Carlisle Events partners with Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau

Carlisle Events partners with Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau

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CARLISLE, PA – Carlisle Events has teamed up with the Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau (HCRVB) to offer guests to the Carlisle, Pa., automotive events quick and easy access to local hotel or motel reservations, as well as information about the numerous other attractions in the area.

“We’re in the process of developing a closer working relationship with the Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau,” said John Detrick, CEO of Carlisle Events. “One of the opportunities presented was to allow this bureau to become our exclusive reservation service.

“As a business, we bring in an enormous amount of visitors already,” he continued. “In referring our customers to the Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau, we are giving them information to all that this region has to offer.”

The partnership will benefit both parties as well as guests to the Carlisle Fairgrounds.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Carlisle Events. Each year their car shows bring thousands of visitors to our area, and the Visitors Bureau is the organization best equipped to service them,” Janis Schmees, president and CEO of HCRVB, said. “Our goal is to place the visitor in the type of lodging they request and as near to the fairgrounds as possible. We want to make sure that they stay in the Hershey-Capital Region and also provide them information about our area so they become familiar with all there is to see and do. If we do a good job, they’ll keep coming back.”

With the help of HCRVB, visitors to the Carlisle Fairgrounds for automotive events can find information on local bed and breakfasts, campsites, amusement parks, museums, restaurants, shopping centers, antique stores and all the other many attractions in central Pennsylvania. Historic Carlisle has much to offer visitors who attend the automotive events. Guests to the area don’t have to travel far to get quality family entertainment. Just a few of the nearby destination points are Hersheypark, the Gettysburg battlefields, Lancaster Amish country and Dutch Wonderland.

Those who plan on attending any of Carlisle’s automotive events should visit www.hersheycapitalregion.com or call 1(877) 231-ROOM (7666) for information on the region’s numerous attractions. To reserve a room, make sure you call plenty of time in advance to secure accommodations. Visit www.carsatcarlisle.com or call (717) 243-7855 for information on Carlisle Events.

Carlisle Events, host of 10 collector car, truck and motorcycle events each year, attracted more than 518,000 people to the 82-acre fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pa., in 2002. Included in the annual schedule are three automotive swap meets and eight individual specialty shows featuring Corvettes, Fords, GMs, Chryslers, trucks, motorcycles, sport compacts and imports. Founded in 1974 by friends Bill Miller and Chip Miller, the “Cars at Carlisle” shows have attracted automotive enthusiasts from around the world. Visit www.carsatcarlisle.com for more information.

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