Tourism offices
Bristol
2 organizations market this independent city. Every contact below was checked against the organization’s own website in September 2026.
Explore Bristol
The state directory lists it as “Bristol Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation”.
- Phone
- (423) 212-3637
- Website
- explorebristol.com
Where it says it works
Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia — the twin cities that share a state line down State Street. The site markets Bristol Rhythm & Roots, NASCAR and NHRA racing, live music and minor league baseball across both cities, and its footer carries Tennessee, Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Virginia tourism partner marks.
Verification note
BI-STATE ORGANIZATION — record as such, not as a Virginia-only DMO. The office is at 215 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TENNESSEE, and the published number is a Tennessee 423 area code, but the organization markets Bristol VA and Bristol TN jointly. Brands itself 'Explore Bristol'; the state's 'Bristol Regional Tourism Marketing Corporation' name appears nowhere on the site. EMAIL CHANGED: general info@explorebristol.com rather than the file's matt@explorebristol.com. No staff page exists, so Matt Bolas could not be confirmed and the contact fields are left blank.
Friends of Southwest Virginia
- Phone
- (276) 492-2400
- Website
- friendsofswva.org
- Contact
- Kim Davis, Executive Director
Where it says it works
Southwest Virginia — the Communities page lists Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe counties together with Bristol, Galax, Norton and Radford
Verification note
Coverage matches the state's 19 counties and 4 independent cities exactly. Kim Davis confirmed as Executive Director, and info@friendsofswva.org and (276) 492-2400 are the published general contacts. EMAIL DOMAIN CAUTION: every staff address published on the site is now @myswva.org (e.g. rvaughan@myswva.org, cfox@myswva.org); no address is published for Kim Davis, and the state's kdavis@friendsofswva.org appears on no page. Office: One Heartwood Circle, Abingdon, VA 24210. The organization also operates the SWVA Cultural Center and a Visitor Center at that address, and runs 'Round the Mountain.