Category: Press Releases

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Economic and Social Impact of $36 Million

Oct. 31, 2023

Paducah, KY, October 12, 2023—The Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau today announced that Paducah’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $36,163,994 in economic activity in 2022, according…

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Paducah CVB Announces New Group Travel Sales Manager

Jan. 27, 2023

Paducah is pleased to announce the hiring of Amina Watkins as Group Travel Sales Manager for the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Watkins is a graduate of Reidland High School and Murray…

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Paducah Invited South Korea to Jinju for UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Oct. 14, 2022

Seven Paducah representatives will attend the World Folk Arts Biennale in Jinju South Korea, October 15-22, 2022. The Jinju World Folk Arts Biennale is a celebration intended to provide UNESCO…

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Mary Hammond Appointed to Serve on U.S. Travel Association’s Board of Directors

Apr. 25, 2022

Mary Hammond, CDME, Executive Director of the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Travel Association’s Board of Directors. U.S. Travel is the leading force…

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Paducah CVB Announces New Director of Marketing and Communications

Apr. 22, 2022

Paducah is pleased to announce the hiring of Liz Hammonds as Director of Marketing and Communications for the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Hammonds is a 2011 and 2014 graduate of Murray…

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Paducah-McCracken County Wins Tennessee RiverLine Award, Plans 2022 Activities

Mar. 22, 2022

Paducah is pleased to announce the Tennessee RiverLine has awarded Paducah-McCracken County its Excellence in River Animation Award. The award recognizes the community’s commitment to providing access…

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Paducah to Welcome River Boats this Spring

Mar. 07, 2022

Paducah is pleased to announce American Queen Voyages (AQV) and American Cruise Lines will make an historic amount of stops in Paducah this spring, beginning the final week of April. “Paducah is…

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Paducah to host lunch stop on 2021 Great Race

Jun. 11, 2021

Paducah, Ky., will host a lunch stop on the 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Wednesday, June 23, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car…

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Paducah CVB Launches New Self-Guided Walking Tour

By Laura Oswald on May 07, 2020

The Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has released a new, interactive, mobile-friendly audio tour that allows visitors to follow a self-guided journey on foot throughout the streets of downtown Paducah. The tour brings listeners to 30 different stops in the city, introducing local culture, history and architecture along the way…

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Quilts, Cars & Guitars: the Americana Triangle

By Laura Oswald on Mar. 11, 2020

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

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