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The
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
partners with members to strengthen the local
economy -- while providing the marketing,
networking, educational and relationship opportunities
for members to maximize their stake in the
incoming convention and tourism business.
Here
are the Bureau's results for the first half
of the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Convention Sales
Future Conventions Confirmed
| Moscone
Center Meetings |
55 |
Hotel
room nights
|
786,667 |
| In-Hotel
Meetings |
465 |
Hotel
room nights
|
234,375 |
Total:
246 future meetings/conventions booked, representing
517,217 room nights.
Leads
Generated for Possible Future Convention
| Moscone
Center Meetings |
157 |
Hotel
room nights
|
2,042,215 |
| In-Hotel
Meetings |
925 |
Hotel
room nights
|
761,979 |
Total:
1,082 leads generated for possible future
meetings/conventions, representing 2,804,194 room nights.
(Note: “Hotel room nights” are
equivalent to the total number of room nights
reserved for upcoming conventions. The average
hotel room is occupied by 1.58 visitors
— including convention, business and
pleasure travelers.)
Tourism
Sales
| Travel
Agencies Assisted |
3,081
|
| Travel
Agents/Tour Operators on FAM trips in
San Francisco |
582 |
| Travel
Agents/Tour Operators contacted on out
of town sales calls and tradeshows |
4,050 |
Visitor
Service
| Visitors
Assisted and the Visitor Information
Center (VIC) |
228,131 |
| Requests
for Visitor Kits fulfilled |
15,286 |
| Telephone
inquiries handled |
10,469 |
Room
nights booked at San
Francisco Hotels through VIC |
4,399 |
Public
Relations
| Total
Journalists assisted |
1,274 |
| Journalists
receiving assistance on site visits in
San Francisco |
249 |
| News
Releases distributed |
66 |
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