Kosciusko County’s Tourism Bureau Earns 2nd Tourism Award
Kosciusko County’s Tourism Bureau Earns 2nd Tourism Award
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Kosciusko County’s Tourism Bureau Earns 2nd Tourism AwardThe Kosciusko County Convention and Visitors Bureau (KCCVB) has earned top honors again this year on the heels of its 2019 win for Best Visitor Guide.
The Bureau received Best Website at the 2020 Indiana Tourism Association’s Annual Indiana Tourism Conference in Elizabeth, Ind., last week. The award category was Best Website among entries with a marketing budget under $300,000, according to a news release from the Bureau.
VisitKosciuksoCounty.org, the website, was launched in December after an “aggressive plan” to complete in time to submit entry prior to award submission deadline, the release states.
“The judges select winners without bias because each of the four judges were from out-of-state. This gives a large amount of credibility to award recipients and their feedback is invaluable,” said Jill Boggs, Kosciusko County Convention and Visitor Bureau CEO.
In the award win feedback, the judges acknowledge that smart design is more than the look and layout of a site. It’s the feel and user experience that make a smart design. The release states “The Kosciusko County Bureau’s website provides a feeling of the area’s culture in a clean layout with engaging imagery.”
Boggs and the KCCVB team vetted 27 website development companies and received six bids. Reusser Design, an award-winning, digitally focused company in Roanoke, was selected to build and maintain the Bureau’s website.
Boggs credited a solid partnership with the Kosciusko County Convention Recreation Visitors Commission (Tourism Commission) for the award honors.
“This Indiana tourism award would not have been achievable without this partnership in funding and overall support of our destination marketing efforts,” said Boggs.
The KCCVB, as a non-profit organization, and the Tourism Commission consisting of civic volunteers appointed by local and county government, collaborate to obtain gainful economic impact for Kosciusko County as a travel destination for a variety of visitor audiences.
