Press Releases

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) is accepting nominations for the 2012 Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence, according to Howdy Awards Chairman Michael E. Hurwitz, owner of Uno Chicago Grill in Springfield and Holyoke.

Bright Nights at Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts has been named one of the 2012 Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association (ABA), which also designated The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts as an Internationally Known Annual Event (IKE).

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) honored 9 individuals (see list at end of release) from throughout the Pioneer Valley on Tuesday evening, May 10, during the 16th annual Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence.

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) named forty-seven individuals from throughout the Pioneer Valley as finalists for the 2011 Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence. The finalists were honored at a reception last night at The Delaney House in Holyoke, MA.

Tourism professionals from the Pioneer Valley gathered at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) held last night at the Carriage House on the grounds of Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. More than 100 guests attended the business meeting, which was followed by a cocktail reception and silent auction.

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) presents Double Decker Dine 2010, an exciting and unique way to tour - and sample treats from - some of the Pioneer Valley's most prestigious restaurants.

A committee of nearly 20 tour operators and staff of the American Bus Association (ABA) will hold its annual meeting in Springfield June 6-9, 2010.  The ABA Top 100 Site Selection Committee convenes once a year to decide ABA's Top 100 Events in North America.

A Mother and daughter bask in Amherst's literary limelight.

Members of the Board of Directors of The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) will travel to the State House in Boston on Thursday, March 4, where they are scheduled to hear directly from the Speaker of the House, the Senate President and the Governor, as well as other legislative leaders, regarding tourism industry funding and make a compelling argument for increasing the tourism promotion budget in the months ahead as the House and Senate begin budget deliberations.

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) and the Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau (GHCVB) will co-present "Tourism Trends," a seminar that will examine the future of tourism as well as provide an update in hospitality and travel trends, on Wednesday, May 6 at 12:00pm at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT.

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) will present a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Men's Basketball Pre-Con Pep Rally at Champions Sports Bar in Springfield on Wednesday, March 18 at 3 p.m.

More than 100 hospitality industry professionals, including Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Executive Director Betsy Wall, gathered at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Holyoke yesterday afternoon for the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (GSCVB) Annual Meeting. The Bureau recapped its efforts in fiscal year 2008 and announced the appointment of 9 new officers and members to its Board of Directors.

The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (GSCVB) has expanded its marketing efforts in response to the increase in fuel costs and in recognition of consumer trends.

The United Methodist Women selected Springfield, Massachusetts as the site for a meeting of its northeast-based members. The group is the women’s mission organization for the United Methodist Church.