Laurel Highlands
Visitors Bureau
Stay, Play, and Get Away,
right here in Westmoreland County!
InWestmoreland welcomes the Laurel Highlands
Visitors Bureau to our family of businesses and services. The Laurel
Highlands Visitors Bureau is the Official Tourism Promotion Agency
for Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland Counties. The Visitors
Bureau promotes tourism and the travel and hospitality industries in
the Laurel Highlands region.
Spending attributed to travelers amounts to over $366 million
dollars annually in Westmoreland County alone. By promoting its
membership and carrying out marketing efforts throughout the region
and surrounding states, the Visitors Bureau has a dramatic impact on
the health of our economy here in Westmoreland County.
If so many people find Westmoreland County an irresistible summer
retreat, then you too can enjoy great, exciting vacations right in
your own backyard!
"According to the Travel Industry Association, 88% of Americans are
going to travel this summer," explained Julie Donovan, Laurel
Highlands' Public Relations Manager. "Trends show that more and more
Americans are using their vacations to visit small towns and rural
areas. What better place than Westmoreland County in the beautiful
Laurel Highlands to visit!"
To promote the Laurel Highlands as the perfect spot for a nearby
vacation in 2003, the Visitors Bureau designed the Stay, Play, and
Getaway Guide. This new guide promotes more than 40 overnight
packages, including such greats at the Classic American Getaway. At
only $99/person, the Classic American Getaway features a one night
stay and breakfast at Mountain View Inn, admission to Frank Lloyd
Wright's Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, as well as stops at the
Westmoreland Museum of Art and the Christian W. Klay Winery. This
fabulous value is only one of many wonderful packages the Bureau has
designed to attractions in Westmoreland County and the Laurel
Highlands region.
The Visitors Bureau website (www.laurelhighlands.org)
is a tremendous source of great ideas and useful resources,
including a Visitors Guide, Golf Guide, and Wine Trail Guide. These
guides can be ordered on the site or by calling (800) 333-5661. The
website also allows you to Map Your Trip and Plan Your Group Tour.
Most importantly, the website lists more than 340 members ready to
make your summer fun with:
- Amusements & Festivals
- History & Culture
- Dining
- Shopping
- Outdoor Adventure
- Accommodations
On-line coupons offer discounts to many area
attractions, from Idlewild Park and Fort Ligonier to the Toy Box,
and the Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival The more adventurous
can find discounts for Kayaking and Climbing instruction at
Wilderness Voyageurs. This year the Visitors Bureau is also
distributing a Summer Fun Coupons book sure to bring even greater
savings to maximize your vacation dollars.
In 2003, consider the many exciting, historic, and adventurous
getaways you can experience right here in Westmoreland County.
You'll be glad you did!
The mission of the Laurel Highlands
Visitors Bureau is to promote tourism,
development, and the interests of travel and hospitality in the
Laurel Highlands region.
Laurel Highlands
Visitors Bureau.
Phone: 724-238-5661
Visit the website at
www.laurelhighlands.org