Last year the Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau received more than 300 entries in the You Be the Tour Guide Photo Contest. This year it’s possible those entries could double based on the amount of emails and phone calls from people interested in making submissions.

The 5^th Annual You Be the Tour Guide Photo Contest is already underway and ends at midnight on April 18, with only (5) entries per person. In order to be eligible, you have to be an amateur photographer and all photos must be taken within the city limits of Frisco. The goal of the contest is to promote tourism through images of people, places and events and position Frisco as interesting, attractive and fun! It doesn’t matter where you live. Not sure what to enter? Take a look at our online visitors guide for inspiration. Go here for terms and conditions. Look for camera icon on homepage or in the events section of the website www.visitfrisco.com to submit entries.

In a change from past contests, the CVB has added a 2^nd & 3^rd place prize to FISD students. First Place will get a $500 gift card from Stonebriar Centre. New this year is a 2^nd place prize of a group flight session for (5) at iFLY Indoor Skydiving and the 3^rd place prize will be a family (4) pack of tickets in the all-you-can-eat section of a RoughRiders game.

“We are very pleased to once again partner with the Frisco CVB for the ‘You Be The Tour Guide’ contest. This contest encourages adults and high-school students to take an in-depth look at Frisco and all its features – and then to use their creativity to capture its very essence. In years past, the winning images, all of which are on display here in a gallery on the lower level entrance to the management offices, have been outstanding,” says Randy Barnett, Senior General Manager of Stonebriar Centre.

“The response has been great and each year we are more and more impressed with the submissions. We hope for another enthusiastic response from the public,” according to Marla Roe, FCVB Executive Director. More details to come on an awards ceremony to be held Saturday, May, 10 at Stonebriar Centre.

ABOUT THE FRISCO CVB:

Founded in 2003, the Frisco, Texas, Convention & Visitors Bureau has grown in tandem with the extensive growth of leisure travel, sports, and meeting facilities within the city. It’s our mission to generate a positive awareness of Frisco as a premiere destination for meetings, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, leisure travel, and to positively impact the economic base of the City of Frisco. Official accreditation recognizing excellence and achievement was awarded in 2009 and 2013 by the industry organization Destination Marketing Association International. For more information, visit our website visitfrisco.com or call 877-GO-FRISCO.

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(Frisco, Texas) January 8, 2014 ~ FIREBALL RUN America's Frontier, a cross between Reality TV, Road Rally and a trivia game, has selected Frisco, Texas as the official starting line destination host for the 2014 season 8 live action series September 25-28.

Since 2007 FIREBALL RUN has been a gripping 8 day, 2000 mile, life-size trivia game, where America serves as the game board; part live event, part live streamed, and part episodic show series. Led by Frisco’s Mayor Maher Maso, 40 celebrity, elected officials and C-Level Executives will form driving teams to compete for bragging rights and the greater cause of raising awareness for missing children. Maso says, “As a Green Flag city, we’re going to really make an impression and pull out all the stops to help find missing children and have some fun along the way.”

Although a trivia game, there is nothing trivial about FIREBALL RUN’s message or results. Often referred to as “the most fun you will ever have, doing the most important thing you’ve ever done.” Every driving team is assigned a missing child from their home town or region and drivers are tasked with distributing missing child posters. The effort annually distributes 65,000 posters across America and has aided in 42 child recoveries.

After the initial site visit, Executive Producer J. Sanchez said he was, "Very impressed." Sanchez continued, "Things that stand out - Frisco's home town pride and quality of life. In FIREBALL RUN, destinations like the participants assume a character role.”

Driver’s will spend three days in Frisco and are encouraged to spend $250 in the communities they visit. A full day of host city activities will include challenge activities at local businesses and attractions in addition to celebratory events planned.

“We are the beginning of the adventure, and we are excited to share the story of our great destination," said Marla Roe, Frisco CVB Executive Director. Frisco is one of 8 destinations to have major focus in the series and is the only destination within Texas. The show has an audience of 1.7 million world-wide and elicited $56 million in publicity for its host cities in 2013.

The public is encouraged to come out for cars, celebrities, events and to show community pride at Frisco Square September 25-28, 2014. Other locations are; Camden, AR., Ardmore, OK., Enid, OK., Bentonville, AR., St. Robert, MO., Columbia, MO., and finishing in Independence, MO.

ABOUT THE FRISCO CVB:

Founded in 2003, the Frisco, Texas, Convention & Visitors Bureau has grown in tandem with the extensive growth of leisure travel, sports, and meeting facilities within the city. It’s our mission to be the official destination marketing organization for the city, marketing and selling to meetings, conventions, sports and tourism, and be responsible for increasing economic prosperity for Frisco, its residents and our marketing partners. Official accreditation recognizing excellence and achievement was awarded in 2009 through December 2012 and again in 2013 through December 2017 by the industry organization Destination Marketing Association International. For more information, visit our website visitfrisco.com or call 877-GO-FRISCO.

ABOUT FIREBALL RUN:

The production is headquartered in Orlando, Florida with principal filming taking place within 14 locations across America. Last season’s production elicited $56 million in news media for host destinations and the series is viewed by a worldwide audience of 1.7 million. For more information visit www.fireballrun.com.

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