STARK COUNTY CONVENTION & VISITORS' BUREAU
SAVE THE DATE!
You’re invited to the Visit Canton Summer Reunion!
It's time to come together! Let’s gather with peers in the tourism industry to build partnerships and collaboration across the destination. Celebrate the places, businesses, and most importantly, the people, that make up our $1.8 billion travel industry in Stark County.

Date: Thursday, June 16th
Time: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

Keep your eyes peeled for an invitation and registration to come!
FRONTLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING
You spoke, we listened!
In lieu of our former STAR Frontline Training Program, we are now offering a Frontline & Customer Service Training Program to bring directly to YOU! Our goal is to educate our tourism partners and their staff on these important topics:

  • The Importance and Impact of Tourism in Stark County
  • The Value of Good Customer Service & Best Practices
  • Stark County's Major Tourist Destinations and Recommendations
  • Visit Canton Resources for YOU to Share with Travelers

Laura Felberg, Partner Relations Manager at Visit Canton, will present an hour-long customer service and frontline training program to your staff at your location! Click to request your training sessions available beginning in May!
PARTNER ROUNDTABLE
Industry Partner
Virtual Roundtable
THURSDAY APRIL 21 @ NOON
Join us via Zoom on April 21st at 12:00 PM for the Industry Partner Roundtable!

Visit Canton will share updates on our website redesign and our Partner Extranet information! Plus, partners will have an opportunity to ask questions and share updates with Visit Canton and connect with other Stark County tourism industry partners.

Register for the Industry Partner Roundtable to receive the meeting link.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Call for Resumes!
Visit Canton is looking for a Guest Services intern for this summer! The internship is May-August and is part-time. Resumes should be submitted by April 30th to rosiek@visitcanton.com
TOURISM INDUSTRY EDUCATION EVENTS
Connecting to TourismOhio -
April 14 @ 11 AM
Ohio Travel Association has announced their Travel Talk topics for 2022! Members of OTA can take advantage of these educational meetings tailored to the requests of tourism industry partners! The first event is April 14.

Guests include TourismOhio Director Matt MacLaren and Communications Manager Juliana Khusid to talk about how to best work with the state tourism office. Whether you are brand-new to your position or an industry veteran, join us as we talk about the following and more!
Adventures in Northeast Ohio
May Meeting

Tuesday, May 3rd
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

MGM Northfield Park
10777 Northfield Rd., Northfield, OH 44067
Human Trafficking Seminar
Adventures in Northeast Ohio is offering a program on Human Trafficking presented by US Marshall Peter J. Elliott, from the Northern District of Ohio. We encourage our hotel partners and frontline staff from other sectors to attend the event.

$25 Per Person
Groups of 5+ for $20 Per Person

REGISTER BY APRIL 18
EVENT SUBMISSIONS & PROFILE UPDATES
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Event Submissions and Profile Updates are on hold!
Please DO NOT submit Events or Profile Updates on the Visit Canton Partner Extranet at this time. 

Visit Canton is in the final phase of a website re-build. In preparation, partner extranet updates will temporarily be down over the next 2-3 weeks.

If you require immediate updates to VisitCanton.com event or profile listings, please contact Laura Felberg at LauraF@VisitCanton.com or 330.542.6373.
Visit Canton Partner Extranet Updates
Our team has posted new information for you on the Visit Canton Partner Extranet! Please explore the Partner Extranet to find a wealth of information including:

  • 2021 Annual Report
  • Recent Sales Leads
  • 2021 Top Visitor Markets of Origin, and more!
SALES TEAM ACTIVITIES
OHLA & MPI Meetings
The Visit Canton Sales Team has been busy! Our team attended the Ohio Hotel & Lodging Association (OHLA) meeting on April 5, which was held at the Doubletree Downtown as well as the MPI Ohio Chapter meeting in Cleveland on March 23.
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS, CONFERENCES, & EVENTS
April 8-10 | Great Lakes Alliance Showcase - Boys
Hall of Fame Village Sports Complex

April 8-10 | 2022 Great Lakes Regionals Gymnastics Championship - Free to Fly
North Canton Hoover High School

April 21 - 22 | OCMA Dart Tournament
Canton Memorial Civic Center

April 22 - 24 | Great Lakes Alliance Spring Challenge
Hall of Fame Village Sports Complex

April 22 - 24 | Canton Hall of Fame Marathon
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium

April 28 - May 1 | OCMA Pool Tournament
Canton Memorial Civic Center

April 30 | North South Classic
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

May 6 | ArtsinStark First Friday
Downtown Canton

May 7 | Mother of All Races
Northwest High School

May 7 - 8 | Ohio Girls Lacrosse Championships
Hall of Fame Village Sports Complex

May 13 - 15 | 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
PARTNERS IN THE NEWS
Almost Heaven Ice Cream just opened a new location in Hartville and is acquiring Oser’s Dairy in Canal Fulton.

Royal Docks Brewing Co. is doing big things! They have recently launched a fun new summer promotion called Missing Chair, and they have teamed up with Superior Beverage who recently acquired the Royal Docks Franchise Rights!

Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company has partnered with Jackson Township recreational facility, The SportDome, and its owners, the Kempthorn family, to transfer the operation of local sports leagues to the Center for Performance at the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls.

Journey has been announced as the headliner for the Concert For Legends on August 6th during Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week! Tickets are on sale now!

The Hoover Historical Center was featured one week ago on Fox 8 News One Tank Trip segment, and they immediately saw an increase in visitors the following weekend!
EXPLOREBOARD UPDATE
ExploreBoard Profiles
Only SIX profiles remain available on the ExploreBoard network for the 2022 Contract Year! The ExploreBoard Network is an incredible advertising opportunity for you to reach in-market travelers with information on your attraction, special discounts or offers, AND events, all at their fingertips in 20 of the most high-traffic locations in Stark County! 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNTIES
Happy National Volunteer Month!
Do you need event volunteers? Contact Visit Canton for more information about registering your event on VolunteerStark.com.
The Canton Hall of Fame Marathon celebrates our HALL OF FAME community by providing a great running weekend while highlighting the best that Canton has to offer. Guests will enjoy our great neighborhoods, parks, hotels, restaurants, partnerships, and hospitality.
The nation’s longest running high school football all-star game returns to the “City of Champions”, Massillon, Ohio in 2022! We would not be able to host this amazing event without the help of selfless volunteers. Please see the various duties and shifts that are available.
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! 

Please contact Angie Gergely, Event Service Manager, at angieg@visitcanton.com or 330.542.6381
JOB LISTINGS
Restaurant
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.
APRIL eNEWS
Check out Visit Canton's April eNews for more information on spring break happenings and upcoming special events.