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In Hawaii, tourism is
everyone's business.
Each
one of our ohana invests in a better tomorrow
by supporting HVCB's marketing efforts.
Together, we are able to convey how special Hawaii
is, not only to the people who live here, but those
who take a bit of Hawaii home each time they visit.
Let's show everyone what the Aloha State is really
about. Become a member of HVCB today!
Learn more about our Benefits
& Services, Membership
programs or click
here to join!
Top
10 Reasons to Become a Member
of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau
1. |
Strengthen
Hawaii's economy |
Join our ohana of more than 3,000 businesses to support tourism – our #1 industry. In 2004, visitor counts totaled 6.9 million, contributing over $10.3 billion in statewide revenue. Tourism plays an essential role in all levels of Hawaii's economy and is everybody's business. Support it, benefit from it. |
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Promote
Hawaii as a leading vacation and meeting destination |
Your membership supports the planning and implementation of the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau's marketing efforts that keep Hawaii at the top of vacation and meetings wishlists. HVCB's efforts extend your marketing reach to directly touch leisure travelers, corporate meetings and incentive professionals, travel trade, and travel media through HVCB partnership programs. |
| 3. |
Get national
and international exposure |
Through HVCB’s island chapter marketing groups (the Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Big Island Visitor Bureaus), our global reach continues to extend to Europe, Japan, the rest of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Our partnership programs also qualify your business to participate in HVCB’s cooperative marketing efforts. We support your success through strategic research and data, and integrated marketing programs that might otherwise be too costly for individual businesses to acquire. |
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4. |
Add
credibility to your business |
Use the HVCB member logo on your website and promotional materials to further enhance your company's business reputation as an active member of HVCB and a leader in the business community. |
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5. |
Reach
visitors prior to their arrival |
Through your membership you receive free listings in visitor and travel trade publications (where applicable) and on www.gohawaii.com, which receives an average of 220,000 unique visitors per month! You get in front of consumers before they arrive to influence their travel decisions and activity arrangements. |
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Target
your market |
Further target your marketing by joining one of HVCB's electronic lead generation services (e.g. Family, Romance or Golf) to provide specific information about your business to travelers who opt-in to those niche activities. |
| 7. |
Access exlusive information |
Expose your products and services to meeting planners with access to a confidential list of corporate meetings and incentive groups booked at various accommodations and meeting facilities throughout the state of Hawaii.
(Ilima – Convention Level Members and above) |
| 8. |
Meet
the rest of the Membership ohana |
Exchange business ideas and partnership opportunities with other HVCB members at networking functions and special events. |
| 9. |
Keep on top of market trends affecting your business |
Get ahead of the curve with updates on Hawaii’s Visitor Industry and the market forces that shape it through our bi-weekly Tourism Industry Updates and monthly E-newsletter. |
| 10. |
Get
the word out |
Keep HVCB's Public Relations Division up to date on your company's news and events for possible inclusion in HVCB media materials and story leads given to general and travel trade journalists and production crews. |
Click
here to join! |
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| DID
YOU KNOW?
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NORTH
AMERICA
The number of click-throughs to your website from GoHawaii.com is now displayed on the Member Online Update after you login. The number displayed is the total number of clicks since Sept. 1. When you click on the number itself, you are able to view your clicks per day and even query a summary by ranges.
Source: Kahe Wale, Dec. 2005
The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) revised its tourism forecast upward to a 6.5 percent increase in both visitor arrivals (to 7.4 million) and visitor days (to 67.5 million) for 2005, according to its latest Quarterly Statistical and Economic Report (for the 4th Quarter 2005). Visitor expenditures are also projected to increase by the end of the year, reaching an estimated $11.6 billion, up 6.9 percent over 2004 levels.
Source: Kahe Wale, Dec. 2005
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| CMI
October production for HVCB’s CMI Division was 94 qualified leads (up 8% from same period last year) representing 176,000 lead room nights (up 30% from same period last year). Thirty-one leads converted to bookings representing 14,800 definite room nights. Source: HVCB CMI Department
Utilizing its market-based regional sales team, HVCB showcased Hawaii’s meetings infrastructure and track record for delivering successful results with a one-week, holiday-inspired sales push for new meetings business in three key source markets — California (Dec. 7, 14-15), Washington, DC (Dec. 8), and Chicago (Dec. 13).
Source: Kahe Wale, Dec. 2005
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