Actor Michael Douglas once said, "I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work." This sentiment certainly rings true for the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB), which manages requests from thousands of meeting planners and travel professionals as well as an equally impressive number of new leisure visitors to Chicago each year. Ten departments within the organization research, share, and track the status of every visitor-related project, person, and event related to Chicago tourism...
New Orleans has never had trouble getting attention. The home of Mardi Gras, Bourbon Street and jazz has long attracted visitors from all over the world seeking a good time. However, when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005, its tourism industry, the largest employer and the industry responsible for one-third of the city's budget, waited expectantly to see what would happen next.
Brian Walker of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau says the challenges they faced post-Katrina were monumental...
The Washington, DC Convention & Tourism Corporation (CTC) serves as the lead organization to successfully manage and market Washington, DC as a premier global convention, tourism and special events destination.
Through successful development and execution of centralized and cohesive sales and marketing strategies, the WCTC generates economic benefits to the citizens of the District of Columbia, the convention and tourism industry, stakeholders and the Washington Convention Center Authority, with a special emphasis on the arts, cultural and historical communities...
The Greater Greenville Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) works to position Greenville and South Carolina's Upstate as the preferred place to live, work and visit. It is responsible for bringing a targeted mix of meetings, conventions, seminars and special events to the Upstate and for promoting the destination to potential visitors...
