Old Town Trolley Tours honored with the 2023 Tourism Impact Award

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - May 15, 2023 - PRLog -- Dave Chatterton, General Manager of Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine and Historic Tours of America, along with the company's CASTmembers received top honors with the 2023 Tourism Impact Award during St. Johns County Visitors & Convention Bureau's (VCB) State of the Tourism Industry event held on May 10 at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Event attendees from the hospitality, tourism, arts and culture industry in St. Johns County and statewide participated in the morning event with featured speakers, performers, business leaders, and the launch of the VCB's new marketing campaign, It's About Time. Earlier in May, the VCB recognized and presented awards to additional individuals and companies in various categories.

The VCB Board of Directors selected Old Town Trolley Tours as the top award winner for its steadfast dedication to supporting the tourism community and additional roles in related educational and visitor activities. The award also recognized the company for serving as a locally based firm which demonstrates professionalism as a key employer and substantial economic leader.

According to Chatterton, the company received the high-ranking acknowledgement due to the business's positive impact in St. Johns County and the visitor experience. "We thank the VCB and its members for allowing us to do what we love to do, often serving as a first point of contact to those visiting the City of St. Augustine," he said.  "We provide a warm welcome to hundreds and sometimes thousands of visitors each day, sharing the history of the Nation's Oldest City, while providing wonderful vacation memories that will last a lifetime."

Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine is renowned for entertaining visitors and residents who tour the historic city with 21 trolley stops, visitor amenities, and more than 100 points of interest. The company is instrumental in promoting the City of St. Augustine's Nights of Lights to be celebrated next from November 18 to January 31, 2024.

According to Susan Phillips, the VCB's President and Chief Executive Officer, Old Town Trolley Tours exemplifies a leading brand that markets the destination locally and globally as a premier leisure, convention, and business destination. "Old Town Trolley Tours helps us to communicate the area's assets and inherent benefits to consumers, meeting planners, travel trade, media, and constituents," she said. "Dave and his CASTmembers also provide innumerous donated services that help us to promote the region. The company's generosity is recognized with this well-deserved award." For more information, visit https://www.trolleytours.com/st-augustine or call (904) 829-3800.