Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau Partnership

Get to Know Us

The Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau is the official designated and mandated tourism promotion agency for Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The Raystown Lake Region of Pennsylvania serves as its brand. HCVB designs and launches strategic marketing initiatives that will result in increased visitation to the county. HCVB is a 501 (c)(6) non-profit corporation headquartered in the Raystown Lake Visitor Center at 6993 Seven Pts Rd, Hesston, PA 16647.

HCVB receives 96% of Huntingdon County's Hotel Excise Tax revenue, which funds its development and promotion of tourism assets within the region. Public funding makes up approximately 60% of the annual budget of HCVB. The remainder comes from partnership investments from businesses and organizations, visitors guide ad sales, a small retail operation located in the visitor center, and cooperative advertising and promotions with area businesses.

HCVB is controlled by an all-volunteer board of directors representing a variety of businesses and organizations with interests in the county's tourism industry. HCVB employs a full-time executive director, 3 full-time and 1 part-time staff members. HCVB has a partnership arrangement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to operate the Raystown Lake Visitor Center welcome counter and Raystown Reflections Gift Shoppe.


We hope you'll recognize the value of partnering with HCVB to help promote and grow your business! Please reach out to 814-658-0060 ext. 14 or info@raystown.org for more information.

Partnership
HCVB Partnership is FREE for all area businesses

Partner benefits include:

  • 1 partner webpage on Raystown.org with up to 10 photos/video, text description, map locator, website/social media links, events, deals and contact information
  • 1 listing in the next “Raystown Moments” Huntingdon County Visitor Guide including business name, address, phone number and website link
  • Subscription to HCVB’s exclusive partner e-newsletter, with business resources, tourism data, events, news and more + invitation to participate in local industry discussions
  • Social media promotion through event co-hosting and HCVB’s creative content on Facebook (44.5k+ followers) and Instagram (5.8k+), partner discounts on promotional opportunities
  • Free booth space at summer wakeup receptions at the Raystown Lake Visitor Center, held Tuesday mornings mid-June through mid-August
  • Brochure/rack card display at Raystown Lake Visitor Center (20k+ visitors annually)
  • Your events listed on Raystown.org/events
  • Annual Google Analytics report of your Raystown.org listing
  • MyRaystown.org access to your listings and partner collab opportunities
  • Ticket sales affiliation on FareHarbor platform

 

We are excited to partner with you to promote your business! In order for your partnership to be considered active and populate on Raystown.org, please email lissy@raystown.org the following:

  • 1-10 images of horizontal orientation
  • A description of your business

 

As a partner HCVB expects you to:

  • Distribute visitors guides (provided for free) in locations where you market yourself
  • Follow Raystown Lake Region on Facebook and Instagram, and tag us in relevant posts
  • Place a link to Raystown.org on your website
  • Communicate any changes to your business listing information with us
Additional Marketing Opportunities

Partners are eligible to participate in the marketing programs outlined below for additional costs. All programs are one-time costs that can be purchased at any time unless specified.

Additional listing on Raystown.org and in the next “Raystown Moments” Visitor Guide

*Must purchase before Sept. 2025 to be in the 2026 edition of the guide

 $100

Literature Distribution Program, placed in minimum of 10 locations & EOY report

*Annual program that runs July 1 - June 30.

 $100

Photo shoot at 1 location of your choice

 $150

Graphic design service

 $150

Interactive 360 degree tour at 1 location of your choice

 $150

Unedited B-roll video per location

 $150

30 second video production

 $200

Unique market research report

*Report comes from Datafy, HCVB’s geolocation subscription service

 $150

Featured listing on Raystown.org, cost is per month

*Pulls your listing to the top of subcategory page, otherwise it falls alphabetically

$50

*cost is per month

Business spotlight on events e-newsletter

*4,100+ opt-in subscribers

 $25

3 hour website build

*Additional costs may be incurred including domain purchase etc.

 $300

Trade show literature distribution, cost is per show (max of 3)

$50

*cost is per show

Boosted social media post

*50% increased reach and 137% increase of engagement over organic. Past performance not a guarantee of future results.

 $50

Guest blog post published to Raystown.org

 $50
Next Steps

After selecting your partnership package, NEW partners should complete the form located in the new partners section linked below.

Previous partners should complete their payment, or continue on to purchase visitors guide advertisements and other add-ons.