Tourism Terms
What does DMO stand for?
What is Destination Marketing Organization?
How many jobs does tourism support in the Tri-Cities region?
What is more than 5,800 jobs?
What Tri-Cities bakery & restaurant was featured on "Diners, Drive In's and Dives"?
What is Frost Me Sweet?
This global association educates and promotes best practices for DMOs around the world.
What is Destinations International?
What year was Visit Tri-Cities founded?
What is 1969?
According to the strategic plan, what is the primary intent of Visit Tri-Cities?
What is to increase economic impact and community vitality in the Tri-Cities by attracting visitors who stay in hotels?
In 2024, the World Horseshoe Pitching Championship brought in this many visitors from 43 states and 4 countries.
What is 1800?
How many Pickleball Courts are there in the Tri-Cities?
What is 37 courts?
What department at Visit Tri-Cities is responsible for promoting the area to leisure travelers?
What is the Marketing Department?
What local event is celebrating a significant anniversary this year?
What is the Water Follies (60 years!!)?
This “A” word is what we encourage our board members to do for tourism.
What is Advocate?
What was the economic impact of IRONMAN 70.3 Washington Tri-Cities in 2024?
What is $7 million?
What Visit Tri-Cities accolade is awarded not for tenure or title, but for delivering unforgettable guest experiences?
What is the Excellence in Service Award?
What collaborative council helps position the Tri-Cities as a premier destination for tournaments and athletic events by aligning venues, strategy, and community support?
What is the Tri-Cities Sports Council?
What year was the first vineyard planted on Red Mountain?
What is the 1975 (Kiona Vineyards)?
In the hotel industry, what does ADR stand for?
What is Average Daily Rate?
In 2024, how many visitors from outside Benton and Franklin counties traveled to the Tri-Cities to tour the B Reactor at the Manhattan Project National Historical Park?
What is over 8,700 visitors?
This hidden scientific gem in the Tri-Cities is one of only two facilities in the U.S. capable of detecting ripples in space-time caused by massive cosmic events.
What is LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory)?
What collaborative initiative, first formed in 1996, is behind unique regional projects like the Sacagawea Heritage Trail and an upcoming lighting upgrade to a Tri-Cities landmark?
What is the Tri-Cities Rivershore Enhancement Council (TREC)?
What religious convention has been taking place in the Tri-Cities for over 20 years?
What is the Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses?
RevPar is an important metric for hotels calculated by dividing blank by blank.
What is total revenue from rooms by total number of rooms available?
What is Visit Tri-Cities largest funding source?
What is the Tourism Performance Area (TPA)?
This local shop with the initials XBAC has a gargoyle guardian out front and offers unexpected treasures like rare books, memorabilia, and B Reactor merch.
What is Xenophile Bibliopole & Armorer, Chronopolis?
Where can VTC Board Members locate board meeting presentations, key tourism metrics, and other VTC resources?
What is ZECK?
What modern Tri-Cities landmark, completed in 2010, made national history as the first to be built in the U.S. since 1962?
What is the Clover Island Lighthouse?