Visit Dublin Ohio

Name

Visit Dublin Ohio

Legal name

Visit Dublin Ohio

Website

https://visitdublinohio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Visit Dublin Ohio is the official destination marketing organization for Dublin, Ohio, promoting the city as a leisure, sports, and meetings destination through its official website, newsletter, social media, and signature events including the Dublin Irish Festival and Memorial Tournament, funded by hotel lodging taxes and partner memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Destination Marketing Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community-Based & Indigenous-Led Ecotourism (THAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Destination marketing organization
• Tourism promotion services
• Visitor information center
• Convention visitors bureau
• Travel planning resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tourism Promotion Services: Visit Dublin Ohio operates as a non-profit destination marketing organization funded primarily through a combination of membership fees from local business partners, hotel lodging taxes, and event sponsorships. The organization promotes the Dublin, Ohio region to visitors, tour groups, meeting planners, and sports event organizers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Visit Dublin Ohio is the official destination marketing organization for Dublin, Ohio, providing comprehensive visitor information, trip planning resources, event promotion, and destination marketing services. The organization curates content on attractions, events, dining, hotels, and outdoor recreation, and supports self-guided experiences such as the Celtic Cocktail Trail, Fairy Door Trail, and Dublin Park Pass. Its core service is promoting Dublin as a tourist destination through its website, e-newsletter, destination guide, visitor center, and signature event marketing.

Product overview

Visit Dublin Ohio operates a destination marketing platform featuring a primary tourism website complemented by several supporting digital products. The core offering is the comprehensive Visit Dublin Ohio website (visitdublinohio.com) which serves as the central hub for tourism information. Supporting sub-products include the Dublin E-Newsletter for direct subscriber engagement, the Dublin Destination Guide for offline/travel planning use, the Celtic Cocktail Trail for culinary tourism, the Dublin Park Pass in partnership with OhioHealth for outdoor recreation discovery, the Fairy Door Trail as a family-oriented retail exploration activity, and an online deals/coupons platform featuring discounts at local businesses. The Dublin Market at Bridge Park represents a recurring event-based product offering weekly seasonal markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visit Dublin Ohio Website Official destination marketing website serving as the central hub for Dublin, Ohio tourism information, featuring events calendar, things-to-do guides, restaurant listings, hotels, deals, and trip planning resources for visitors.
• Dublin E-Newsletter Monthly email newsletter delivering Dublin events, deals, and activity information directly to subscribers' inboxes for trip planning inspiration.
• Dublin Destination Guide Free downloadable or pick-up destination guide providing curated tourism information and recommendations for visitors to Dublin, Ohio.
• Celtic Cocktail Trail Self-guided trail experience featuring Irish-themed cocktails and spirits at participating Dublin restaurants and bars, designed for culinary tourism.
• Dublin Park Pass Partnership program with OhioHealth providing a guide to discovering Dublin's 60+ parks, hidden gems, wildlife viewing, and picnic spots for outdoor recreation.
• Fairy Door Trail Year-round self-guided family activity involving 11 Downtown Dublin retailers where participants search for fairy doors, designed as a family-oriented retail exploration experience.
• Online Deals and Coupons Platform Digital coupon and deal platform offering discounts on local attractions, dining, and activities including BOGO skating, restaurant discounts, and activity discounts.
• Dublin Market at Bridge Park Weekly outdoor market operating every Saturday from May through September at Bridge Park, featuring local vendors, fresh baked goods, produce, flowers, and artisan items.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Dublin Irish Festival is the largest three-day Irish Festival in the world, held annually on 38 acres in Coffman Park
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SimpleviewcoreTechnology or IntegrationSimpleview provides the website platform and CRM technology powering visitdublinohio.com. The website footer credits 'Made by Simpleview' indicating Simpleview as the primary technology partner for the destination marketing organization.
• Ohio Tourism (ohio.org)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOhio Tourism is featured as a partner logo in the footer, indicating a collaborative relationship in promoting Ohio destinations including Dublin.
• City of DublincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Dublin is a key partner in tourism promotion, with Visit Dublin Ohio operating as the city's official destination marketing organization.
• OhioHealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOhioHealth is a partner featured on the website, including a co-branded Dublin Park Pass program. The partnership supports health and wellness tourism messaging.
• Cameron Mitchell RestaurantsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured partner representing Dublin's fine dining scene. Cameron Mitchell operates multiple restaurants in Dublin including the Bridge Park Collection.
• Crawford HoyingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCrawford Hoying is the development company behind Bridge Park, a major Dublin destination. Partnered on promoting the Bridge Park district.
• Cardinal HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHeadquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health is a partner logo on the website representing major Dublin employers.
• Mount Carmel Health SystemminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMount Carmel Dublin hospital is featured as a partner, representing Dublin's healthcare sector and medical tourism potential.
• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOSU Wexner Medical Center Dublin outpatient facility is a partner, representing advanced healthcare services in Dublin.
• Destination Marketing Association InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisit Dublin Ohio is a member of the Destination Marketing Association International, adhering to DMAI standards for destination marketing organizations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Visit Orlando: Large U.S. destination marketing organization promoting Orlando tourism. Comparable DMO operating model but at significantly larger scale and with broader international marketing reach.
• Choose Chicago: Official DMO for Chicago with a meeting/convention focus. Comparable destination marketing function with deeper convention sales infrastructure and a more urban product mix than Dublin.
• Destination DC: Larger, established DMO for Washington, D.C. Comparable in function (city-level tourism marketing) but materially larger budget and headcount, serving as a benchmark for the destination marketing playbook.

Direct peers

• Experience Columbus: Convention & Visitors Bureau for the greater Columbus, Ohio region. Most direct peer because it serves the same metropolitan area, operates the same destination marketing model, and overlaps on attractions (Columbus Zoo, sports events) that Visit Dublin Ohio also promotes.
• Visit Indy: Indianapolis's destination marketing organization. Comparable Midwest CVB of similar scale, focused on signature sporting events, meeting/convention sales, and city-level tourism promotion.
• Visit Cincy: Cincinnati's destination marketing organization. Comparable mid-size Ohio city CVB focused on tourism promotion, signature events, and meeting/convention sales with a similar lodging-tax funding model.
• Destination Cleveland: Ohio-based DMO that operates as a CVB for Cleveland. Comparable in scale and structure to Visit Dublin Ohio — non-profit funded by lodging taxes, promoting a single city's events, dining, and attractions through a Simpleview-style website platform.
• Visit Pittsburgh: DMO for Pittsburgh operating a similar CVB model with Simpleview-style website, signature events, lodging-tax funding, and mid-size city tourism promotion.

Others

• Simpleview: Technology platform provider for DMOs and CVBs, including Visit Dublin Ohio. Enables the destination-marketing operating model for hundreds of similar small/mid-size city tourism bureaus.
• Tripadvisor: Global travel-discovery platform competing for traveler attention and trip-planning intent. Adjacent to Visit Dublin Ohio's content and visitor-information mission, but operates at global scale rather than city-level promotion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DublinCVB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/visit-dublin-ohio

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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