Kentucky tourism has best year on record, reporting $14.3B impact in 2024
Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 2024 marked a new record year for Kentucky tourism, with $14.3 billion generated in economic…
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NKY Tourism Region receives more than $230,000 as part of KY marketing and matching funds program
Building on the New Kentucky Home initiative, Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday announced that 87 tourism marketing organizations across 80…
BCM plans full slate of holiday events beginning with opening of Holly Jolly Days’ exhibits November 11
Celebrate the warmth and spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas this holiday season at Behringer-Crawford Museum. A Window Through Time opens…
AAA offers some tips — and trips — to help you enjoy the perfect autumn leaf-peeping getaway
Summer may be in the rearview mirror, but that doesn’t mean the desire for a road trip has fallen by…
Kentucky by Heart: Fall festival season is the perfect time experience and celebrate all things Kentucky
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist It’s the time of the year when leaves begin to fall and temps start cooling,…
Big Bone Lick State Historic Site to receive $1.1M in improvements Under ‘Restoring the Finest’ initiative
Approximately $1.1 million in improvements is coming to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site as part of the state’s “Restoring…
State seeking private partner to develop a new sports entertainment complex near state fairgrounds
By Ed Green P3 Kentucky Editor A new sports entertainment complex could be coming to a 12-acre site near the…
Kentucky tourism accounted for more than $14.5 billion in impact on state’s economy last year
The economic impact of tourism in Kentucky was more than $14.5 billion in 2016, the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage…
Think Kentucky: Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet offers holiday gift ideas with Bluegrass tint
The Kentucky Cabinet of Tourism, Arts and Heritage is encouraging Kentuckians to give a gift with a Kentucky theme this…
Improvements continue at State Parks, Dale Hollow, Cumberland among latest scheduled for upgrades
Four Kentucky State Park resorts in south-central Kentucky will receive an estimated $4.9 million in safety and aesthetic improvements over…
Tourists spent $13.7 billion in Kentucky last year — here are some top destinations for 2016
By Claire A. Johnson NKyTribune intern Tourists spent $13.7 billion in Kentucky in 2015, an increase of 5 percent over…
Take a hike! National Trail Day Saturday — plan hike close to home with one of KY’s hiking adventures
With trails dotting the landscape of the Commonwealth, there are countless Kentucky hiking adventures waiting for your discovery. Ready to…
Kristen Branscum named commissioner of Travel and Tourism, moving from Agriculture department
The new commissioner of the Department of Travel and Tourism is Kristen Branscum, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Don Parkinson…
Cross Kentucky Master Trail Plan unveiled; provides communities a how-to guide for trail development
A statewide trail plan is another sign of Kentucky’s “robust and growing tourism industry,” according to a press release from…
It’s ColorFall in Kentucky, and ‘waiting eyes’ soon will be rewarded with its beaming hues
Fall has arrived once again, and with it the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism and the Kentucky Department of…