Visitors Leave Positive Feedback about Durham

"I could very much tell that durham is an up and coming city in the middle of a resurgence"

"Excellent place to visit and lots to do! Very clean and maintained."

"There's always something to do especially events which I absolutely love, especially Durham's sense of community"

"We love the downtown area and made a point to eat downtown the night we were in Durham"

DCVB Gives Great Presentation

"Thanks again for coming out and giving such a great presentation.  I had several people come up to me to say how much they enjoyed it."

—Chip Roe, VP, Investments & Retirement Planning

Durham Weekend Getaway Winner Enjoys Durham

"We returned last week from our trip to Durham.  What a wonderful time!  It was so exciting...we extended our stay another day...What a fantastic city with such friendly people and unbelievable meals.  I appreciate your city's wonderful hospitality and hope to be returning soon."

- Carol Botros, #GoDurham Weekend Getaway Winner

New durham-nc.com "Beautiful" and Easy to Navigate

"Love the new website. Beautiful, and easier to find stuff"

—Jay Zenner, Broker-in-Charge -Springtree Realty

RDU Appreciates DCVB's Live Chat Demo

"Thank you for speaking with me today regarding your “Live Chat” feature on the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau website. You shared great information and really gave me a good overview of how this feature works for the customers of the DCVB. I am excited to share this information."

—Patricia Rossi
Supervisor, Guest Services
Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

Praise for DCVB

"The Durham Convention & Visitors Center is clearly playing an important role and you have much to promote in this rapidly developing city."

— Ed Sullivan

Durham Developer Likes New Website

"New Website is Great!!"

— Rob Teer, Teer Associates

Visitors Share Love for Durham

—"I love Durham! Downtown has such a great former industrial feel. Love the old tobacco warehouses."

—"Great visitor info - the brochure really helped!"

—"IT WAS WONDERFUL"

—"I liked it so much I moved to Durham in July and found a house to rent in August and now feel like I've lived here all my life."

WRAL Appreciates New Visitor Developments Page

"I just wanted to reach out to you to compliment you on the new visitor developments page. I find the list very informative and I check it out monthly to see what’s new. I am a Durham native and it  almost blows me  away at how the city is transforming."

KeAndrea McLaurin
Mobile and Online Account Executive, WRAL

Durham Health Dept Thankful for Durham Presentation

"Thank you for taking time out of your day to come and share information about how great Durham is with the employees from the Health Department!  We received LOTS of positive feedback regarding your session! We appreciate the time and effort you put into your presentations and look forward to working together again in the future."

—Heidi Schoeppner and the Staff Development Day Planning Committee, Durham Diabetes Coalition

Durham Wayfinders Help American Red Cross

"I wanted to celebrate a success and recognize someone that has helped on the volunteer recruitment front! Carolyn Carney of the Durham Wayfinders forwarded out my urgent request for volunteers in our high-need positions yesterday morning, and already EIGHT people emailed for more information and about 5 completed applications!"

—Jeffrey Isaacson, Volunteer Lead Specialist, American Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina

Durham Taste Trekkers Interview Finds a Fan

"This is an unabashed fan letter!  I am a three-time Durham resident.  I listened to your Taste Trekkers podcast last night and you were phenomenal... I was blown away at how you hit every note, and with such incredible enthusiasm."

Sheryl Blackwell

DCVB Exhibits Excellent Service

"Thank you Sam. You and your team have been extraordinarily responsive to our requests and it is greatly appreciated."

—Noel Mignott, President & CEO The Portfolio Marketing Group

NC Division of State Historic Sites impressed with DCVB history webpages

"Both links [Civil War Durham and Inside Historic Stagville]were very nicely done - great job - excellent collaboration!"

A. Dale Coats
Deputy Director
N. C. Division of State Historic Sites

Capital Broadcasting Thankful for DCVB assistance at the Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game

"Thanks for the DCVB's help at our events and the gifts...I'm really gratified that we have [received] rave [reviews] from the visiting baseball execs...appreciate your support!"

George Habel
Sports Group
Capitol Broadcasting Company

DPAC Experience Better than Raleigh

"DPAC  is great. Fine traffic control upon exit, better than Raleigh."

— Mike Gant, Raleigh, NC

Durham is a hit with return visitors

"Looks like a town being reborn. I see progress. Friendly town. Nice folks. I plan to continue to visit Durham again and again especially during the Summer."

— Jaxon, Winston-Salem, NC

Visitor to Durham has no problem getting around

"Had NO problem finding places we needed to find."

—Linda Miller, Nebraska

Durham Mayor Bill Bell Impressed by DCVB's African-American Heritage Guide

"It is very impressive."

— Durham Mayor Bill Bell, speaking about the 2014 African-American Heritage Guide 

Durham News Service Update Finds a Fan

"This e-newsletter is SOOOO good... The content is so good."

—Susan Dosier

DCVB Facebook Supports Helps Local Historic Site

"We had close to 600 visitors for our Juneteenth event last Saturday and I believe that the CVB’s Facebook had a lot to do with that!"

—Stephanie Hardy, Historic Site Manager, Historic Stagville

DCVB Helps Museum of Durham History

"You were so awesome with the Facebook love for the #DoubleorNothing campaign this past month... We're looking forward to future contests and campaigns... Many, many thanks!"

—Katie Spencer, Executive Director, Museum of Durham History

Durham Event Calendar A Wonderful Resource

"I wanted to thank you all for such a wonderful resource tool of information about Durham.  My husband and I plan our date nights based upon this calendar.  Please, do not stop sending it to me."

—Linda D. Adams

Library Enthusiastic About DCVB Work

Thanks for the shout out about Digging Durham Seed Library!

Joanne Abel
Humanities and Adult Programming Coordinator, Durham County Library

History Hub Loves New Spring/Summer 2014 Visitor Guide Size

"The relocation guide looks great. Love the size -- fits perfectly in our brochure rack. Our ad looks great and we love, love p. 55 with the History Hub."

—Katie Spencer, Executive Director, Museum of Durham History

DCVB Orientation a Hit

"Wow - thanks again - you are super. This is a wonderful working relationship - I appreciate it 

- Valerie Pritchard

Freelance Writer Thinks DCVB Rocks

"You rock Sam Poley! Thank you!!"

-Juliet Pennington, Freelance Writer

RDU Impressed with DCVB Presentation

"Everyone was very impressed with their presentation – the content, the format, and the vast amount of printed information they left with us. I thanked them as they left – we gained a lot!"

-Carmen Watson, Volunteer Coordinator Raleigh-Durham  Airport Authority

DCVB Response to Request Exceeds Expectations

"FANTASTIC !!!  GENIUS !!!  This is SUCH a huge help. I wish everyone in the process had a head for thinking things through like this. I am very grateful and look forward to sharing this very relevant information with our team here in SLC. "

Jeffrey Berke, GarfieldTraubSwisher Development
Regarding the Salt Lake City Performing Arts Center under discussion

Art of Cool Thanks DCVB for Support

“I want to personally thank you for believing in me and the project from Day 1. Your support has really been invaluable.  You rock.”

Cicely Mitchell, President of The Art of Cool Project