meetNKY, Northern Kentucky’s tourism bureau, touted the organization’s past successes while outlining its plans for the future at its annual meeting. While key tourism metrics like hotel occupancy rates slightly decreased from the year prior, other metrics like future room nights exceeded expectations. Some of the highlights of the annual meeting are as follows: “Last […]
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NKY Convention Center steps up amid Duke Energy Center renovation
With the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati under construction, the annual Cincinnati Golf Expo was forced to find a new venue. Due to the facility’s scale, the expo, which takes place from Feb. 7 through 10, has traditionally been held at Duke Convention Center since its founding in 2019. Typically, the Expo uses […]
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Your guide to NKY’s BLINK installations
BLINK, the largest lights and arts festival in the United States, is returning to Northern Kentucky for its fourth iteration, featuring over 80 projects by local, national and international artists, and attracting over 2 million people to the region.
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Revival Vintage Bottle Shop move finally complete
Revival Vintage Bottle Shop co-owners Shannon Smith and Brad Bonds expressed relief that their years-long move into North by Hotel Covington is finally complete. Smith and Bonds opened Revival Vintage Bottle Shop in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. MeetNKY CEO Julie Kirkpatrick said she thought that Smith was “crazy” when she first pitched the idea […]
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City of Erlanger proposes ‘Destination Erlanger’ park plan
Erlanger’s City Council began the discussion of their proposed budget for 2025 Wednesday evening, where Councilman Tyson Hermes brought forward a project he called “Destination Erlanger.” The idea, Hermes said in a presentation at the meeting, is a set of parks aimed at bringing more tourists and revenue to the city. It could show those […]
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Beshear visits Newport on the Levee to kick off National Tourism Week
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear paid a visit to Newport on the Levee Wednesday afternoon along with several other Kentucky officials, such as Tourism Secretary Lindy Casebier and senior advisor to Beshear Rocky Adkins, to celebrate successful tourism initiatives across the region. Hotels, restaurants, and attractions in Northern Kentucky, like the Newport Aquarium, officials touted, have […]
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50 years of meetNKY: Regional tourism leaders tout past successes, future outlook
Since its founding in 1974, meetNKY — previously known as the Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau — has been heavily involved in marketing the region’s quirks and characteristics to the rest of the world. A key component of marketing is storytelling. “One of the core roles of our organization is to be the chief […]
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ArtsWave, meetNKY partner to increase cultural vibrancy in NKY
ArtsWave and meetNKY have announced a partnership to increase cultural vibrancy in Northern Kentucky through art and creative placemaking, with the goal of boosting the appeal of the region as a destination for meetings, conventions and tourists.
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Gateway to the commonwealth: Northern Kentucky’s appeal for tourism, business and talent
This story originally appeared in the March 1, 2024 LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. When you think of Northern Kentucky, do you think of the iconic water tower, or maybe the region’s ties to bourbon? Northern Kentucky is a community of 37 cities, three counties and over 400,000 people, many […]
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New Kentucky Faith Trail leads visitors to NKY
Northern Kentucky has a new faith-based attraction. The new Kentucky Faith Trail extends from Wayne County to Bardstown to Northern Kentucky. It includes the local stops, Creation Museum, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Mother of God Catholic Church, and the Ark Encounter. The trail has 11 faith-based experiences throughout the state that allow travelers to […]