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November 2, 2011
HAWAII’S EXPERTISE AT HOSTING MEETINGS ON DISPLAY FOR APEC
HONOLULU – Hawai‘i’s standing as an elite destination for business meetings and conventions continues to grow in stature and will be fully realized with the hosting of the 2011Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting (APEC), November 7-13. |
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October 19, 2011
VIBRANT CULTURAL DIVERSITY MAKES HAWAII IDEAL FOR HOSTING APEC
HONOLULU – The estimated 20,000 international attendees coming to Honolulu for the 2011 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting (APEC), November 7-13, will be doing their business in a place that embraces multiculturalism, and lives it every day. |
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October 4, 2011
HVCB TEAM PUSHES FOR MEETINGS BUSINESS AT BACK-TO-BACK EVENTS
HONOLULU – Starting today, sales teams led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau (HVCB) are seeking new leads for meetings business in the Hawaiian Islands at major
tradeshows being held back-to-back in Chicago and Las Vegas.
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September 28, 2011
HAWAII’S MEETINGS INDUSTRY READY TO SHINE FOR APEC
HONOLULU – Hawaii’s meetings industry is ready to show the world what makes
the Hawaiian Islands such a premier destination for meetings and conventions with the hosting
of the 2011 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting (APEC), November 7-13. |
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September 1, 2011
HVCB EARNS GOLD SERVICE AWARD FOR MEETINGS INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) has earned one of the meetings industry’s highest honors recognizing excellence, the Gold Service Award for 2011 from Meetings & Conventions magazine. |
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July 18, 2011
HVCB LEADING STATEWIDE SALES TEAM TO ORLANDO FOR NEW
HAWAI‘I MEETINGS INDUSTRY BUSINESS, JULY 23-26
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is leading a sales
team from all island counties to generate new business for Hawai‘i’s meetings industry at
Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress in Orlando, July 23-26. |
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July 13, 2011
TWELVE HAWAI‘I EXECUTIVES EARN MEETINGS INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST DESIGNATION – CERTIFIED MEETING PROFESSIONAL (CMP)
HONOLULU – Twelve Hawai‘i executives (below) have earned the meetings industry’s highest designation – Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) – enhancing their credentials to secure new business opportunities for their organizations and the State of Hawaii. |
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July 8, 2011
HVCB’S QUALITY OF SERVICE TO NATION’S MEETING PLANNERS HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS PINNACLE AWARD
HONOLULU – Meeting planners nationwide have spoken and voted the Hawai‘i
Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its Island Chapters representing Kaua‘i, O‘ahu,
Maui Nui, and Hawai‘i, the Big Island, the prestigious Pinnacle Award for 2011. |
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April 27, 2011
SALES TEAM SHOWCASING HAWAII AT MEETINGS INDUSTRY’S
LARGEST ONE-DAY EXPO IN WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 28
HONOLULU – A statewide sales team led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau (HVCB) and Hawaii Convention Center (HCC) is seeking new meetings business this
week in Washington, DC, at Springtime Expo, the industry’s largest one-day exhibition. |
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April 7, 2011
HAWAII SALES TEAM SEEKS NEW BUSINESS AT CHINA’S
LARGEST MEETINGS INDUSTRY EVENT, APRIL 12-15
HONOLULU – With China continuing to grow in importance to the meetings industry
market, a sales team from the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), Hawaii
Convention Center (HCC), and Hawaii Tourism China (HTC) will be in Shanghai next week
seeking new business at the country’s largest meetings industry event. |
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March 2011
HAWAII ACCOMMODATIONS UPDATE |
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February 23, 2011
HAWAII MEETINGS SHOWCASED AT WASHINGTON, D.C. TRADESHOW
HONOLULU – On Thursday, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is teaming up with the Hawaii Convention Center at a Washington, D.C. tradeshow to sell the Hawaiian Islands for association meetings. |
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February 9, 2011
HVCB LEADS 14-MEMBER SALES TEAM TO AUSTRALIA
HONOLULU – A sales team led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) will be marketing the Hawaiian Islands next week at Australia’s largest annual meetings tradeshow, the Asia-Pacific Incentive and Meetings Expo (AIME), February 14-16. |
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December 16, 2010
HAWAII’S MOTIVATIONAL APPEAL FOR INCENTIVE TRAVEL RECOGNIZED IN INTERNATIONAL STUDY
HONOLULU – Hawaii’s meetings industry received an early gift for the holidays being recognized as an “up-and-coming destination” for motivational events in the recently released Focus on Destination Selection study by the Site International Foundation. |
