Bowling Green, Owensboro, & Paducah CVBs creating joint social media campaign to promote tourism to western Kentucky

"National Park Service Designates Paducah a "Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Community"

Kara Gray-Watson has joined the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau as the newest member of the CVB sales and marketing team. Specializing in destination services, Gray will play a key role in the development of visitor information resources, partner relations and the delivery of the Paducah experience.

The Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), National Quilt Museum and River Discovery Center represented Paducah at the annual Travel South USA Showcase in St. Louis, Missouri, December 2-5, 2019. Hosted by state tourism offices across the South, the event draws together qualified international tour operators from more than 20 countries with Southern travel suppliers to grow international visitation to the southern United States.

Mary Hammond, Executive Director of the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was the recipient of the 2019 Mangeot-Oaken Award for Distinguished Service Award at the Kentucky Travel Industry Association (KTIA) Annual Conference in Covington, Kentucky on November 7.

The 24^th annual National Trail of Tears Association Conference and Symposium will be held at the Holiday Inn Riverfront/Paducah Convention Center October 11-13^th, 2019.

Louisville to host the James Beard Foundation series of events to celebrate diversity of American cooking, feature Paducah Chef Sara Bradley (freight house)

Seven student musicians will represent Paducah and McCracken County at the inaugural Global Youth Concert in Icheon, South Korea, July 29-August 4, 2019. The invitation to participate came from the Mayor’s office in Icheon, one of Paducah’s sister UNESCO Creative Cities in the creative field of Crafts & Folk Art.

Anglers will compete on the Ohio, Tennessee, and Cumberland Rivers.

Louisville, KY – July 7, 2019 – Catfish anglers from several states will travel to Paducah, KY on the Ohio River for a King Kat

Landee Bryant, Executive Director of Maiden Alley Cinema, will represent Paducah at Europa Cinemas Audience Development & Innovation Lab in the UNESCO Creative City of Bologna, Italy.