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Convention and Visitors Bureaus
A convention and visitors bureau (CVB) is a destination marketing body that promotes tourism to the destination by attracting future meetings, conferences, exhibitions, and other business-related events. As an advocate and facilitator of business tourism, a CVB’s key roles include planning, marketing, selling, rebranding, and redevelopment of the destination. In doing this, CVBs attract business travelers and tourists to the destination and play a significant role in stimulating economic, cultural, and social development while providing a central contact point for all business event needs.
CVBs can represent a city, a region, or a country. They are often referred to as a type of destination marketing organization (DMO) due to the fact that they promote a particular destination as a place for business tourism. This destination marketing ...
- Communication and Marketing
- Advertising and Marketing
- Big Data and Tourism
- Brand Management
- Channels of Distribution
- Communication Networks
- Customer Service in Service Businesses
- Demand Side Tourism Sectors
- Duty-Free Sales
- Early Bird Discounts
- Elements of a Marketing Plan in Travel and Tourism
- Familiarization (FAM) Trip
- ITB Berlin
- Loyalty Schemes
- Market Segmentation
- National Tourism Offices
- New Trends in Travel Marketing
- Place-Branding in Tourism
- Psychology of Travel
- Social Media and Networking
- Travel and Tourism Research Journals
- Travel Blogs
- Travel Guides
- Travel Technology
- Travel Writers
- Weather and Seasonal Pricing
- Culture and Heritage
- Acculturation
- Agritourism
- Airport Art and Uniqueness of Place
- Anthropology of Tourism
- Architecture and Tourism
- Authenticity
- Commodification of Culture
- Culinary Tourism
- Cultural Tourism
- Culture Shock
- Demonstration Effect
- Educational Tourism
- Ethnic Tourism
- Farm Tourism
- Flight Attendants: History and Culture
- Geography of Light and Landscape in Travel
- Heritage Tourism
- Historic Houses Association
- History of Travel and Tourism
- Homestay Tourism
- Hosts and Guests
- Indigenous Tourism
- International Student Travel
- International Tourism
- Language of Tourism
- Leisure Travel, Sociology of
- Local Handicrafts
- Museums
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Religion and Tourism
- Religious Tourism
- Rural Planning and Development for Tourism
- Rural Tourism
- Shopping and Tourism
- Sightseeing
- Sociocultural Issues Related to Tourism
- Souvenirs and Tourism
- Tourism and the Arts
- Visiting Family and Friends Tourism
- Wine Tourism
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, Australia/New Zealand
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, China
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, South Africa
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, South America
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, U.S.
- Wine Tourism, Old World Wines, Europe
- Wonders of the World, Old and New
- World Heritage Sites
- Destinations
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Amman, Jordan
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antalya, Turkey
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Barbados
- Barcelona, Spain
- Beijing, China
- Belarus
- Belize
- Berlin, Germany
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Budapest, Hungary
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Bulgaria
- Burgas, Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cairo, Egypt
- Cameroon
- Cancún, Mexico
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- China
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Colombia
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Doha, Qatar
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Dublin, Ireland
- Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
- Ecuador
- Edirne, Turkey
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guangzhou, China
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Honolulu, United States
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Italy
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Kiribati
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lima, Peru
- Lisbon, Portugal
- London, United Kingdom
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Madrid, Spain
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Manama, Bahrain
- Manila, Philippines
- Marrakech, Morocco
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Mexico
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Miami, United States
- Milan, Italy
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Moscow, Russia
- Mozambique
- Mumbai, India
- Munich, Germany
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands, The
- New York City, United States
- New Zealand
- Niagara Falls
- Nicaragua
- Nice, France
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Orlando, United States
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paris, France
- Pattaya, Thailand
- Peru
- Philippines
- Phuket, Thailand
- Poland
- Portugal
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Qatar
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Seoul, South Korea
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Seychelles
- Shanghai, China
- Shenzhen, China
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Solomon Islands
- Sousse, Tunisia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tokyo, Japan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vancouver, Canada
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vienna, Austria
- Vietnam
- Warsaw, Poland
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
- Environment, Economy, and Society
- Acculturation
- Alternative Tourism
- Anthropology of Tourism
- Authenticity
- Balance of Payments
- BRICS Countries
- Brundtland Report
- Carbon Offsets
- Carrying Capacity: Environmental
- Carrying Capacity: Physical
- Carrying Capacity: Sociocultural
- Cittaslow
- Climate Change
- Commodification of Culture
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Culture Shock
- Demonstration Effect
- Earth Summit
- Economics of Tourism
- Ecotourism
- Environmental Impacts of Tourism
- Environmental Impacts of Travel
- Environmental Policies
- Exchange Rates
- Externalities
- Geotourism
- Greenwashing
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Tourism
- Hard and Soft Tourism
- Hiking/Walking Tourism
- Hosts and Guests
- International Ecotourism Society, The
- International Relations and Tourism
- Leisure Travel, Sociology of
- Local Handicrafts
- Mass Tourism
- Mixed-Use Development
- Natural Disasters
- Nature Reserves
- Olympic Games and Their Impacts
- Politics and Tourism
- Pro-Poor Tourism
- Recreation and Leisure
- Repatriation of Currency
- Rio+20
- Seasonality and Tourism
- Second Home Ownership
- Sex Tourism
- Shopping and Tourism
- Ski Tourism, Europe
- Ski Tourism, U.S.
