Des Moines Gets Social with #IowaBachelor

DES MOINES, IA - In conjunction with ABC's The Bachelor, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Greater Des Moines Partnership will engage social followers in a campaign surrounding the show's star, Iowan Chris Soules, and the episode filmed in Greater Des Moines. Tonight's season premiere teased footage shot in Iowa, confirmed by the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Greater Des Moines Partnership in October.

For real-time updates, follow the hashtag #IowaBachelor on the following social channels:

Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau

·        Twitter: @catchdesmoines

·        Facebook: Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau

·        Instagram: catchdesmoines

Greater Des Moines Partnership

·        Twitter: @Downtown50309

·        Facebook: Downtown Des Moines

·        Instagram: Downtown Des Moines

Additional details, including the airdate of the Greater Des Moines episode of ABC's The Bachelor, will be made available at a later date.

About ABC's The Bachelor

Chris Soules, a native Iowan from Arlington, is the star of the 19th edition of The Bachelor, airing Mondays (7-9:01 p.m., CST) on ABC. The following ABC social media channels will also provide official updates:

Twitter

·        The Bachelor: @BachelorABC and @TheBachelorTV

·        Chris Soules: @C_Soules

·        Chris Harrison: @ChrisBHarrison

Facebook

·        The Bachelor: Facebook/TheBachelor

Instagram

·        The Bachelor: @BachelorABC

·        Chris Soules: @SoulesChris

·        Chris Harrison: @ChrisBHarrison

For more information on ABC's The Bachelor, visit abc.com/TheBachelor.

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote Greater Des Moines as a fun, vibrant and affordable destination statewide, nationally and internationally. Our focus increases visitors to our community through meetings, conventions, sports events, leisure travel, and group tours, thereby contributing to the local economy.