Student Scholarship Applications Open for Limited Time

New for 2024: NCC award renamed after late dean, Dr. Matthew Connell The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) continues to encourage and invest in future leaders of the tourism and hospitality industry, as well as related fields, by once again offering annual scholarship funding to high school seniors and undergraduate students…

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Registration Open for Pick Up the Poconos Spring Cleanup

Volunteers needed for region-wide effort on Saturday, April 20 Celebrate Earth Day early this year by spending time caring for the environment. The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) is seeking volunteers for its next region-wide litter pick-up day on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (rain or shine)…

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Grant Program Returns to Boost Pocono Projects

PMVB Community Impact Grant applications open for limited time Applications are once again open for the third annual PMVB Community Impact Grant, a program established by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) in 2022 as a way to give back to local communities across the region…

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Happening Tomorrow: Rally to Restore Passenger Rail Service

* Media Alert * Happening Tomorrow: Rally to Restore Passenger Rail Service WHAT :Join hundreds of attendees at the Scranton-Poconos-NYC Passenger Rail Rally, a public information session organized by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) and key partners to build momentum for the efforts to restore passenger rail service between Scranton, the Poconos, and New York City. National, state, and local experts will be in attendance to discuss next steps, answer questions, and gather feedback…

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What’s New at Pocono Ski Resorts This Season

Plus tentative, weather-dependent opening dates announced Winter is fast approaching, and the Pocono Mountains’ six ski resorts are beginning to blow snow in anticipation of the 2023-2024 season, which will see new and exciting enhancements on and around the slopes…

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Pocono NASCAR Weekend Awarded Event of the Year

PRLA Awards Pocono Raceway Coveted Designation at Yearly Event Pocono Raceway has been awarded “Event of the Year” by the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association (PRLA) at its annual Conference and Awards Gala which took place at the Omni Bedford Springs October 23-25, 2023…

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Rain Cannot Stop ‘Pick Up the Poconos’ Volunteers

125+ volunteers collect 150 bags of trash across 50 miles Tropical Storm Ophelia could not deter roughly 130 volunteers from heading out into the Poconos and picking up litter along area roads and public spaces. A rainy Saturday, September 23 saw those volunteers cover 50 miles of roads across the four counties of the Poconos…

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