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‘The next Austin’ ‘CBS This Morning’ names Greenville a top destination for 2015 SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF
sjackson@communityjournals.com As we head into 2015, Greenville continues to collect accolades – this time from Peter Greenberg, CBS News travel editor, who named Greenville as one of 2015’s six hot new vacation destinations. Greenville takes top honors beside destinations such as the Faroe Islands of the coast of Iceland, Cuba, Egypt, Berlin and downtown Los Angeles. Greenburg called Greenville “the next Austin” and cited the city’s close proximity to the foothills of the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. “It’s pretty amazing company to be in,” said Jennifer Stilwell, chief marketing officer for visitgreenvillesc. “What a great bucket list.” Greenberg also highlighted Greenville’s dining scene with more than 100 restaurants downtown and said Greenville has “become a very big cultural center.” Stilwell said she thinks a series of events helped land Greenville on the hot list. The visitgreenvillesc team had pitched Greenberg earlier in the year, asking to be considered as one of those top 2015 picks but never heard back. Then Peter Greenberg Worldwide (separate from CBS) sent a five-man crew to
Calling it “the next Austin,” “CBS This Morning” hailed Greenville as a top destination for 2015.
Greenville in November to work on a segment for Brand USA, which helps brings international travelers to the U.S. Greenberg himself wasn’t in Greenville, but Stilwell thinks that his team may have helped move Greenville across the finish line.
Stilwell said making this list continues to “add to all of the phenomenal press that we continue to score. It’s only going to benefit the community to continue to drive demand and drive visitor spending.” The segment aired on “CBS This Morning” on Jan. 3 and can be viewed online at bit.ly/CBS-Greenville.
The University of South Carolina Upstate presents
Bob Woodward
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and one of America’s preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors
“Presidential Leadership and the Price of Politics” Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 7 p.m. • USC Upstate
Tickets are $35. Purchase now at www.uscupstate.edu/woodward
Sponsorship opportunities are still available, contact Bea Walters Smith at (864) 503-5235 or bwsmith@uscupstate.edu.
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