News Releases 

• Visalia to host the Cal Ripken 60 World Series in 2019
• Majestic Mountain Loop Wins California Poppy Award 
• Majestic Mountain Loop Receives 'Best Idea' Award at WACVB Annual Conference 
• Giant Sequoias Voted into Top 25 for 8th Wonder of the World Contest 
• Visalia Convention & Visitors Bureau Update on 8th Wonder of the World Contest 
• Majestic Mountain Loop  

Industry Resources 

• Cultural Motivations: Why International Tourists Travel & Spend_WACVB 2013 

Visalia in the News 

• Sequoia Legacy Tree Dedication 
• Visalia Rawhide awarded 2017 All-Star Baseball Game 
• Mather Mountain Party: Influential Men 
• Mather Mountain Party Celebrated 100 Years Later 
• KSEE 24 Video Coverage of Mather Mountain Party 
• Mather Mountain Party Visalia Relishes Role in Creation of Nat'l Park Service 
• Mather Mountain Party: Camping Trip Led to History in Sequoias 
• Mather Mountain Party: A History Changing Meeting In Visalia 
• The Mommy Files: Visit Visalia-Bravo Farms Cheese & Wine Tasting 
• Giant Sequoias: '8th Wonder of the World'?-KSEE 24 
• Giant Sequoias Rank in Top 3rd of 8th Wonders-The Foothills-Sun Gazette 
• Giant Sequoias Nominated as '8th Wonder of the World'-Fresno Business Journal 
• Dreamscapes Magazine: The Golden State 
• Kings Canyon a Surprising Outdoor Alternative 
• Blood, Guts and Tarweed: Mountain-Biking the foothills of Sequoia National Park-Outside Magazine 
• Conde Nast Traveler-Spain 
• De Viajes Magazine

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Media Inquiries 

For high-resolution images or to request a Visit Visalia familiarization tour or story ideas document, please contact: 

Suzanne Bianco, Tourism Marketing Director
Office: 559-334-0141 
Email: Suzanne@visitvisalia.com

Individual Press Tour Request 

Please supply: 

• Name(s) of journalist and/or photographer 
• Mailing address 
• Telephone number 
• Email address 
• Brief biographical sketch 
• Two editorial clips 
• Name of targeted publication(s) 
• Arrival date, length of visit, departure date 
• Types of activities or special interest/focus of story/special requests 

Visit Visalia will provide the following services to approved travel writers: 

• Press pass: Visit Visalia offers passes for pre-approved writers and photographers. The writer will pay for costs incurred by family members and/or friends on the trip. 
• Accommodations: Visit Visalia provides complimentary rooms for pre-approved writers on assignment. If the writer is not on assignment, the individual property will decide whether services will be complimentary or offered at a reduced rate. Accommodations are subject to availability. 
• Photographic images: Visit Visalia is happy to supply writers with access to a photo library for pictures to accompany a story. 
• Meals: Visit Visalia sometimes provides meals at the request of the writer.