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Yuma Visitors Bureau markets the Yuma area within the travel and tourism industry and to the general public. The nonprofit is funded in part by City of Yuma hospitality tax revenues.

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SWAYSA Yuma Invitational Cup brings world-class soccer to Yuma

Mexico's U17 team to play here March 31YUMA, ARIZONA - Soccer fans from both sides of the border will have a chance to see Mexico's stars of the future compete in a hometown venue as this sun-drenched city kicks off its first Yuma Invitational Cup March 31 at Yuma's Veterans Memorial Stadium.In the doubleheader format, Mexico's U-17 team will compete against Yuma's best of the same ages at 7 p.m., while the 5 p.m. opening game matches Yuma's U-23 standouts against a traveling all-star team from Palm Springs and San Bernadino, Calif.Tickets for admission to both games are $20, with kids

Taco Trail tours great way to get taste of Yuma

"Progressive dinner" tours set for January, February and MarchYUMA, ARIZONA - If your New Year's resolutions include eating more fresh, local fare, the new "Taco Trail" tours being offered by the Yuma Visitors Bureau are a great way to kick off that effort in 2012. Designed to showcase Yuma's authentic border fare and "fresh from the field" produce, fruits and other vegetables, Taco Trail tours are essentially progressive dinners with "designated driver" transportation via deluxe motor coach that include stops at three different Yuma restaurants and specialty "adult beverages" for

Yuma kicks off 2012 with full calendar

January events range from gunfights to marathonYUMA, ARIZONA - Post-holiday blues are not on the calendar here in the nation's sunniest city - but January's lineup of events does offer something for everyone, from those who want to learn how their food gets from field to fork, to a fast marathon that's a great qualifier for the big-time races in Boston and New York.  So hang up the 2012 calendar - and start marking these dates! YVB offers Field to Feast agriculture tours Jan. 18, 19, 25 & 26 (other dates: Feb. 1, 2, 8, 8, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and March 1). These trips include picking

Gunfighters heading to Yuma for shootin' showdown

Historic Territorial Prison hosts Old West re-enactment competition Jan. 14 & 15YUMA, ARIZONA – More than a dozen Old West re-enactment groups from as far away as Colorado and Oklahoma will ride into town for a showdown at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park Jan. 14 and 15. But what will fly at the 14thAnnual Gathering of the Gunfighters isn’t really hot lead – it’s fightin’ words and old-school acting from folks portraying outlaws, lawmen, saloon gals and a veritable cornucopia of disreputable characters. For spectators, the fun is seeing Western lore unfold in person

Siphon coins make historic gift

Numbered limited edition in silver nearly sold outYUMA, ARIZONA - Yuma is celebrating Arizona's Centennial in many ways, but its promotion of a commemorative coin has caused the most stir outside the area.The Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area minted a limited edition of 100 silver medallions, featuring the Arizona Centennial on one side and an image of the Yuma Siphon, which also opened in 1912 and brought irrigation water underneath the Colorado River to 50,000 acres of rich Yuma farmland.The Siphon commemoration was suggested by Bruce Gwynn, whose grandfather, E.F. Sanguinetti, had

YVB names new executive director

Linda Jordan will assume duties Jan. 9, 2012YUMA, ARIZONA - Linda Jordan will be the new executive director of the Yuma Visitors Bureau, effective Jan. 9, 2012, the board of directors announced today.Jordan was selected by a committee that included YVB board members and community representatives after a regional search that began in October when current executive director Susan Sternitzke announced her intention to step down from day-to-day management duties.Jordan, who is currently a business services officer with Yuma Private Industry Council, was previously general manager and

Centennial plans still unfolding in Yuma

Historic Arizona town will light the birthday candles with variety of eventsYUMA, ARIZONA - Since Yuma was already a ripe old 41 as an incorporated town when Arizona became a state, it's only proper that it celebrate the Centennial in historic fashion. But with the party spirit growing as the big date approaches, rounding up a definitive schedule of festivities is like lassoing jackalopes. With that in mind, here's a quick summary of party plans to date: FREE BOARD EVERY DAY THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE > August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012A lot has changed here over the last century - but

Snow in Christmas forecast for Yuma

Historic park hosts Centennial Christmas Village Dec. 16-23YUMA, ARIZONA – Santa will arrive in this desert town a week early this year with a rare treat for kids of all ages – enough snow to blanket a sledding hill! The sledding venue will be part of a magical Centennial Christmas Village at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park. The Village will also feature a trip back in time aboard the “Heritage Express” train, which will tour the brightly-lit historic buildings of the park to experience Christmas traditions in 1912, the year Arizona became a state. Sponsored by Yuma

