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Facilitate. Educate. Motivate. . Sierra Vista Tourism Commission. On-going Programs Tourism Partners Meeting U-Rock Awards Restaurant Committee Lodging Committee New Opportunities Familiarization Tours Visitor Instant Education Stations (VIES) On-Field Concierge.
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Facilitate. Educate. Motivate. Sierra Vista Tourism Commission
On-going Programs • Tourism Partners Meeting • U-Rock Awards • Restaurant Committee • Lodging Committee • New Opportunities • Familiarization Tours • Visitor Instant Education Stations (VIES) • On-Field Concierge Programs & opportunities.
Tourism Partners Meeting • Presented the “Plan for Prosperity” • Introduced Nancy Martin to our Partners • Talked Marketing and Museums • Fosters Inner and Cross-Industry Partnerships Facilitate: Partners
Missed the Target • New Format • Educate AND Celebrate • Venue Change • Sierra Suites • Moved to a Weekday Evening to Better Fit Our Partner’s Needs Facilitate: Urock awards.
Restaurant Week • 17 Restaurants • Sales Created: $136,000 ($3000 in tax Dollars) • Increase Over Previous Year .5% • Increase Over Previous Week 21% • New Logo Coming Soon • Requests for Spring Event Facilitate: Restaurant committee.
Prep Tech • Cochise Culinary Arts Fair • Teach the Teachers • Career Days • Cochise College • Boys & Girls Club • We’re Teaching Every Age Group in Sierra Vista! EDUCATE: Community programs.
Tourism Roadshow • Educate Behind the Scenes Employees In Hotels on What Sierra Vista has to offer • What Will It Look Like? • Roadshow’s Potential Educate: industry partners.
Familiarization Tours (Immediate Goal) • Monthly Excursions to Local Attractions • VIES: Visitor Instant Education Stations (Short Term) • On-Site Concierge (Long Term) Educate: Visitors
Resident Salespeople • If we use the tools we’re creating today in the right way, we could turn our residents into the most effective sales/customer service team a city has ever seen. • To get there we have to teach the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of Tourism in Sierra Vista to as many people as possible. • It’s a BIG Challenge, but we’re up to it. Motivate: community members.