Newsmaker: Al Hutchinson, President/CEO, Visit Baltimore

By Tom Hall,

Published February 23, 2022 at 12:22 PM EST

Al Hutchinson has served as Visit Baltimore's president and CEO since November, 2016. As the chief executive of the city’s official destination sales and marketing organization, he is responsible for overseeing the promotion of the Baltimore region as a destination for conventions, meetings, leisure visits, day-trips, group tours and family reunions, in addition to serving as the hospitality industry’s liaison to the business, civic and local community, and demonstrating the impact of tourism on the City and the State. (photo courtesy Visit Baltimore)

And now, Tom's Newsmaker guest is Al Hutchinson, the president and CEO of Visit Baltimore, the city's official destination sales and marketing organization.

The CIAA Basketball Tournament is being held in Baltimore City for the first time in the conference's 110-year history. (courtesy CIAA)

Charm City is playing host for the first time to the annual CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament this week (2/21-2/26). Visit Baltimore hopes the event will draw thousands of tourists and kickstart the return of local tourism.

Al Hutchinson joins us on Zoom (and his mobile) from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, venue for the CIAA tournament…