Santa Clara Convention & Visitors Bureau eNews - February 2018  Here are a few highlights from the ongoing work at the Convention & Visitors Bureau

Visit Santa Clara attends RTO Summit West Visit Santa Clara  was represented this month at RTO Summit West in Los Angeles. V.P. of Marketing & Communications David Andre met with 20+ Japanese and Chinese receptive tour operators all in one day. The goal of the meetings is to have these operators have their groups stay in Santa Clara hotels especially weekends Friday – Sunday. Currently, Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has non-stop flights to/from Beijing, China; Shanghai, China; and Tokyo, Japan.

Visit Santa Clara Mobile Usage Increases The Convention and Visitors Bureau dba  Visit Santa Clara's website saw its SantaClara.org mobile usage in January, 2018 reach 42%, a dozen percentage points above previous January, 2017 (30%). With more and more travel product being viewed digitally via mobile devices, Visit Santa Clara’s destination marketing continues to focus on creating a mobile friendly experience for consumers as well as meeting and event planners.

Visit Santa Clara Sales Blitz Visit Santa Clara sales team kicked off the new year with a successful "Candygram" Sales Blitz to spread the love for Valentine’s Week. The sales team dropped in on 30+ local corporate companies to build awareness about how the CVB can help them secure their next meeting and/or event location. Participating sales staff included: Anna Cooper, Sales Manager; Christina Nguyen, Small Group Sales & Services Manager; Rachelle Mata, Director of Sales; and Shawne Hightower, Sales Manager.

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