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The Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association is the unified voice for the 
restaurant, lodging, travel and hospitality suppliers associations. The association creates
value for members by promoting the legislative interests of the industry, providing
cooperative marketing and educational opportunities while protecting free enterprise. 

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 Participants celebrated the 40th Anniversary of "Virginia is for Lovers" by riding in the Motorcycle Grand Tour of Virginia.  It was a motorcyclist’s dream!  The program kicked off April 4, 2009 and ended in September as the passports had to be postmarked by Nov. 1st. to be eligible for ride prizes.  The ride included stops at 58 destinations and tourism attractions (46 VHTA member locations) in all regions of Virginia. There were 580 participants who began the tour and over 142 riders who completed each stop.

Each of the participants who completed each of the passport stops received a Motorcycle Grand Tour of Virginia jacket, a certificate of achievement and was eligible for prizes at the Tour Celebration banquet.  Great stories and many new friendships were the result the tour and riders shared that they visited places they had never seen before.  Many added they planned to revisit several of the stops and take a bit more time to look around our beautiful Commonwealth.  

Thank you to all who participated in this years tour from the riders, sponsors, committee members and volunteers, a job well done!  Should you have any questions please contact Stuart Ridout at Stuart@vhta.org.