APtravelnews-News Release from Waynesville, N.C-3/12/15—When Anna Smathers, Communications Manager for beautiful Haywood County, N.C. to tell me about her joy in having, after months of behind the scenes planning and coordinating, the North Carolina Amateur Sports organization and Cycle North Carolina recently announced that the Town of Waynesville has been named as the starting host town for the 2015 “Mountains to Coast” Bicycle Tour in September. The organization made the official announcement on Sunday, March 8 at the opening reception of the North Carolina Governors Conference on Tourism in Pinehurst, NC. All participating municipalities and communities were announced and Waynesville received the distinguished title as the starting host town for the ride. “We are honored and excited to be selected as the host/start city for the event this year. The tour will allow the 1000+ participants and their families to enjoy the mountains and scenic beauty of the area, and while they are here, gives Waynesville the opportunity to showcase its hospitality and charm,” said Marcy O’Neil, Town Manager for Waynesville.
Waynesville will serve as base camp for the initial kick-off and starting point for the cross state ride. Participants are planned to arrive Saturday, September 26 or even earlier and will have free time to enjoy the local area. They will begin their journey on Sunday, September 27 and travel 55 miles to neighboring Hendersonville, where they will spend the night before continuing on to Shelby.The “Mountains to Coast” ride provides participants with just enough introductions to each community to entice them to bring their families back for longer visits including vacations.
This event will bring One to two-night stays from 900+ participants, plus more than 4.6 million media/print impressions. ($250,000 value) benefits to the many communities that this event will be an Introduction of communities to participants throughout North Carolina, the U.S. and other countries. Additional revenues from concessions, catering, hotel stays, dining, shopping, attraction visits, etc. will accrue to participating businesses in this area of N.C.
The “Mountains to Coast” tour is major step in the right direction to grow this specific tourism market in Haywood County,” said Lynn Collins, Executive Director of the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority. For more information on the event, visit http://cnc.ncsports.org/.
Along with its picturesque beauty, Haywood County and its five towns of Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Canton and Clyde offer year round activities and events centered around food, heritage, music, art and the outdoors. No matter what experience you choose, N.C. guarantees you will always experience Authentic Appalachian, Pure & Simple! For more information visit www.visitncsmokies.com or contact the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority at 800-334-9036. Note* Barb and I spent a week in this area and it was the best trip ever!!!!
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APtravelnews-Upcoming Special events-Louisville, KY. March 26th to 28th–The USA runs on the wheels of the big 18-wheeler s and the hours upon hours of of travel; the heroes of the roads, the Truckers! Imagine acres of the newest, fanciest, baddest ass trucks all in one place at the Louisville, Convention Center! Well we are going (Bob and Barb heading out on the Road Again) and we will be at a corner booth 63121 helping represent Click-It Hot. Whats Click-It Hot? Well, imagine a reusable hand-warmer that heats up to 130-degrees in just under 5-seconds, is safe and is a life saver as well if you (forbid it all) get your hands too cold to operate flexibly well. The first thing a trucker does before starting up their big diesels in the morning and just after that hot cup of Java, check out their trucks and get mighty cold hands, touching the bare metals of all things “truck” parts. So we are inviting all truckers and trucking companies employees to stop by the Click-It Hot booth at 63121 for a FREE sample hand Warmer!! Until the show, take a look at www.clickithot.com see all the instant heating products for all parts of the human anatomy, besides just the hands!!