EIN News: Virginia Travel & Tourism News http://www.einnews.com/virginia/newsfeed-virginia-tourismConstantly updated news and information about world affairs. 400th anniversary gala sparked $1.2 billion in sales statewide http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184113327 20 Aug 2008 08:15 GMT ... though the nation's flagging economy has diminished tourism-related figures for 2008, officials are still hopeful ... new perception of Jamestown and the role Virginia played will continue to reap benefits in ... Over Here, Over There http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184098368 20 Aug 2008 06:35 GMT ... hill overlooking 355 acres of rolling West Virginia farmland. Below his front porch is the ... home was built in the English colony of Virginia during the French and Indian War and ... of visitors that include public officials, journalists, tourists and history buffs. "Don't worry about tiring ... Low-wage workers cling to dreams of a better life in US http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184092474 20 Aug 2008 05:49 GMT ... going to make it under any cost," said Robert Trumble, a professor of management at Virginia Commonwealth University and director of the Virginia Labor Studies Center. "I think there's a tendency to see the positive, even under ... Asheville Spoils Power's Homecoming http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184091132 20 Aug 2008 05:47 GMT ... of Tuesday nights game against the Asheville Tourists at Appalachian Power Park, but it was ... Power website at www.wvpower.com. Copyright 2008 West Virginia Media. All rights reserved. This material may ... Expectations high for Hudson celebration http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184085217 20 Aug 2008 04:52 GMT ... lifetime. The economic gains, environmental legacy and tourism will be beyond measure." But when people ... in his wake not an old, muddy Virginia settlement that died, but a legacy of ... ODU economic forecast shows weakness of housing market http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184078212 20 Aug 2008 04:42 GMT ... in 2007. Taxable sales as defined by the Virginia Department of Taxation do not include gasoline ... percent, but revenues increased by 0.6 percent in Virginia Beach. Substantially higher gasoline prices will adversely ... Down in the ground http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184071834 20 Aug 2008 02:48 GMT ... trip, the only caverns that I knew of in the U.S. that were a tourist destination were . Little did I know that Virginia is riddled with them. . There are probably more, but I'm getting tired of ... Gas, credit woes hurt, but region still adding jobs http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184071119 20 Aug 2008 02:37 GMT ... country is showing up in Hampton Roads' tourism sector, where hotel-room revenues were down more ... percent, but they were up 0.6 percent in Virginia Beach, he said. For the current quarter, ... Tech worth $3B in Hawaii economy http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184056901 19 Aug 2008 23:55 GMT ... Corporation of the University of Hawaii, the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and Virginia-based consulting firm Council for Community and Economic Research. ... New River Gorge Campaign Gets Logo http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184047057 19 Aug 2008 22:31 GMT ... project in the works to attract more tourists to the region gets a new logo. ... Raleigh and Summers counties. Copyright 2008 West Virginia Media. All rights reserved. This material may ... Athens Silver Medalist Anti Finishes Ninth in Beijing http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184045213 19 Aug 2008 22:18 GMT ... a bachelors degree in marketing from West Virginia University in Morgantown. He enlisted in the ... the Summer Olympics. We did all the tourist stuff then -- the Great Wall, the ... Blobtown: Movie memories revitalize a community http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184035052 19 Aug 2008 20:51 GMT ... film prop, nothing more, a chunk of silicone manufactured by Union Carbide in West Virginia. But it is also the centerpiece of a story of tourism and entertainment that, a half-century and six manned moon landings later, refuses to go ... Fair'S Thrill Will Linger For County; Caroline >> New Park Expected To Bring More Tourists, Revenue http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184033130 19 Aug 2008 20:48 GMT ... was very tentative. But State Fair of Virginia President Curry Roberts confirmed last week that ... year's State Fair, the last at the Richmond Raceway Complex, runs Sept. 25 to Oct. ... Fair officials have been in talks with the Virginia Department of Transportation and Kings Dominion about ... Hampton Roads' economy has problems: ODU economists said in January that the region's economy would grow 2.4% this year. But they did not expect gas prices to go crazy. http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=183984069 19 Aug 2008 15:27 GMT ... a hard toll on the region's important tourism sector and killed consumer spending on nonessential ... for the metropolitan region from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach to slow from a torrid 8.5 ... Hampton Roads' economy has problems: ODU economists said in January that the region's economy would grow 2.4% this year. But they did not expect gas... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=183975311 19 Aug 2008 14:35 GMT ... a hard toll on the region's important tourism sector and killed consumer spending on nonessential ... for the metropolitan region from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach to slow from a torrid 8.5 ...