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November 17, 2010
HVCB LEADS SALES CONTINGENT TO MIAMI FOR MEETINGS BUSINESS AT FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 17-20
HONOLULU – Starting today, a sales contingent of 21 Hawaii travel partners led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is in Miami this week seeking new meetings business from the financial and insurance |
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October 18, 2010
GROUPS GIVE BACK TO HAWAII’S ENVIRONMENT
WITH HVCB’S NEW CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) has introduced a
new program that provides visiting groups with the opportunity to give back and leave the
Hawaiian Islands a better place when their business event has concluded. |
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October 11, 2010
HAWAII SALES TEAM SEEKING INCENTIVE TRAVEL BUSINESS
THIS WEEK AT CHICAGO EXHIBITION – THE MOTIVATION SHOW
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its island
chapters are being joined this week in Chicago by 32 industry partners to sell Hawaii for
incentive travel opportunities at The Motivation Show, the world’s largest incentive exhibition. |
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September 21, 2010
PRIME CONFERENCE SHOWCASING HAWAII
THIS WEEK AS HOST SITE FOR NEW BUSINESS MEETINGS
HONOLULU – The 13th Annual Pacific Rim Incentives & Meetings Exchange (PRIME)
takes place this week highlighted by the collaborative effort of Hawaii’s meetings industry to
sell the Hawaiian Islands for business meetings, conventions, and incentive trips. |
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September 9, 2010
MEETING PLANNERS RECOGNIZE HVCB WITH GOLD SERVICE AWARD
HONOLULU – A commitment to ensuring that meeting planners organize and execute
successful events in the Hawaiian Islands has resulted in the Hawaii Visitors and Convention
Bureau (HVCB) earning the 2010 Gold Service Award from Meetings & Conventions magazine. |
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August 9, 2010
HVCB EARNS PLATINUM PARTNER AWARD FROM INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
HONOLULU – Incentive and corporate meeting planners have honored the excellence
in service that the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its industry partners
provides them with the presentation of a 2010 Platinum Partner Award. |
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July 21, 2010
HVCB LEADS HAWAII SALES EFFORT AT MPI
WORLD EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN VANCOUVER, JULY 24-27
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is leading a
statewide sales team to generate new business opportunities for the Hawaiian Islands at
Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) World Education Conference, July 24-27 at the
Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
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June 28, 2010
MEETING PLANNERS HONOR HAWAII’S OUTSTANDING SERVICE WITH PINNACLE AWARD
HONOLULU – The quality of service that meeting planners and their clients receive for business events in the Hawaiian Islands has been recognized by Successful Meetings magazine with a 2010 Pinnacle Award. |
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June 10, 2010
HVCB TEAM SELLING HAWAII’S VALUE AT
HSMAI’S AFFORDABLE MEETINGS® WEST EXPO, JUNE 16-17
HONOLULU – The value of the Hawaii meeting experience will be the main message
behind a Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) sales-driven tradeshow promotion
at HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings® West expo in Long Beach, CA, June 16-17. |
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May 24, 2010
HAWAII TEAM SEEKING NEW BUSINESS AT NATION’S LARGEST ONE-DAY
MEETINGS EXPO IN WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 27
HONOLULU - A team led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB)
and Hawaii Convention Center is in Washington, D.C. this week seeking new meetings
business for the Hawaiian Islands in conjunction with the industry’s largest one-day
tradeshow. |
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March 29, 2010
HAWAII CONTINUES SALES EFFORTS FOR CHINA MEETINGS BUSINESS
AT 2010 IT&CM CONVENTION IN SHANGHAI, APRIL 7-9
HONOLULU – With the goal of capitalizing on China’s growth in business travel, a team of Hawaii sales professionals will be in Shanghai, April 7-9, to sell the state’s meetings industry at the Incentive Travel & Conventions Meetings China (IT&CM) travel show. |
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February 25, 2010
HAWAII SALES TEAM SEEKING NEW MEETINGS BUSINESS DOWN UNDER
HONOLULU – Next week, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is leading a 14-member sales team in Australia to help generate new business opportunities for
the state’s meetings industry. |
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February 8, 2010
HVCB, INDUSTRY PARTNERS LAUNCH STATEWIDE SALES BLITZ THIS WEEK FOR NEW MEETINGS BUSINESS
HONOLULU – In a first for Hawaii’s tourism industry, group sales professionals representing resorts, hotels and travel companies statewide are banding together to launch a coordinated telephone sales campaign this week to bring new meetings business to Hawaii. |
