October Monthly Reports

Group Business Development

(Click image above for full Business Development report)

Marketing Communications

(Click image above for full Marketing Communications report)

Visitor Services

Marzetti's Member Mentions

GET IT STRAIGHT FROM THE LOCALS!

The Visitors Center at Lake El Estero is great gem filled with information on local businesses. You can even pick up discount cars and coupons for area attractions and restaurants.

Have family or friends coming into town or looking to plan a staycation for yourself? Let one of our friendly Destination Specialists help you book a room through the Lodging Room.

Around the Globe with David Cater

TOUR AND TRAVEL

In this edition, David Cater chats with Chris Etheridge of SLC Travel Marketing about his work to promote Destination Monterey County and the Central Coast in the United Kingdom.

Media Highlights

(Click photo to view full story featured in meetingstoday.com)

(Click the photo to view full story featured in bridalguide.com)

(Click the photo to view full story featured in prnewswire.com)

Industry News and Events

VISIT CALIFORNIA: KEEP TOURISM STRONG

his year, similar to 2013, California's tourism businesses will participate in a referendum on whether to maintain funding for the statewide tourism marketing program.

For more than 25 years, the program has delivered billions of dollars of new visitor spending to the state’s hotels, rental cars, restaurants, attractions, retailers and thousands of other businesses in every community across the state.

Every six years, California’s travel industry considers whether to continue the program. In 2013, the latest renewal, 93% of votes were in favor of the program.

This year, the state’s travel businesses vote again. Here are important dates in the voting cycle:

Nov. 27, 2019: Ballots arrive via mail
Dec. 31, 2019: Deadline to cast vote
January 2020: Referendum results announced

Voters will receive a mailed ballot and email with a link to vote from TrueBallot. Please complete the printed ballot or vote online by the Dec. 31 deadline.

To hear why California’s tourism industry supports the renewal and to learn more about the Visit California Marketing Renewal Referendum, visit renew.VisitCalifornia.com