Commissioners remove Explore Altoona as county tourism board

Commissioners remove Explore Altoona as county tourism board

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Blair County Commissioners officially decertified Explore Altoona as the county's tourism promotion agency (TPA). After a contentious process that started in September, commissioners received the support they needed from Blair County's municipalities to move forward with the vote. The decision was finalized at a meeting Thursday. Commissioners plan to replace Explore Altoona with Altoona Blair County Development Corp.…

Explore Altoona Decertified By County Commissioners

Blair County Commissioners have decertified “Explore Altoona” as the tourism and promotion agency in Blair County.  This move makes way for the commissioners to now certify a new tourism agency.  With the desertification yesterday, “Explore Altoona” will no longer receive funding from the county’s five-percent hotel bed tax.  The commissioners noted the money will still be collected and held into an account for another tourism agency, that will …