Thirty Tourism Secrets of 'Dallas/Fort Worth and Beyond'

Make your vacation close to home this year!

DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Dallas/Fort Worth Area Tourism Council (DFWATC), a regional co-op marketing organization, is turning 30 years old this year. To celebrate and promote tourism in the North Texas region, the Council has comprised a list of "Thirty Tourism Secrets of Dallas/Fort Worth and Beyond."

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With gas prices rising and family dollars stretched to the limit, DFWATC is encouraging residents to stay in the area and explore niches of Dallas Fort Worth that are unknown to most residents.

For the list of "Thirty Tourism Secrets of Dallas Fort Worth and Beyond" visit: http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com/press_rooms/press-releases/articles/thirty-tourism-secrets-of-dallas-fort-worth-and-beyond.

To see a list of planned itineraries and vacation suggestions, see www.visitdallas-fortworth.com.

The Dallas/Fort Worth Area Tourism Council (DFWATC) was formed in 1978 to be a comprehensive force within the tourism industry to jointly market the entire area as a single-destination. As a not-for-profit organization, the DFWATC represents over 40 area cities and multi-county area in North Texas with more than 150 members participating from area Convention & Visitors Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, hotels, attractions, transportation, entertainment, tour operators, airlines, shopping center, airports and restaurants.