Karen H. Hedelt, Acting Director
706 Caroline Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Write to Ms. Hedelt
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(540) 372-1216
FAX: (540) 372-6587
Office Hours: M - F
8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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The primary function of the Department is to promote the development of the local travel industry by increasing the amount of tourism related business and activities. The goal of the Department is to enhance the economic health of the community through the generation of tourism revenues, a significant portion of which returns directly to the City government.
Tourism and Technology Zones
The City of Fredericksburg established Tourism and Technology zones in order to target specific business for specific areas. Economic incentives are available in order to attract development, and create a more business friendly environment. Listed below are three documents: the ordinance that established the Tourism and Technology zones; the application for business interested in being considered for the incentive program; and the scorecard used by the City in order to gauge the appropriateness of incentives for a particular business.
Business Development Toolkit - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism created the "Business Development Toolkit" to serve as a comprehensive reference source for current and prospective business owners in the City. This toolkit includes a flow chart of the development process, statistical data, financing and contact information, and much, much more.
Calendar of Events and Banner Display Request
Find out how to create an account to add or update events to the annual Calendar of Events or submit a request to display your event banner. Read our press release here for details.
Special Event Planning Toolkit - (December 2008)
Open the bookmarks to reveal a table of contents in the document.
Demographic Profile of the Fredericksburg Visitor
In 2003, the VTC conducted a follow-up mail survey to households who had responded to the Travel Industry Association's monthly TravelScope survey. Households who had responded that they visited Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and/or Washington, D.C., on a recent trip were mailed a separate, more detailed questionnaire to provide the VTC with even more trip details than the original TravelScope questionnaire. Read the report here for more information.
Economic Development Authority and JumpStart! Fredericksburg 2010 Committee
EDA Grant Criteria - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
Fredericksburg Area Tourism 2003/4 Marketing Impacts and Future Opportunity (November 2004) - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
In April 2003, Fredericksburg Area Tourism Partnership launched a new advertising campaign. Longwoods International was engaged to conduct research to measure the campaign’s effectiveness. An accompanying press release provides an overview.
Reports
2008 Greater Fredericksburg Tourism Partnership Hospitality Industry Report - powerpoint presentation
Fredericksburg Area Tourism Annual Report 2005 - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
Fredericksburg Area Tourism Annual Report 2004 - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
Fredericksburg Regional Alliance
The Fredericksburg Regional Alliance (FRA) is a public, private economic development marketing partnership created to provide CEOs, presidents, corporate real estate executives, facility planners, and site selection consultants with a single source for comprehensive demographic and economic information on the Fredericksburg Region -- which includes the City of Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg Regional Demographic Profile on Economic Development (updated February 7, 2008) - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
Economic Development and Tourism serves the City by providing businesses and individual citizens with demographics and other statistics. Find the department’s most current statistical data in the “Fredericksburg Regional Demographic Profile on Economic Development.”
Smith Travel Research Standard Historical Trend, Fredericksburg, Virginia, January 2003 – June 2005 (August 2005) - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
Strategic Marketing Plan for Travel and Tourism (November 2000) - readable with Adobe Acrobat.*
Please note: The entire document can be accessed by using the Table of Contents. Simply click on the section heading or the page numbers to jump to the section you most want to read. When you're done with a section, return to the Table of Contents to continue.
Visitor Center
Fredericksburg Area Tourism serving the City of Fredericksburg and Counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford.
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