This request form accompanies the online 2026 Partner Marketing Program Booklet. Please reference that booklet for more details about each opportunity and important information about ad submittal deadlines. Note that your selections below are requests for specific ad space. Forms received by the October 17, 2025, deadline will be eligible for all opportunities, with a lottery to select partners for opportunities with multiple requests. An email will be sent out to the address you enter below approximately 6-8 business days after the October 17 deadline that confirms the ad spots you have received, along with an invoice. Please refer to the guidelines at the bottom of the request form for additional details.

Please Note: There are two price points based on peak and slow seasons.

PMO Qualifications & Procedures

• All partner marketing and promotional opportunities are limited to tourism-related businesses and nonprofits (hereafter referred to as partners) operating in Transylvania County.
• Partners with unpaid balances with the TCTDA may not book new opportunities until their balance is paid in full.
• Requests are to be submitted via this online PMO Request Form with a deadline of October 14, 2025. At that time:
  • If only one partner has requested a specific opportunity, they will be booked in that spot.
  • If more than one partner has requested a specific opportunity, a lottery will be held to select the partner who will be booked in that spot. Note that if that same opportunity has more than one request the following year, the partner who received the spot the prior year is ineligible for the upcoming year, in order to be fair to all interested parties.
  • If no partners are interested in a specific opportunity, that opportunity will become available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Partners will be informed of the opportunities they received by email approximately 6-8 business days after the October 14 request deadline. Partners will receive a second email from Transylvania County during this time with their invoice.
• Please note payments must be made by December 31, 2025. If payment is not received by that time, the TCTDA reserves the right to secure another partner for that spot. Please reach out to virginia.watkins@transylvaniacounty.org before the December 31 payment deadline if you need to discuss your payment further. The first 10 partners to pay their bill in full will be entered into a drawing for a free website ad.
• Please pay your bill by credit card through Transylvania County (please refer to your invoice for contact info). If neccessary, we can accept checks by mail or by a friendly visit to our office.
• All ad artwork and content must be submitted to gfisher@mktconnections.com. If not submitted by the deadline, the TCTDA reserves the right to fill the ad space as it sees fit. The partner is responsible for the cost regardless.
• In some cases, once ample time for tourism partners has passed, a limited number of certain opportunities may be made available to non-tourism-related businesses.

Additional Terms & Conditions 

In consideration of publication of an advertisement, the advertiser and their assigns or agents, jointly or severally, will indemnify and hold harmless the Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority (TCTDA), its Board of Directors and employees against expenses (including legal fees) and losses resulting from the publication of the contents of the advertisement, including, without limitation, claims or suits for liable, violation of right of privacy, copyright infringement or plagiarism. 

All elements of the advertisement are subject to approval by the TCTDA. We reserve the right to refuse any advertising and shall not be liable for damages if for any reason as advertisement is not published. The TCTDA reserves the right to cease the publication of advertisements at any time. 

After hitting the Submit Request Form button below, please don't forget to sign up for the Partner Portal on our website, if you haven't already. The Partner Portal is located in the footer.