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-Palm Springs-
Offices: Palm Springs, California
Their goal is to provide the best possible service to the meeting planner
and convention delegate and extend a warm welcome to each and every visitor
to their area. Their members share those objectives. You will find a team
approach to business in the desert communities along with a common bond
of purpose—ensuring that your convention and tourism needs are met. The
Desert Resorts are internationally known as the world's foremost year-round
resort destination.
Offices: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
The PACVB association seeks to maximize the professionalism of its members
and to communicate to the general public, government officials, and other
appropriate audiences, the importance of the travel, tourism and hospitality
industry to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's economic wellness. The Pennsylvania
Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus is the association for the
officially designated tourist promotion agencies (TPAs) within Pennsylvania.
The PACVB was founded in 1972 and is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors
elected annually by the membership.
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The primary mission of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau is
to market Philadelphia as a convention, meeting and tourist destination
to national and international audiences. The Bureau will play an active
leadership role in efforts designed to enhance the marketing of the City.
In addition, the Bureau will serve with other agencies as an advocate for
improvements that increase Philadelphia's appeal as a convention, meeting
and tourist destination.
Offices: Portland, Oregon
The Portland Oregon Visitors Association works to maintain the vibrancy
of the region by promoting the Portland metropolitan area as a preferred
destination for meetings, conventions and leisure travel. A private non-profit
destination marketing organization with a membership of more than 1,000
businesses, POVA operates a busy visitor information center, supports a
climate of year-round hospitality, and helps their city, state and region
reap the rewards of a thriving visitor industry.
Offices: Providence, Rhode Island
The mission of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau is to
create vibrant growth for the local economy by promoting, developing and
expanding a united convention, meetings and leisure industry. Providence
is a unique blend of Old World charm and modern sophistication. Duck into
a funky bistro for a bite to eat. Glide down the Providence River in a gondola.
Lace up your ice skates and take a twirl around the rink. -Quad Cities-
Offices: Davenport, Iowa
The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau web site is here to help if
you are a meeting, convention, trade show, group tour, reunion or sports
planner. The Quad Cities rests on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River
and share a population of 400,000. The region is made up of Davenport and
Bettendorf in Iowa and Moline/East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, and
surrounding communities.-Reno-
Offices: Reno, Nevada
The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority was established in 1959
as the Washoe County Fair and Recreation Board. The RSCVA acts as a marketing
organization for the county to promote convention and tourism business.
Unlike other convention and visitor bureaus across the country, the RSCVA
owns several facilities to draw out-of-town visitors. RSCVA leads the community
toward the goal of becoming a world-class convention and tourism destination.
Offices: Richmond, Virginia
Accessible and affordable, diverse and debonair, the Richmond Region has
everything you're looking for in a meeting location including the newly
renovated Greater Richmond Convention Center and nearly 16,000 hotel rooms.
The Region's big-city feel and small-town, southern charm makes it easy
for you to plan your meeting and even easier for your delegates to love
being here.
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