CHOC Visitors Bureau minutes 091819

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New Business / Roundtable • Mark Sherburne — the Fall football season with some early wins is helping local lodging and tourism . He is seeing an increase in groups wanting to come to the Carolina Inn and individuals on non -game weekends . Being a winning team has a big impact and the Inn ' s forecast is very strong through the end of this calendar year. • Sam Vadgama shared that the extended stay market is strong and year over year has been growing . June and July were the best month ' s they' ve ever had and was largely driven by extended stay occupancy . Residence Inn is working with global companies in this extended stay niche . Their forecast for Fall and first quarter of 2020 is looking strong . • Andrew Carey shared that private dinners are up and thus their catering business is up . People are spending money not only in the hotel but for events and they are wanting experiential rather than just " here ' s my budget, can you make it happen " . • Tanya Moore shared that tonight there is a forum for UNC' s Chancellor search . The committee is hoping to identify a candidate by the end of the year. Tanya also wanted to let the hoteliers know that UNC employees have had a change in their purchasing regulations in which employees now use their UNC purchasing cards rather than personal credit cards . The problem is the UNC/state purchasing cards are tax -exempt . Matt Gladdek recommended working together and with the Downtown partnership to inform local businesses on how to process these in their POS . This also allows for taking catering orders right away too . UNC Visitors Center update : UNC Facilities is working with the State Historic Property Office to get approval to switch the windows on the building . The interior is coming along . • David Brooks shared that Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce is already beginning preparations for this year' s Christmas parade which will be earlier this year than in prior years and is scheduled for Sunday, December 15t at 4 : 15 p . m . • Mark Bell shared : September 215t - Hog Day September 25tn — 27th " Paint it Orange" all over Orange County with a "Wet Paint" sale on September 27tn in downtown Hillsborough in the C3 Building on 9/27 . Downtown walking tours . Sundays Concert Series on the lawn in front of the Courthouse . This year' s last Friday will be on September 27tn October 12th - Ceilidh at Ayr Mount, a day- long celebration of Scottish Heritage . October 11tn — 13tn Outlandish Hillsborough , town -wide celebration of our Scottish Heritage with an Outlander t . v . series theme . Hillsborough Natural Areas open year- round : Riverwalk, The Occoneechee Mountain Area , Occoneechee Speedway, Poets Walk at Ayr Mount, and Confluence Natural Area . Hillsborough Half Marathon and 5K is scheduled for Sunday, October 6tn Hillsborough River Park Concert is scheduled for Saturday, October 19tn Colonial Inn is progressing and they are currently building the new addition on the back and HVAC is being installed . • Lydia Lavelle shared that it is festival season in Carrboro . Carrboro Music Festival is scheduled for Sunday, September 29tn West End Poetry Festival in October 16th — 19tn Film Festival is scheduled for November 16tn — 17tn Chapel Hill - Carrboro Holiday Parade is tentatively scheduled for December 14tn New bus wrap coming out in the next few months . • Katie Murray elaborated on " Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint - Out Fundraiser" September 251h — 27th at the C3 building in downtown Hillsborough . There are 52 artists from four states registered as of now . That translates to 120- 150 pieces of artwork on exhibit and for sale at really great prices . 3 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting September 18 , 2019