Category: Press Releases

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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Paducah Celebrates Connection to Lewis and Clark Expedition

Mar. 06, 2020

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

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Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces Destination Services Associate

By Laura Oswald on Jan. 06, 2020

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…

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Local Tourism Professionals Promote Paducah as an International Travel Destination

By Laura Oswald on Dec. 05, 2019

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…

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Paducah CVB Leader Recognized by Kentucky Travel Industry Association

By Laura Oswald on Nov. 12, 2019

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…

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2019 National Trail of Tears Conference and Symposium to be held in Paducah

Sep. 30, 2019

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…

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James Beard Foundation Returns to Louisville, Kentucky with 2019-20 Taste America Series

Sep. 17, 2019

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

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Local Students to Represent Paducah at Global Youth Concert in Icheon, South Korea

By Laura Oswald on Jul. 23, 2019

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…

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King Kat Tournament Trail Travels to Paducah, KY

Jul. 08, 2019

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…

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