The City of Maryville Tourism Stake Holders will be reaching out to the community for ideas on how to get more people to visit their town.
During a Tourism Maryville meeting this week, the group discussed ways it can promote events, tourism trends, marketing updates, and the resources available to help.
Tourism Director for the City of Maryville, DeAnn Davison says this meeting is a great opportunity to share ideas, align efforts, and work together to enhance the visitor experience in Maryville.
"Hopefully to get people understanding the importance of that economic impact and how important it is to have visitors in our community and getting them to understand how their organization or event or how their business might play into that.", says Davison.
Davison says tourism is a key way to boost the economy of Maryville through visitors who spend on lodging, dining, shopping, fuel, and entertainment.
She adds tourism brings valuable economic impact to the community and it takes business owners, event organizers, and local advocates to make Maryville a place visitors want to explore and revisit.