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Visit BGKY Receives High Honors at Statewide Tourism Conference
Friday, December 6, 2024


Visitors Bureau (Visit BGKY) proved the bureau is not just green, but bronze, silver and gold. Visit BGKY earned one gold, eight silver and 10 bronze awards for projects related to tourism from the Kentucky Travel Industry Association, which represents 900 members across the commonwealth.

Most notably, Visit BGKY’s executive director Sherry Murphy received the prestigious Mangeot-Oaken Distinguished Service Award - the highest honor recognized in the tourism industry.

“Sherry exemplifies professionalism, integrity and leadership in the tourism industry. Her passion for tourism is evident daily as head of our CVB in the fastest growing county in Kentucky,” said Michelle Gorman, Visit BGKY Board Chairwoman. “We are so very fortunate to work and learn from her each day.”

The Mangeot-Oaken Distinguished Service Award is akin to a lifetime achievement
award in the travel industry. Murphy began her role as the Visit BGKY executive director in 2018, bringing more than 19 years of experience from her previous position as executive director of the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau, where she began her career at the young age of 26.

Other noteworthy awards from Visit BGKY consisted of gold being awarded for a Black History Month activation with hip-hop group and Bowling Green natives Nappy Roots and silver being awarded for the recent redesign of the Visit BGKY website.

Full Awards of Distinction:
Gold: PR Initiative: Celebrating Bowling Green’s Nappy Root
Silver:
• ARPA Funded Projects: Gathered Living – Gypsymoon Influencer
• Digital: National Corvette Museum Special Landing Page; StyleBlueprint Digital Campaign; West Kentucky BBQ Belt
• Marketing Campaign: Tailored to your Taste; VisitBGKY Broadcast Campaign
• Radio or TV Broadcast Advertising: Geared for Fun Video Campaign
• Website: VisitBGKY Website Redesign

Bronze:
• ARPA Funded Projects: Horses, Horsepower, and Hollers; Western Kentucky Wine Trail; Cave Country Trails Interactive Map
• Destination Management: Love BGKY Art Installations; West Kentucky BBQ Belt
• PR Initiative: Attractions Heard ‘Round the World; Reindeer Farm Third Year
• Print: Group Travel Profile Sheet; KDT Visitor Guide Ad
• Video or Podcast: Lost River Cave Turns Green

For more info, visit www.visitbgky.com.

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