2011 Iowa Travel Guide Available
January 19, 2011 (Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Travel Guide is available to order online from www.traveliowa.com or by phone at 800.345.IOWA. All Iowa Welcome Centers stock the guide as well. An online version of the updated guide is available at www.traveliowa.com.
The four-color, 184-page guide is Iowa’s comprehensive trip-planning publication, with listings from more than 700 attractions, 750 hotels, 220 bed and breakfasts and 350 campgrounds. Nearly 50 listings have been added including the Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum in Clarinda, the Orpheum Theatre Center in Marshalltown and Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery in Swisher.
“People continue to value their travel and the break from routine it provides,” said Shawna Lode, manager of the Iowa Tourism Office. “But we know they’re also looking for affordable destinations. The 2011 Travel Guide provides a wealth of choices for people as they begin to make travel plans.”
Travelers are encouraged to connect with the Iowa Tourism Office on Twitter (@Travel_Iowa) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/IowaTourism) as well as upload Iowa vacation photos to the Travel Iowa Flickr Pool (www.flickr.com/groups/traveliowa).
Tourism is a $6.1 billion industry in Iowa, employing more than 63,000 people statewide and generating more than $312 million in state taxes. The Iowa Tourism Office is part of the Iowa Department of Economic Development. For more information about Iowa tourism, visit www.traveliowa.com, call 800.345.IOWA or stop at any Iowa Welcome Center.
