June Viz Biz

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Membership

The VisitRochester Annual Meeting is Tuesday, June 24 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Our Guest Speaker is Thomas Ranese, the Chief Marketing Officer for Empire State Development. Invitations have been mailed. If you have not received yours, please contact Amanda Norsen at 279-8302.

VisitRochester is hosting a Packaging Seminar on Wednesday, June 18th  at the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa from 9:30am to 12:30pm. VisitRochester members are invited to attend.  Continental Breakfast will be served and the cost is $25 per person. For more information and the registration form, click here .

June Visitor Industry Council (VIC) meeting:

  • Tuesday, June 17 - RIT, Gordon Field House. Registration begins at 3:00 p.m. with business meeting to follow at 3:30 p.m.
  • Our guest speaker will be Cindy Kimble from the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance. She will be speaking about her organization and the marketing efforts of the 14 county Finger Lakes Region.

For May VIC minutes click here          

Convention Sales

The Convention Sales team issued 13 New Sales Leads and 12 Confirmed Bookings during the month of May.

Convention Sales will be holding a Familiarization Tour for meeting planners and association executives June 18-20. Click here for more information.

Convention Services    

Looking for information on our leads program or the groups we will be welcoming in June? Click here for the latest!

 

Marketing

VisitRochester and I Love NY partner to lure Canadian visitors. For additional details, click here.

Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Office

Click here for information on upcoming projects as well as additional details on the I Love NY Short Film Competition.

Public Relations

For information on  VisitRochester's 76th Annual Meeting, sharing your company's news, and upcoming summer festivals and events, click here .

Tourism Sales

VisitRochester is hosting a Packaging Seminar on Wednesday, June 18th at the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. VisitRochester members are invited to attend.  Continental breakfast will be served and the cost is $25 per person. For more information and the registration form, click here .

Upcoming Events:

  • Annual Phone Blitz -   a nice way for you to introduce yourself to the tour operators and prospect for future business. For more information and registration form, click here .
  • The Group Leader Marketplace - We have invited Snyder Tours to bring 100 of their group leaders to Rochester for a mini-marketplace to learn more about what our area has to offer to their tour groups. For more information and registration form, click here .
  • Sales Missions - Get your message out to tour companies and AAA offices that frequently visit Rochester. For more information, click here .

Visitor Services

For information on free training for frontline staff - click here!