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Cooper: Governor’s ‘Tennessee On Me’ promotion extended to year-end

Staff File Photo By Robin Rudd / A paddler rides the bow as a raft runs the "Torpedo" rapid near the end of the run on the Ocoee River.
Staff File Photo By Robin Rudd / A paddler rides the bow as a raft runs the "Torpedo" rapid near the end of the run on the Ocoee River. Staff File Photo By Robin Rudd / A paddler rides the bow as a raft runs the "Torpedo" rapid near the end of the run on the Ocoee River.

By Clint Cooper 4 min read

Quick. Call the out-of-town relatives. It’s not too late to invite Granny, Uncle Walter or your best friend for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

And Tennessee still will pay for the transportation.

“Tennessee on Me,” the tourism campaign launched over the July 4 weekend to draw tourists to the state, will continue through Dec. 31.

The gig is that the state is offering 10,000 free $250 airline vouchers to out-of-state tourists for a minimum of a two-night hotel stay in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville or the tri-cities of Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport.

As of Oct. 18, slightly more than a fifth of the vouchers – 2,052 – in the $2.8 million campaign had been used.