Convention & Visitors Bureau Releases the 2009 Official Destination & Golf Guide

SOUTHERN PINES, NC – DECEMBER 15, 2008 – Visitors preparing to make a trip to the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area have a new tool for planning. The 2009 Destination & Golf Guide, published by the Convention & Visitors Bureau is the ultimate, must-have reference tool for planning any visit, family vacation, or group golf outing to the area. The new guide was developed and published in partnership with Pace Communications based in Greensboro, NC.

This attractive, full-color, 70-page guide is available free of charge to visitors, and compiles all relevant visitor information, including lodging and current golf package rates. Easy to read, it includes color-coded sections and maps with expanded coverage of area shopping, restaurants and attractions. Also available is an interactive online version of the book, accessed on the home page at www.homeofgolf.com. The online version has links to all advertisers and is available to view or print.

The cover of the guide features a classic image of the Pinehurst resort clubhouse. "The Pinehurst Resort has the historic and championship legacy that draws visitors from all over the world and is an area crown jewel," said Claire Phillips, Director of Marketing for the Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Tourism is one of the major drivers of the local economy for the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area, generating in excess of $346 million annually. "We're extremely pleased with the design and content of the 2009 version of the Destination & Golf Guide," said Caleb Miles, President & CEO of the Convention & Visitors Bureau. "It delivers our brand message accurately and passionately, while providing the ultimate planning vehicle for the more than one million visitors expected to visit the destination during the year."

With a circulation of 60,000, the Destination & Golf Guide for the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area is directly distributed to visitor inquiries and through a number of outlets by the Convention & Visitors Bureau, including Welcome Centers throughout North Carolina, AAA offices, large visitor events, meetings and conventions, and golf and travel trade shows nationally and internationally. For your free copy, call (800) 346-5362, order online at www.homeofgolf.com, or simply stop by the Visitor Information Center at 10677 US Highway 15-501 in Southern Pines.

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The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is an economic development organization and non-profit authority of Moore County, North Carolina. The CVB mission is to promote the area as a destination for visitors, meetings, conventions and tours. The CVB is funded primarily by a three percent hotel / motel room occupancy tax paid by visitors to Moore County. For more information, please contact Caleb Miles, President & CEO of the Convention & Visitors Bureau for the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area at (800) 346-5362 or (910) 692-3330 or visit the bureau's Web site at www.homeofgolf.com.