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Meeting and Conference Destinations:
Blue Ridge Region

Calming beauty at the base of the Blue Ridge
Wytheville offers visitors a refreshing atmosphere with plenty of historic sites, natural beauty and charming shops. Located in Southwest Virginia at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Wytheville is the perfect location, with its calming beauty and an abundance of outdoor recreational activities. The area includes miles of biking and vigorous hiking trails, kayaking opportunities and calm fishing spots. Visitors can also soak in the area’s natural beauty by driving along the Big

Walker National Forest Scenic Byway.
The area offers guests a variety of unique experiences, including the chance to explore organic herbs and trails at the Beagle Ridge Herb Farm, pet animals at the 45-acre Fort Chiswell Animal Park, sing along with a musical performance at Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre and mine for emeralds, amethysts and gold at Virginia City & Gem Mine. Meeting hotels include the local Holiday Inn and the Ramada Inn. The Wytheville Meeting Center will triple the amount of meeting space available in town when it opens in 2007.

Wytheville Convention and Visitors Bureau
975 Tazewell St.
P.O. Box 533
Wytheville, VA 24382
(877) 347-8307
(276) 223-3355
www.visitwytheville.com
Contact: Rosa Lee Jude, director
cvb@wytheville.org

Conference Facilities

Wytheville Meeting Center (opening in 2007) (view PDF ad)
Intersection of Interstates 77 and 81
www.wythevillemeetingcenter.com
Contact: Wytheville Convention and Visitors Bureau
(866) 694-8287
meetings@wytheville.org

Opening in early 2007, the Wytheville Meeting Center will provide conference attendees meeting space against the backdrop of the serene Blue Ridge Mountains. As part of a multi-faceted complex including recreation, aquatics and child-care facilities, the center offers more than just meeting space equipped with the latest media projection and teleconferencing capabilities. The adjacent facilities allow meeting planners the opportunity to include teambuilding exercises and a chance for conference goers to unwind. The meeting center will provide 12,000 square feet of meeting space, tripling the amount of meeting space currently available in Wytheville. It will include a 9,000-square-foot ballroom able to seat 500 for a banquet and 1,000 in a theater-style setting. There are more than 1,200 hotel rooms within a one-mile radius of the future center’s location. The center will be easily accessible, located at the intersection of Interstates 77 and 81, and adjacent to the Wytheville Community College.

Room Report

The Wytheville area offers a variety of accommodations, ranging from budget hotels to executive suites and cabins for scenic views. There are 1,200 hotel rooms available within one mile of the future meeting center location.

Airports

Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Offers jet and regional air carrier service with connections to hundreds of worldwide destinations, serving as a travel gateway for East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina and parts of Kentucky. Located about 75 miles away.

Roanoke Regional Airport
Wytheville is located 75 miles from this airport.The airport offers 70 daily flights.