Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau
Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau
| Founded |
1902 |
| Location |
Waikīkī, Hawaiʻi |
| Focus |
Create sustainable, diversified, travel destination demand for the Hawaiian Islands |
| Members |
1,800 |
| Motto |
The Islands of Aloha |
| Website |
http://www.gohawaii.com |
The Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB) is a private, non-profit, 501-C-6 Corporation headquartered in the Waikīkī Business Plaza at 2270 Kalākaua Avenue, Suite 801 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu in Waikīkī. As a Visitor & Convention Bureau, it is contracted on a four-year basis to market the Islands under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, which has global oversight for the State in matters concerning the visitor industry.[1]
Funding
HVCB receives its funding from various sources, including:
- The State of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority) for development of local conventions and tourism
- Membership dues from local hospitality-related businesses
Services
HVCB serves three main functions:
- Official visitor industry marketing arm of The State of Hawaiʻi in the North America Major Market Area (U.S. & Canada) and Internationally through the following island visitor bureau chapters: Big Island Visitors Bureau, Kauaʻi Visitors Bureau, Lānaʻi Visitors Bureau, Maui Visitors Bureau, Molokaʻi Visitors Association and Oʻahu Visitors Bureau.
- Point of contact for Corporate Meetings & Incentives planners in conjunction with the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
- Provide visitors to Hawaiʻi with resources linking them to accommodations, transportation, local historic, cultural and recreational sites, events and dining. Tourists may visit the bureau during regular office hours to receive information, maps and brochures.[2]
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