Year! Reserve a profile before it’s too late!
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Enshrinement Week Opporunities |
Are you interested in serving as a Guest Services Volunteer for the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement? Our Guest Services stations on the Hall of Fame campus welcome visitors, provide information on events and give local recommendations during the weekend’s Enshrinement activities. We can use your help to be an informative and friendly representative of Stark County!
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Need help listing your job openings? |
Visit Canton maintains job listings from our tourism industry partners on our website. Please share the opportunities with tourism professionals in your network. If you have jobs to add to our listing, please send info to LauraF@VisitCanton.com. |
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Join the Visit Canton Tourism Partners Facebook group. |
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Follow and engage with Visit Canton on LinkedIn. |
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Check out Visit Canton's May eNews for more information on spring break happenings and upcoming special events.
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