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May 2012 Volume 12, Issue 5 A publication of the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Celebrating Travel and Tourism! The Kansas Sampler Festival will be celebrated in Liberal, Kansas. This year will kick off National Tourism Week in Kansas, recognized the first full week in May, or the 5th-13th of May 2012. National Tourism Week was established in 1984 ascommunities gather in statewide festivals all across the country to celebrate and hold events in honor of the tourism industry. The Kansas Sampler Festival, held May 5th and 6th this year, is designed to bring communities, attractions, and guests from all over the state to proudly display to the public what possibilities await discovery in Kansas. The sampling of activities includes information on hiking, landmarks, historic sites, and restaurants- from local to off the beaten path, performance centers, specialty shops, Kansas events and much much more. The Sampler Festival rotates around Kansas, so if you missed this year, keep an eye on their website, kansassampler.org for a future date near you! U.S. Travel has announced a year-long ‘Vote Travel’ campaign in an effort to raise the industry’s profile nationwide. Travel contributes $1.9 trillion to the American economy annually, and supports 14.4 million American jobs. To vote for travel and show your support, visit votetravel.org!
Join us as we participate in the Rand McNally and USA TODAY campaign! Rand McNally and USA TODAY have teamed up to create a community of road travelers reviewing the best stops on America’s highways and byways, from small towns to the points of interest in and between them–the Best of the Road. Votes are collected for the small towns folks think they should visit. Rand McNally and USA TODAY then send amateur travelers across the country exploring the Best Small Towns in America naming the Most Beautiful, Most Patriotic, Friendliest, Most Fun, and Best Small Town for Food with blogs, photos, reviews and videos to take you on the journey from wherever you are. We think Manhattan could be any of these things! Help us out by visiting bestoftheroad.com, searching Manhattan KS., and voting once every 24 hours for Manhattan! We only have until May 15!