|
|
The Compass
December
17, 2008
| Volume 3, Issue 26
|
|
|
Hotel packages grow in importance in difficult times
Like many Convention
& Visitors Bureau's across the country, the Greater New Haven
CVB is encouraging hotels in the area to create value packages
to entice tourists. Travel industry experts say package deals are a
better way to lure tourists than lowering room rates. A recent
promotional e-mail from the bureau featured several area hotels
with special winter packages.
The Premiere Hotel
& Suites was one of the properties featured and offered a
"Winter Getaway Package" that includes a spacious
studio suite 50% larger than a regular hotel room, full kitchen, new
luxurious bedding package, flat screen HDTV and complimentary hot buffet
breakfast seven days a week.
Package deals like
this are a good strategy for the hotels in our region, and are
perhaps even more important in a weak economy, " said Ginny
Kozlowski, President/CEO of GNHCVB.
"We are pleased
many of the hotels responded to our requests for package information
and are more than happy to get the word out through our e-marketing
program, " she added.
Other CVB's agree.
"It's been proven time and time again that rate will not stimulate
demand," said Perrin Lawson, deputy director of the Charleston Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau."What will stimulate demand is
value. Keeping room rates intact is also a better long-term strategy for
hotels," Lawson said.
|
|
CT Commission
on Culture & Tourism wants your feedback
The Connecticut
Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) will host five public input
sessions as part of its information gathering process. The purpose of
these sessions is to engage Connecticut citizens in conversation about
why tourism, arts, history, culture and the film industry are so important
to the State. Feedback received at these sessions will help shape the
Commission's new strategic plan for fiscal years 2010 through 2012.
The Greater New
Haven CVB session will take place on January 13, 2009, 2-5pm at Southern
Connecticut State University, New Haven, Building and Room TBD. Attendees
are encouraged to visit the CCT Website to read through its services and programs
prior to the session. For those who will be unable to attend the
sessions, you may express your opinions directly to AMS Planning &
Research (who will be facilitating the sessions) via email: Josh Borenstein,
Project Manager/Consultant or Lynette Turner, Project Manager/Consultant.
|
|
CCT seeks
nominations for 2009 Governor's Awards
The Connecticut
Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) seeks nominations for the 2009
Governor's Awards for Excellence in Culture & Tourism and
Distinguished Advocates Awards. Winners will be honored on Wednesday,
April 15, 2009 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
The Greater New
Haven CVB strongly encourages you to submit nominations for
representatives from our region. If you are interested in nominating
someone please contact Ginny Kozlowski.
Nominations are due
by 4:00 pm, Friday, January 16, 2009. Award entries should be sent to the
attention of Rhonda F. Olisky,
awards coordinator, Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, One
Constitution Plaza, 2nd floor, Hartford, CT 06103. She can be reached by
phone at 860-256-2752.
If you would like
more information about the awards, or would like to download the
guidelines and nomination forms, click here
|
|
Tourism Works for Connecticut campaign making impact
We would like to
thank everyone who has shown their support for Connecticut tourism
by signing the petition at www.tourism4ct.org.
If you haven't already signed up, please click here to learn more about
tourism's economic role in our state and to sign our petition.
If you have
questions, wish to comment or communicate in any way you can write us at
Tourism Works For Connecticut, 31 Pratt Street , 4th Floor Hartford,
CT 06103.
|
|
Newly formed
U.S. Travel Association a powerful voice for major economic sector
Washington,
D.C. -- The Board of Directors of the Travel Industry
Association (TIA) approved a merger Friday with the Travel Business
Roundtable. The newly formed U.S. Travel Association, effective January
1, 2009, will further intensify the voice of America's $740 billion
travel industry.
"Travel supports nearly 18 million U.S. jobs that cannot be
outsourced and contributes more than $100 billion in federal, state and
local tax revenue," said Roger Dow, TIA's President and CEO, who
will serve in the same capacity for the U.S. Travel Association.
"America's travel community has created an organization that matches
the power and scope of America's travel economy."
The U.S. Travel
Association will represent leaders from nearly all major travel-related companies,
state travel and tourism offices, dozens of the top U.S. convention and
visitors bureaus and nearly all of the major travel associations. The new
organization will serve as the leading advocate for increasing travel to
and within the United States and provide its members with valuable
research, events and marketing.
"America needs
travel now more than ever - to create jobs, stimulate economic growth,
and further the vital public diplomacy interests of the United
States," said Caroline Beteta, CEO of the California Travel and
Tourism Commission, who will serve as National Chair of the U.S. Travel
Association for 2009. "We look forward to working with leaders in
Washington and our entire membership to maximize travel's unique ability
to address America's most pressing problems."
"We are proud
to combine the forces of TIA and TBR to build one of Washington's most
effective advocacy organizations," said Jonathan M. Tisch, chairman
of the Travel Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels.
"At this time of economic downturn, it is more important than ever
for our industry to speak with one voice about how travel is a critical
tool for creating jobs and stimulating economic activity in all 50 states
and 435 congressional districts."
|
|
|
|
To receive an HTML version
of this newsletter, please provide your email address to
Suzette Benitez at suzetteb@visitNewHaven.com
or 203.777.8550 x103.
The Compass is the constituent newsletter of the Greater New
Haven/CONNECTICUT Convention & Visitors Bureau. Find us online at www.visitNewHaven.com.
Greater New Haven Convention & Visitors Bureau
169 Orange St.,
New Haven, CT 06510
|
|
|
