TOMS RIVER - Freeholder Director John P. Kelly invites sponsors of
tourism events and those who can host large groups of the visitors to
submit information about their venues for consideration to be listed in
two publications the county plans to publish and distribute.
Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, tourism liaison, said the two
publications will be the 2008 Calendar of Event Highlights which will
list major and multi day events of interest to tourists and Group
Tours/Motor Coach Trips which will list those venues able to host large
groups.
"Both these publications are useful not only for tourists, but for
residents as well," Vicari said. "We have many groups traveling within
the county to various events and attractions and the many fine
activities and events enhance our quality of life. These publications
will be great recreational resources."
Organizations and businesses that are interested in attracting groups
and motor coach tours and can host a minimum of 35 and up to 55 people
should contact the Ocean County Tourism Council at 732-506-5050 or
1-800-722-0291, ext. 5050. Tourism venues that may qualify include
restaurants, accommodations and attractions in Ocean County.
Sponsors of next year’s major events of interest to tourists are
asked to submit the name of the event, date, place, brief description,
location and contact phone number for public dissemination to him at PO
Box 2191, Toms River, NJ 08754-2191. Freeholder Vicari said that the
county also publishes a monthly or two-month calendar during the year
for those events not yet finalized or should there be more events than
space permits in the highlights brochure. The county also promotes the
events on two websites: www.oceancountytourism.com and
www.co.ocean.nj.us.
The motor coach brochure is published in cooperation with the New
Jersey Office of Travel and Tourism through their promotional grant
program.
The deadline for response for either publication is September 24.
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