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5 <br /> • Relaying current crisis-related tourism information (status of businesses <br /> and events, travel info etc.) <br /> • supporting our partners in need (distributing information about new <br /> processes, i.e., gift cards, online purchasing, take-out, pick-up information, <br /> entrepreneur stories, special relief efforts/positive impacts our partners are <br /> making etc.) <br /> • long-term education about why certain attractions, partners and business <br /> owners are so important to our destination and to tourists. <br /> • content for the website has supported multiple partners, touched on the <br /> above objectives and has been created by partners or other media outlets <br /> (using the most efficient strategies and tactics for sharing the messages). <br /> • All communications strategies and best practices for crisis <br /> communications are be used. <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying <br /> out BOCC goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> Tourism helps with the increase in capital which is important for the economic <br /> development of Orange County. It helps with employment opportunities for <br /> people and it improves the socio-economic conditions of our region. The <br /> earnings that are generated from tourism helps with improving the standard of <br /> living of residents. Tourism helps in promoting cultural awareness and in <br /> preserving the local culture and traditions of the Orange County and North <br /> Carolina. Tourism is a source of generation of income and for the employment of <br /> residents. <br /> Describe the collaboration relationship(s) this board has with other <br /> advisory boards and commissions? <br /> Orange County, N.C., welcomes more than 2 million visitors into our county each <br /> year, and the Visitors Bureau has a role as a prime visitor advocate and <br /> countywide leader of tourism development. <br /> All local visitor-related businesses are the VB's industry partners, ranging from <br /> the BOCC, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to the towns of Chapel <br /> Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, to the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, to the <br /> Orange County Arts Commission and Chapel Hill Community Arts and Culture <br /> division, the Carrboro Business Alliance the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of <br />