VADMO Presents VIRGO Awards to Outstanding Tourism Initiatives in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond VA:  The Virginia Association of Destination Marketing Organizations (VADMO), an association supporting destination marketing organizations and the development of tourism and travel professionals in Virginia, announced awards to the winners of the 2023 VIRGO Awards

VIRGO Advertising and Promotions Award for budgets of more than $1 Million:  Visit Williamsburg with the Life At Your Pace campaign

VIRGO Advertising and Promotions for budgets of less than $1Million:  Smithfield/Isle of Wight for ShopTalk "Let's Dish" video series.

VIRGO Niche Tourism Award: Culpeper Tourism and their Right the Record campaign.

VIRGO Regional Marketing Initiative Award:   Gloucester County for their Marketing Plan 2022.

VIRGO Destination Event of the Year Award:  Suffolk Tourism – 44th Annual Suffolk Peanut Fest

VIRGO Tourism Professional of the Year Award:  Paige Read, Culpeper Tourism and Economic Development

VIRGO Visitor Center of the Year Award: Gloucester County Virginia.

VIRGO Creative Pandemic Marketing Award:  Suffolk Tourism for Love Local, Buy Suffolk; A Hospitality Community & Consumer Outreach Program Campaign.

The VIRGO Awards, now in their 12th year, celebrate the success of destination marketing organizations along with their respective staff members and volunteers.  

Theresa Earles, Tourism Development Manager with Suffolk Tourism, manages the VIRGO Awards on behalf of VADMO, and said “Each year, VADMO honors the best and brightest in Virginia’s tourism industry.  Whether it is an innovative marketing campaign, a wildly successful destination event, or a top-notch tourism professional; the VIRGO Awards showcase the immense talent and dedication of VADMO’s members.”

Judges for the awards were industry peers.  Submissions were evaluated on the quality of the submission, economic efficiency, and the economic or community impact.  The awards were for projects, campaigns, and efforts completed between January through December 2022 

Learn more about VADMO at www.vadmo.org .