Travel Trade Opportunities
The Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau Tourism/Travel Trade department participates in many trade shows, sales missions and education events throughout the year. Please click on the details button of any travel trade opportunity listed below if you or someone at your organization is interested in joining our team during one of these events.
January
Allegiant Training - Las Vegas
Exact date: January 17, 2012
Included in Fee: Hosted lunch for 100 Allegiant Staff, Trade Show style presentations to 100 Allegiant Staff.
Not included in Participation Fee: Air fare to/from Vegas, Roundtrip airport transfers, Accommodation, Roundtrip transfers to/from Allegiant offices, Incidentals.
Participation Fee: $175
100 Allegiant Staff
NYC Travel & Adventure Show 2012
Welcome to the Travel & Adventure Show, the #1 Travel Show Series
located in the nation's Top DMA markets: Los Angeles, New York,
Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas, and Atlanta.
For over eight years, and 35 shows our events have delivered over
400,000 travel enthusiasts and 2,800 travel agents directly to YOU!
Booth share cost TBD based on participants.
15,000
Mexico Sales Mission 2012
Southern California Marketing Group organized co-op mission to Mexico City , Guadalajara & Leon. Includes appointments to meet one on one with top wholesalers in the Mexico City, Travel Agent breakfast, distribution of product information to travel agents from top feeder markets such as Mexico City, Guadalajara and Bajio areas.
Registration fee includes functins, 5 nights hotel R & T, transportation for sales calls, table top signage and meals in programs
$2,200 (Non - Alliance members $2,500)
225 Retail agents, 20 Wholesalers, press
February
16th Annual Receptive Operator Event
This networking event is an opportunity to thank Southern California
based receptive tour operators for the international leisure and
incentive group business that they bring to Anaheim/Orange County.
$95 per partner
50 plus buyers and 90 partners
Visit USA - Australia/New Zealand
The AOCVCB has registered and prepaid as a Platinum Exhibitor and will have an additional 3 booths as Gold Exhibitors at the Visit USA Expos. The Destination will have a total of 4 minutes presentation time in Australia (5 minutes in New Zealand) and will have trade show table space, participation in the B2B, Media and Networking events hosted by Visit USA and 2 Anaheim Orange County hosted events.
DEADLINE for Registration: OCTOBER 20, 2011
The estimated and approximate cost of this mission: $6850 - NOT including any airfare
This allows for a maximum of 12 Partners participation.
2012 Mexico Annual Mega Fam
We expect about 100 travel professionals from the key feeder cities through out Mexico. Volaris and Aeromexico airlines will be supporting this event and will confirm flights for the agents.
The group will spend 2 nigths in San Diego followed by 2 in Anaheim/Orange County. Mexico continues to be the largest international visitor segment to Southern California and this is a great opportunity for you to showcase your services.
TBD
80 Travel professionals from key Mexico feeder cities
March
AAA Southwest Road Show
The mission is to visit top travel outlets and the AAA offices in Arizona in a 3-day period. The objective is to use a full sized motor coach as a traveling trade show where the travel professionals will board and visit with each Anaheim/Orange County representative.
$1,295 includes hotel, transportation and meals
120 AAA Agents
April
Pow Wow 2012
Pow wow is the premier international travel tradeshow. The event showcases hundreds of U.S. suppliers that sell to international buyers. Trade event is with scheduled appointments buyer/seller.
Booth share TBD
1,700 International Buyers
Club Anaheim/OC - Pow Wow
Club Anaheim OC is our annual Pow Wow event in which we host to thank our key international clients. Members are given the opportunity to become a sponsor in which they, too, can personally thank clients for their support and partnership.
$400
75 Wholesalers/VIP's
May
Jetblue Reservations Agent Training
Participation in individual and small group presentations to the reservation staff. Presentations on May 8th. Opportunity to help generate longer stays in destination. Hosted lunch which allows personal interaction
$295 includes shared hosted luncheon and one night hotel R&T. Air on own.
75
June
Best Day Travel Training
ANAHEIM/Orange County VCB and the San Diego CVB are working together to organize a Southern California Day training at Best Day Travel call center / head office in Cancun. Best Day Travel powers the Volaris website and is the largest OTA in Mexico and also drives business from Latin America (Click Hotels & Hoteldo). Best Day Travel has a Southern California based market manager and is committed in growing the production that comes to our area by working with us and Volaris.
TBD - Travel Expenses plus $300
450
MWR San Diego Metro - ITT Leisure Fair
Event to promote the destination theme parks, hotels, attractions, hotels, theaters, sports teams, concerts, dining and other recreational activities to the enlisted sailors, family members and military retirees. The Leisure Fair runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Home & Garden Store at the Naval Exchange Complex at the Naval Base.
$300 for tabletop
700-1,500
AAA Northern California Road Show
We expect to vist several key AAA offices from Valencia to N. California. The Traveling Road show consists of one full size Executive Coach where a maximum of 12 partners will have an area onboard the motorcoach as their Sales Space. As we arrive at each AAA office, agents will board our Coach to gather information and receive updates regarding our destination and individual products.
$1,295.00
Visit 17 offices, about 140 agents
Allegiant & GoGo Training - Las Vegas
Included in Fee for ALLEGIANT: Hosted lunch for 100 Allegiant Staff, Trade Show style presentations to 100 Allegiant Staff.
You MUST be in the GOGO product offering to participate.
Included in Fee for GOGO: Hosted Lunch for 30 GOGO Worldwide Vacations Staff, Presentations to approximately 30 GOGO staff. (Presentation Format TBD)
NOT INCLUDED in Participation Fee: Air fare to/from Vegas, Roundtrip airport transfers, Accommodation, Roundtrip transfers to/from Allegiant offices, Incidentals.
Total cost for both days: $230
August
NTA Contact 2012
Contact – the Next Generation of NTA’s Tour Operator
Spring Meet.
Keeping the best of the Tour Operator Spring Meet, Contact is:
- exclusive to operators.*
- held in a gorgeous North American resort setting - San Diego
- focused on in-depth education.
- designed to foster operator-to-operator conversations and partnerships.
*NTA suppliers and destinations can attend this operator-exclusive event by sponsoring.
Must be sponsor
TBD
September
SYTA - Nashville, Tennessee
Registration, Membership and Participation is direct with SYTA organization.
La Cumbre 2012
Premier travel industry conference for the sales and marketing of travel to the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean. Looking for members to SHARE booth space and have a larger presence. Meet with buyers one to one basis.
$2,200 Booth share includes own appointments.
900
October
AAA Costa Mesa Trade
AAA reservations staff attend this vendor visit where we are able to present and distribute the Fall promotions and what is NEW in Anaheim/Orange County. We host a lunch where the agents visit the trade area during their break. (11am - 3pm) Limited to 8 members due to size restrictions. (Will accept the first 8 registrations)
$125
40 Agents
ABAV 2012 Brazil
ABAV (Brazilian Travel Agents Association) has been one of the most important travel exhibition of the Americas, gathering Top Producers from the Mercosur and neighboring countries. ABAV brings in more than 700 international Exhibitors to present their travel product to more than 23,000 qualified buyers from South America.
TBD - Booth share plus airfare, hotel and expenses
30,000
November
Get Away Today Super FAM
Estimated participation Fee: $395
