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!
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Top 10 Reasons to Become a Member
of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau
Strengthen Hawaii's economy |
Join our ohana of more than 1,800 businesses to support tourism – our #1 industry. In 2009, visitor counts totaled (a record) 6.5 million, contributing almost $10 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. |
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. |
Get national and international exposure |
Through HVCB’s island chapters: the Kauai Visitor Bureau, Oahu Visitor Bureau, Maui Visitor Bureau and Big Island Visitor Bureau, 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. |
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. |
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 400,000 unique visitors per month! You get in front of consumers before they arrive to influence their travel decisions and activity arrangements. |
Target your market |
Further target your marketing by joining one of HVCB's electronic lead generation services (e.g. Romance, Family or Golf) to provide specific information about your business to travelers who opt-in to those niche activities. |
Access exlusive information |
Expose your products and services to meeting planners with access to an online 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) |
Meet the rest of the Membership ohana |
Exchange business ideas and partnership opportunities with other HVCB members at networking functions and special events. |
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 Membership E-newsletter. |
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. |
