Our sales team is on the road next week attending Connect + Connect Sports in Milwaukee! Be sure to meet or catch up with Rachel Whitten, CMP our VP of Sales & Services and Ce'Nedra Dillard, STS our Sports Sales Manager if you will be there! 💜 #connect #connectsports #playgreenvillencsports #visitgreenvillenc
Play Greenville, NC Sports
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Greenville, NC 241 followers
Greenville-Pitt County is home to many parks, fields, and facilities that can host a wide variety of competitions!
About us
Greenville is growing a university-medical city, and a hub of educational, economic, and cultural activity in Eastern North Carolina. The City’s Recreation & Parks Department maintains more than 25 parks and recreational facilities. Greenville and Pitt County are home to many parks, fields and facilities that can accomodate athletic events across a wide variety of sports. Whether you’re into baseball, basketball, tennis or even hockey, there are multiple options for your next event! SIGN UP FOR OUR #GreenvilleNCSports Pitch e-newsletter FOR THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS!
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https://www.visitgreenvillenc.com/sports
External link for Play Greenville, NC Sports
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- Travel Arrangements
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Greenville, NC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2019
- Specialties
- Sports Tourism, Hospitality, and Sponsorships
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417 Cotanche st
Suite 100
Greenville, NC 27858, US
Employees at Play Greenville, NC Sports
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Play Greenville, NC Sports reposted this
Our team had a wonderful time during 2024 National Travel & Tourism Week last week with our destination partners at our annual NTTW Tourism Summit & Celebration! 💚 We enjoyed getting to provide an update on all our Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Greenville, NC) & Greenville-Pitt County Sports Commission activities, events, and impacts! We also recognized our 2024 Good Company Tourism Partner award winners: 🎨 Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge 🍻 Pitt Street Brewing Company 🌸 Farmville Chamber of Commerce 💜 Bryan Jenkins & East Carolina University Visit North Carolina also released their 2023 Visitor Economy data last week, and the numbers and impact are record breaking! ✅ Total spending by domestic and international visitors reached a staggering $35.6 billion (+6.9% over 2022) ✅ Nearly 43 million domestic travelers alone spent a record $34.6 billion (+6.8% from 2022) ✅ Over 700,000 international travelers contributed $997 million (+9.5% increase from 2022) ✅ Tourism generated nearly $4.5 billion in federal, state, and local taxes (a 5.8% increase from 2022) ✅ State tax receipts rose by 5.6% to $1.3 billion, and local tax receipts grew by 5.4% to $1.2 billion ✅ Direct tourism employment saw a 4.8% rise, reaching 227,200 jobs, with payroll increasing by 6.6% to nearly $9.3 billion ✅ Visitors spent over $97 million per day, adding $7.1 million daily to state and local tax revenues ✅ Thanks to visitor spending, each North Carolina household saved an average of $518 in state and local taxes, with savings per capita averaging $239 ✅ These tourism impact numbers made North Carolina the 5th most visited state in the US by domestic travelers We will find out the 2023 tourism economic impact in Greenville-Pitt County later this summer... so stay tuned! #NTTW2024 #VisitGreenvilleNC #GreenvilleNC #PittCountyNC
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WE'RE HIRING! Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Greenville, NC) & Greenville-Pitt County Sports Commission are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our team as a Sales & Services Assistant to help ensure successful and enjoyable meetings, social, and sports experiences in Greenville-Pitt County! 💚 💜 Please see below for more job information and how to apply! This job closes May 20, 2024. #visitgreenvillenc #playgreenvillencsports #greenvillenc #pittcountync https://lnkd.in/ekYP3Ve7
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Our Sports Sales Manager, Ce'Nedra Dillard, STS, is attending the @sportseta Women's Summit this week, April 3 - 5 in Cleveland, Ohio to learn and make connections to help create advancement opportunities for women in the sports tourism industry! #PlayGreenvilleNCSports #WomeninSports #SportsTourism #SportsIndustry
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Meet Lawton Henderson, our Spring 2024 intern, and a senior at East Carolina University! He is learning the inner workings of each department at Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Greenville, NC), and doing some industry research for Play Greenville, NC Sports! Learn more about Lawton in our interview below ⬇ Q: What is your favorite part about working at Visit Greenville, NC? A: Definitely working with the team and getting to know everyone. Q: What is your post-grad plan? A: I would like to travel internationally before starting my career. Q: What is your perfect day in Greenville? A: Going to an ECU Football Game, hitting the gym, and finishing the day with dinner at Angus Grill. Q: If you could have dinner with 3 famous people from any time, who would they be? A: Joe Rogan, John Lennon, and Albert Einstein (he thinks it would be an interesting conversation). Q: What is a fun fact about yourself? A: I have a cocker spaniel named after Jimi Hendrix.
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Get your tickets to hear U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Laurie Hernandez speak at East Carolina University's Voyages of Discovery series on Thursday, January 18th! 💜
We #ARRRGH flippin' excited to have U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Laurie Hernandez visit #ECU next week to speak at the upcoming Voyages of Discovery event! 🤸♀️ Read more about Laurie, her accomplishments, and the event ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eAVKaR9m
Olympic medal-winning gymnast to visit ECU through Voyages Series
news.ecu.edu
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LET'S GOOO!! Little League International just announced dates for the Little League Softball World Series from 2024 through 2026! We can't wait to host all the players, coaches, family, and friends again in Greenville August 4-11, 2024 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Little League Softball program and World Series tournament! #littleleague #littleleaguesoftball #LLSWS #GirlsWithGame #gwg50 #visitgreenvillenc #playgreenvillencsports #greenvillenc #pittcountync https://lnkd.in/eEuK-kt2
Little League® World Series Dates Announced for 2024-26, Including New Presenting Sponsor for 2024 LLSWS
https://www.littleleague.org
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Our Greenville-Pitt County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Greenville, NC) & Greenville-Pitt County Sports Commission team wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas weekend, Happy Holidays, and a Bright New Year! Our Visitors Center & Offices will be closed on Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday, and closed again on Monday, January 1 for New Years Day. We will be open Wednesday - Friday, December 27 - 29, and starting January 2. #visitgreenvillenc #playgreenvillencsports #greenvillenc #pittcountync
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Play Greenville, NC Sports reposted this
Check it out! We have been nominated for a SportsEvents Media Group 2024 Readers' Choice Award for being an All-Star Destination Partner! 🌟 Please VOTE for Play Greenville, NC Sports until January 2, 2024! #playgreenvillencsports #visitgreenvillenc #greenvillenc #sportstourism https://lnkd.in/gD65WkZe
Play Greenville, NC Sports Nominated for SportsEvents Magazine 2024 Readers’ Choice Award
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Check it out! We have been nominated for a SportsEvents Media Group 2024 Readers' Choice Award for being an All-Star Destination Partner! 🌟 Please VOTE for Play Greenville, NC Sports until January 2, 2024! #playgreenvillencsports #visitgreenvillenc #greenvillenc #sportstourism https://lnkd.in/gD65WkZe
Play Greenville, NC Sports Nominated for SportsEvents Magazine 2024 Readers’ Choice Award
visitgreenvillenc.com