Notice of .travel Policy Changes
The Travel Partnership Corporation (TTPC) has approved some very important policy changes to take effect December 21, 2007, that may affect you.

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Upcoming Events--Mark Your Calendar
2008 Calendar of Events
Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau

Advanced Meetings/Conventions Sales Institute Training (SIT II) Program
October 7 & 8, 2008
Doubletree Tucson Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
See Annual Meeting information below

Travel Industry Sales Training (TIST) Program
October 7 & 8, 2008
Doubletree Tucson Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
See Annual Meeting information below

Annual Meeting & Vendor Showcase
October 8-11, 2008
Doubletree Tucson Reid Park, Tucson, AZ
Best Idea Program Online Project Form.
Download Registration Brochure [the big screen version 6.2mb]
Download Registration Brochure [direct to video 2.3mb]
Register online [director's cut]
Request exhibitor and sponsor information | Click here

Tourism Tech Summit

Tourism Tech Summit & Vendor Showcase
April 3 & 4, 2008
Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim, CA
Download Submitted Speaker Presentations | Click here



WACVB Education & Research Foundation
An Invitation to Participate
Destination Web Site Evaluation and Return on Investment Research Project
The WACVB Education & Research Foundation has partnered with TNS Travel & Leisure to assist DMOs in ensuring more competitive Web sites. Learn how the research determines the impact the Web site has on “persuading” visitation to the destination and the Web site’s return on investment. The components of the research project include Web site traffic analysis, Web site survey with full analysis, conversion study with ROI analysis, and key driver analysis. Find out how your DMO can get involved in this pay-to-participate research project and discover the ROI for your organization’s Web site.
 
The Foundation Board is providing some shared-participant funding to qualifying DMOs. As you evaluate participation in this project, the Foundation Board is aware that interested DMOs may wish to participate in a year or so. Please know the project will be available for future participation.
 
Contact WACVB Foundation staff for an overview of the Destination Web Site Research and Return on Investment Project and for the Project Application regarding participation and shared funding for qualifying bureaus.
 
The Metropolitan Tucson CVB and the Portland Oregon Visitors Association have already signed with TNS as the project’s first participants.

Rick Cain from TNS Travel & Leisure invites your questions about the project at rick.cain@tns-global.com. WACVB Foundation staff is also available to discuss the project at info@wacvb.com.

Past Events
  Meetings/Conventions Sales Institute Training (SIT I) Program
April 1 & 2, 2008
Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim, CA

 
Business of Bureaus Workshop
April 2, 2008
Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim, CA
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Advanced Meetings/Conventions Sales Institute Training Program
October 9 & 10, 2007
The Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage

Travel Industry Sales Training Program
October 9 & 10, 2007
The Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage

Annual Meeting & Vendor Showcase
October 10-13, 2007
The Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage
Download Submitted Presentations | Click here

Meetings/Conventions Sales Institute Training Program
April 10 & 11, 2007
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Albuquerque
See Tourism Tech Summit brochure below.

Tourism Tech Summit & Vendor Showcase
April 12 & 13, 2007
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Albuquerque
Download Submitted Presentations | Click here


In 2007, WACVB celebrated 25 years of providing industry education and services to destination marketing organizations in the Western United States and Western Canada.

The origins of WACVB actually go back more than 70 years when the California State Association of Managers was established in 1936. Its name was later changed to the California Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus.

In 1982, the California Association of CVBs expanded its geographic scope to become the Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus and welcomed members from the Western States to membership.

In 1990, WACVB further expanded it geographic scope and invited bureaus in the Western Canadian Provinces to join the Association.

As a regional association, membership rests with the individual bureau and all member-bureau staff members are entitled to attend WACVB programs at the member rate.

WACVB is currently comprised of more than 140 DMOs in 11 states and two Canadian provinces. The Association represents a variety of destinations—from Wrangell, Alaska, to West Hollywood, Calif., and Lane County, Ore., to Las Vegas, Nev.


New Web Site Regarding Passport Requirements
The travel industry has launched a new Web site, GetAPassportNow.com, to inform travelers about new passport requirements and to help them get passports. The purpose of the Web site is to also educate travelers about pending deadlines contained in the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) recently revised by Congressional action and provide easy access to passport information. WHTI requires all air travelers to the U.S. to have a passport or other secure document by January 23, 2007, including Americans returning from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. In addition, all travelers by land and sea must meet this requirement by an unspecified deadline not later than June 1, 2009.

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