The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official and accredited destination marketing organization for all of Wake County. The Bureau was formed in January 1992 by the Wake County Board of Commissioners and the Raleigh City Council, following legislation passed by the 1991 North Carolina General Assembly. It was formerly the Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, from September 1986 to January 1992, originally a department of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.