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

CVB Sales Team Exceeds Goals Visit Santa Clara’s, CVB Sales team is 40% ahead of their 2017/18 group bookings goals and 55% ahead of lead production from last fiscal year-to-date. An important aspect of the CVB’s team’s work is to showcase the city’s meeting and event facilities to planners. Compared to last fiscal year-to-date, the Sales and Services team has increased city site tours 31%.    Visit Santa Clara’s 2016-17 fiscal year sales and marketing efforts focused on weekend and weekday meetings, conferences and events, producing an estimated economic impact  (visitor spending and tax revenue)  of $132 million dollars.  (Destinations International industry calculator) .

Santa Clara Represented at MPINCC The CVB’s sales team exhibited at Meeting Planners International Northern California Chapter (MPINCC) tradeshow last month at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The one-day event produced over 30 inquiries from meeting and event planners,   including three strong leads the CVB is following up on. Participating Santa Clara exhibit booth partners were: Avatar Hotel, California’s Great America, Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, Levi’s Stadium, Marriott Santa Clara, and The Plaza Suites.

Online Calendar  Touts 100+ Events! Visit Santa Clara 's online Calendar of Events has expanded to include over 100+ Santa Clara events. See what's happening in Santa Clara by visiting  SantaClara.org/Events   The Calendar includes event listings and photos from the city's key stakeholders including California's Great America, City of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation, Levi's Stadium, Mission College, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara University, and the Triton Museum of Art, among others. We encourage you to share the CVB's event listings at SantaClara.org/Events.

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