Posted on 6:28 pm, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, marin bright, michael murray, mike mccartney, smart meetings magazine
MEDIA RELEASE An innovative marketing partnership secured by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau with Smart Meetings Magazine has brought 34 corporate meeting and incentive planners to Hawaii to develop new business opportunities. “The Smart Meeting†tradeshow is taking place at The Modern Honolulu over three days, March 18-20, and will feature presentations about the […]
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Posted on 4:55 am, Saturday, June 11, 2011. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney, pacific rim incentives and meetings exchange, priscilla texeira
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaiian Islands are on display to visiting meeting planners responsible for booking millions of dollars in group business and incentive events at the 14th Annual Pacific Rim Incentives & Meetings Exchange (PRIME). The meeting runs through June 13. Headquartered at the Hawaii Convention Center, PRIME is the state’s premier conference for generating […]
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Posted on 7:30 pm, Thursday, February 24, 2011. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE 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. Called Destination Showcase, the one-day tradeshow is taking place February 24 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The expected 2,000 attendees will […]
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Posted on 12:53 am, Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Tags: corporate social responsibility program, hvcb, michael murray, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) has introduced a 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. HVCB’s Corporate Social Responsibility program was created to make business meetings in Hawaii even more worthwhile by offering […]
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Posted on 7:31 am, Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, motivation show
MEDIA RELEASE 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. The Motivation Show’s two-day tradeshow, Oct. 13-14, will attract thousands of meetings industry professionals worldwide […]
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Posted on 2:20 am, Saturday, September 11, 2010. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE 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.  “It is an honor that HVCB has earned this prestigious recognition from Meetings & Conventions […]
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Posted on 1:11 pm, Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE 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. “This award is a testament to HVCB and our industry partners’ professionalism and commitment to promoting Hawaii as the […]
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Posted on 12:41 pm, Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, hospitality sales and marketing association interational, hvcb, michael murray
MEDIA RELEASE The value of the Hawaii meeting experience will be the main message behind a Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) sales-driven trade show promotion June 16-17 at HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings® West expo in Long Beach, Calif. Presented by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), the two-day event at the Long Beach […]
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Posted on 7:52 am, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Tags: 2010 springtime expo, hawaii tourism authority, hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, neil mullanaphy
MEDIA RELEASE 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. The 2010 Springtime Expo takes place Thursday, May 27, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center […]
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Posted on 3:37 pm, Monday, February 8, 2010. Tags: hawaii visitor and convention bureau, hvcb, michael murray
MEDIA RELEASE 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. Organized by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s (HVCB) Corporate Meetings and Incentives division with support from […]
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