Press Releases

The Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau is launching a new holiday tradition in central Arkansas to kick off the start of the holiday shopping season. Think Big Shop Small– Jingle at the River Market is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving weekend, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Little Rock River Market Pavilions. Read More

he Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has launched its newest mobile-exclusive pass highlighting the capital city’s top cycling attractions, the Little Rock Pedal Pass. This follows the May 2022 launch of their first pass, the Little Rock Attractions Pass. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) is scheduled to launch a brand new mobile-exclusive attractions pass May 2, 2022, highlighting the capital city’s top attractions. Kicking off National Travel & Tourism Week (May 1-7) and the arrival of the city’s peak travel season, this free pass will be available to tourists and residents alike. Read More

Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has released its 2021 annual report, reflecting the city’s performance as a leisure and business travel destination in the wake of a global pandemic. Read More

The Little Rock Advertising & Promotion (LRA&P) Commission has named Gina Gemberling as the next President & CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB). Current President & CEO, Gretchen Hall, recently announced she would be departing the post on March 22 to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer for Destinations International. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has been awarded the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) seal by Destinations International in recognition of the organization's commitment to industry excellence and meeting the industry standard for performance and accountability of destination organizations around the world. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announces the hiring of Brian M. Staggers as its new senior director of Information Technology. Read More

As part of Good Morning America’s series that honors hometown heroes and recognizes those who selflessly give to others, the show travelled to Little Rock to honor Abrams with $25,000, gifted by Wells Fargo, to the Annie Abrams Living Legacy Scholarship at Ouachita Baptist University located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Abram’s hometown. In addition, the City of Little Rock and City Manager Bruce Moore surprised Abrams with the naming of a Little Rock Street in her honor — Annie McDaniel Abrams Street. Read More

The Little Rock Advertising & Promotion (LRA&P) Commission has named Gina Gemberling as interim President & CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB). Read More

After more than 20 years with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB), President & CEO, Gretchen Hall announced she will be departing the organization in late March. At Tuesday’s Advertising & Promotion (A&P) Commission meeting, Hall said, “this is truly a bittersweet moment. I am so honored and grateful for the opportunity to have led this incredible organization for the past 10+ years.” Read More

The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) and its six member teams will head to Little Rock, Arkansas, for the 2022 GCAC Basketball Championship hosted by Philander Smith College Feb. 25-27 at Mims Gymnasium. Read More

Guide features capital city’s world-class attractions, dining scene, outdoor amenities and more Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) is pleased to welcome Brian Oaks as its new senior vice president and chief operating officer. Read More

Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President & CEO Gretchen Hall has been selected to serve on the America250 Foundation’s National Hospitality & Tourism Advisory Council. America250, the nationwide commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026. Read More

On Saturday, October 23, Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium will be the site of a historic showdown between the University of Arkansas (U of A) Razorbacks and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Golden Lions. This is the first football game the Razorbacks have played against an Arkansas school since 1944, and it is their first-ever meeting with the Golden Lions. Read More

Gretchen Hall, president and CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, will serve as board chair of the world’s largest association of destination organizations, Destinations International. Read More

Sanaida Goodner, Director of Sales & Marketing for the Little Rock Marriott, has been named a “Stellar Performer” at the 2021 Smart Women in Meetings Awards hosted by Smart Meetings magazine. Read More

The hospitality industry has endured as challenging a pandemic year as any. With hope for an end in sight, the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) will recognize its golden anniversary and host the Big On Little Rock Hospitality Industry Job Fair for hospitality and tourism workers on Tuesday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Statehouse Convention Center. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) reports that group business is slowly returning to the city. In the first quarter of 2021, the Statehouse Convention Center, Robinson Center and the city’s River Market — all LRCVB managed properties — welcomed a combined total of 17,548 patrons over the course of 77 event days that resulted in 103 overall building usage days. Read More

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has publicly released its 2020 annual report, reflecting the city’s performance as a leisure and business travel destination in the midst of a global pandemic. Read More