Yuma's bold promise: Eat free if sun doesn't shine

World's sunniest spot puts its money where your mouth isYUMA, ARIZONA – A lot has changed in Yuma over the last century – but one thing that hasn’t is the reliable sunshine that favors this southwestern town an average of 350 days a year. In fact, back in the day, Yuma hotels boasted that they offered “free board every day the sun doesn’t shine.” Now, in honor of Arizona’s Centennial celebration, the whole community renewed the historic offer for twelve months beginning August 1. “Since Yuma is America’s sunniest city, we think that this is a perfect way to shine a light on our

Yuma's Main Squeeze offers grape escape

“Custom winery” creates local vintages from grapes sourced worldwideYUMA, ARIZONA – The climate that’s landed this Arizona border town in the record books as the world’s sunniest destination is great for all kinds of agriculture – but for fine wine grapes, not so much. But that didn’t stop Fred Earle – a self-described “wine guy” – from opening a winery in Yuma’s historic downtown last fall. The retired marketing executive sources the flavors that Mother Nature doesn’t favor here from vineyards around the world to create unique wines that are made and bottled on the premises. Visitors

Yuma hotels offer reel entertainment

Arizona Game & Fish partners with hotels, Visitors Bureau to offer free fishing equipment to guestYUMA, ARIZONA – YUMA, ARIZONA - With concerns about airport security, even travelers who are avid fishermen probably don't make room in their bags for a rod and reel. But that doesn't mean they can't wet a line on the road, at least if that road leads to Yuma, where the Arizona Game & Fish Department is luring hotel guests with the use of free fishing equipment. The new pilot "Check It Out" program dropped its hook this week at five Yuma hotels, including Best Western Coronado, Clarion

Yuma's Christmas Village debuts Friday

Holiday fantasyland, skating rink open through Dec. 30 for affordable family funYUMA, ARIZONA – After months of planning and construction, a magical Christmas Villagetaking shape at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park will open its doors to the public at 6 p.m. Friday (Dec. 10) and remain open daily through Dec. 30, except Dec. 24 & 25.  Open until 10 p.m. on its debut night, Village hours are from noon to 8 p.m. all other days. Offering daily entertainment and family activities, the holiday attraction features a town square of fanciful walk-in-sized playhouses surrounding

Fast, flat course makes Yuma Marathon great place to qualify for Boston

January 29 event is "big-time" race with small-town feelYUMA, ARIZONA – The second annual Yuma Territorial Marathon and Half Marathon, a fast Boston-qualifying course boasting less than 70 feet in elevation change, is less than three months away. The race, scheduled for Saturday Jan. 29 (2011), is organized by the Caballeros de Yuma, a Yuma-based civic organization. The 26.2 mile course has been certified with the USA Track and Field as a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. Temperatures range in the low 50’s and as the sun comes up, visibility can increase to 10 miles. The race

"Spirit of Yuma" festival celebrates military

Stephen Cochran to headline inaugural event January 21-23FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-25-2010 YUMA, ARIZONA – The Yuma Visitor’s Bureau is proud to announce an inaugural event called “The Spirit of Yuma Military Festival” for 2011.  This weekend-long event celebrating local service members and veterans, the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma is scheduled for January 21-23, 2011. To be held at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, itself an historic military installation, the three-day event will honor Yuma’s active-duty Marines and soldiers,

YVB exec named to statewide tourism panel

Susan Sternitzke to join Governor's Tourism Advisory CouncilYUMA, ARIZONA – With a new voice on a statewide tourism advisory panel, the chances that Yuma will get left off the map of Arizona destinations just plunged.Susan Sternitzke, interim executive director of Yuma Visitors Bureau, has been invited to join the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Council (TAC), giving the community an active role in helping to shape statewide tourism programs and policies.The advisory council gives policy guidance and direction to the Arizona Office of Tourism, which is tasked with promoting tourism

Christmas parade won't rain on sausage fry

Visitors Bureau will postpone parade, opening of Christmas Village by one weekYUMA, ARIZONA – So as not to step on an older tradition, the Yuma Visitors Bureau will delay the start of a new one by postponing the Dorothy Young Memorial Electric Light Parade -- and the opening of its magical Christmas Village -- by one week. The parade will be held Dec. 10 instead of Dec. 3, with Santa leading the way into the lavishly lighted Christmas Village at the Quartermaster Depot as the parade finale.  The Christmas Village will then remain open daily from Dec. 10-23, close Christmas Eve and

When the going gets tough, Yuma Visitors Bureau gets creative

Undated - for use anytimeYUMA, ARIZONA – As for most U.S. destinations, times have been tough for the hospitality business in this midsized city on the California border in recent years. But the Yuma Visitors Bureau is rising to the challenge with a major organizational makeover and an ambitious program of work that includes more than 16 festivals and events, along with a new agritourism program to showcase its multi-billion-dollar farming industry. It’s all about getting creative and thinking outside the box to maximize the area’s natural resources, says Susan Sternitzke, YVB interim

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