Annual tourism summit set for Oct. 21 in PT

Registration for the annual Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit is open for the one-day event at Fort Worden, Port Townsend, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Registration for the annual Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit is open for the one-day event at Fort Worden, Port Townsend, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.

This year’s program, “Shoulder Season Travel: Broadening the Visitor Experience” addresses the importance of working cooperatively to promote and grow off-peak travel to the Olympic Peninsula, to expand the economic impact of tourism across the peninsula.

Deadline for early registration is Oct. 14. To register online for the summit as an attendee, use http://tinyurl.com/parnxba.

The web page with more detailed information about the speakers, agenda and registration can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2015OPSummit.

Registration for one person to attend is $85, including lunch. After Oct. 14, the cost will be $105. Additional attendees from the same organization as the first registration are $75 each, including lunch. After Oct. 14, the cost for the additional registrations will be $95 each. This conference is open to all businesses across the region.

A vendor marketplace will run concurrently with the conference. Vendor table cost is $125, which includes one registration and lunch, and provides a display table for sharing business information.

Deadline for vendors and sponsors to be included in the printed program is Oct. 8.

The Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit is sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission, a marketing partnership of the chambers of commerce and tourism marketing entities from Quilcene and Brinnon, Port Ludlow, Port Hadlock, Port Townsend, Sequim-Dungeness Valley, Port Angeles, Forks, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay and Sekiu. The Tourism Coordinating Council of Jefferson County, the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau representing the unincorporated areas of Clallam County and the Quinault Innkeepers complete the partner group.

For more information about the summit or to become a vendor or sponsor, call Anna Manildi at Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau, 360-808-1664.