NCOT News Releases

NCOT Launches Winter Campaign to 'Capture Your Heart'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Small, heartwarming moments that make a vacation unforgettable are what the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s new winter ad campaign hopes to inspire in visitors. The campaign launched this month with a mix of traditional and online media, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today. “The advertising

Nevada Tourism Launches East Coast Sales, PR Blitz

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) is sending its sales and media relations teams on the road Oct. 12-17 to promote winter travel with valuable tour operators, travel agents and journalists in Boston, New York and Miami, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today. “Travel can

Nevada National Guard Helicopter Airlifts Hazardous Junk Cars from Carson River

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada National Guard used a helicopter training exercise Friday to airlift rusty junk cars from the Carson River that have lurked for years below the water surface, threatening the safety of whitewater rafters, kayakers and marring the river’s natural beauty. A CH-47 Chinook helicopterflew over several

Nevada Tourism Launches Autumn Sales Blitz

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — A Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) sales team will launch an autumn sales “blitz” Aug. 17 to stimulate travel from Chicago, Denver and Dallas, major markets that offer convenient air service to Nevada, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today. “Our sales team will promote easy air

Nevada Commission on Tourism to bring German travel journalists for Reno-Tahoe area tour

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) will bring a group of travel journalists from Germany on a four-day adventure tour starting Monday to promote Reno, Lake Tahoe and Virginia City in the growing European market, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today. The six writers for German

Rural Nevada Communities Receive Tourism Grants to Promote Local Attractions

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) has awarded 115 grants worth more than $659,000 to help rural communities promote attractions that draw visitors and generate revenue for local economies. “One of NCOT’s most rewarding activities is to provide grants, which reap returns many times their value in

Nevada sales ‘blitz’ to attract more visitors kicks off National Travel and Tourism Week

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Six Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) staffers will take to the road Monday for a western sales “blitz” during National Travel and Tourism Week to promote special travel deals designed to boost visitor numbers, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today. The sales team will visit travel

Nevada Tourism’s new mobile Web site provides travel information for people ‘on the go’

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) has launched a new mobile Web site geared especially for mobile phones and devices that provides instant information about where to stay and what to do in Nevada cities, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki said today. Just click on http://nv.mobi, select

Nevadans honored at Rural Roundup for outstanding work promoting rural tourism

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

FALLON, Nev. — Team-spirited Nevadans from across the state who volunteered their time and talent to promote tourism in rural communities were honored Thursday at the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s (NCOT) 19th Annual Rural Roundup conference. Each of Nevada’s six tourism “territory” chairs presented a VolunTourism Award to a winner in

Nevada's rural tourism industry will gather in Fallon for 19th Annual Rural Roundup Conference

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s rural tourism industry leaders will gather in Fallon April 1-3 for the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s (NCOT) 19th Annual Rural Roundup conference that explores ways to sustain local economies by attracting more visitors, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki said today. The conference, at the Fallon Convention