- Slow Tourism
- Slum Tourism
- Social Tourism
- Sociocultural Issues Related to Tourism
- Souvenirs and Tourism
- Staycation Tourism
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Tourism
- Tourism and the Arts
- Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals
- Tourism Development
- Tourism Ethics and Codes of Conduct
- Tourism Multiplier
- Tourism Planning
- Tourism Policies
- Tourism Satellite Accounts
- Tourism Statistics
- Travel and Tourism’s Most Pressing Issues for the 21st Century
- Travel Trends in Africa
- Travel Trends in Asia & Pacific
- Travel Trends in the Middle East
- Triple Bottom Line
- UN-Habitat
- Urban Planning and Development for Tourism
- Vacation Days and Impact on Travel
- Visitor Management
- Volatility of Tourism
- Voluntourism
- Walking Tours
- World Summit
- Worldmaking and the Representation of Peoples and Places in/Through Tourism
- Intermediaries
- Law and Ethics
- Operations
- Organizations
- Air Traffic Control
- Airlines Reporting Corporation
- American Automobile Association
- Brundtland Report
- Caribbean Tourism Organization
- Civil Aeronautics Board
- Convention and Visitors Bureaus
- Cruise Lines International Association
- Earth Summit
- European Travel Commission
- European Union and Travel Implications
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Historic Houses Association
- International Air Transport Association
- International Ecotourism Society, The
- International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators
- National Tourism Offices
- National Transportation Safety Board
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Pacific Asia Travel Association
- Rio+20
- Travel and Tourism Research Association
- UN-Habitat
- World Health Organization
- World Heritage Sites
- World Summit
- Policy, Planning, and Development
- Accessibility Issues in Travel and Tourism
- Airport Trends
- Architecture and Tourism
- BRICS Countries
- Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle and Its Expansion to the Creative Economy
- Cittaslow
- Cohen’s Model of Typologies of Tourists
- Demand Side Tourism Sectors
- Destination Management
- Destination Management Companies
- Environmental Policies
- European Union and Travel Implications
- Infrastructure and Superstructure
- International Relations and Tourism
- Mixed-Use Development
- Olympic Games and Their Impacts
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Plog’s Model of Typologies of Tourists
- Politics and Tourism
- Regulation and Deregulation
- Resort Development Planning
- Rural Planning and Development for Tourism
- Seasonality and Tourism
- Second Home Ownership
- Smart Tourism and Smart Destinations
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Supply and Demand
- Sustainable Development
- SWOT Analysis
- Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals
- Tourism Development
- Tourism Planning
- Tourism Policies
- Tourism Research
- Tourism Resources
- Tourism System, The
- Tourist Attractions
- Transportation and Infrastructure Issues in the Developing World
- Travel and Tourism’s Most Pressing Issues for the 21st Century
- Travel Trends in Africa
- Travel Trends in Asia & Pacific
- Travel Trends in the Middle East
- Triple Bottom Line
- Urban Planning and Development for Tourism
- Visa Waiver Programs
- Visitor Management
- Volatility of Tourism
- Weather and Seasonal Pricing
- Worldmaking and the Representation of Peoples and Places in/Through Tourism
- Research
- Balance of Payments
- Big Data and Tourism
- Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle and Its Expansion to the Creative Economy
- Carrying Capacity: Environmental
- Carrying Capacity: Physical
- Carrying Capacity: Sociocultural
- Cohen’s Model of Typologies of Tourists
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Defining Travel and Tourism
- Economics of Tourism
- Environmental Impacts of Tourism
- Environmental Impacts of Travel
- Externalities
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Tourism
- History of Travel and Tourism
- International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators
- Plog’s Model of Typologies of Tourists
- Psychology of Travel
- Qualitative Tourism Research
- Quantitative Tourism Research
- Repatriation of Currency
- Research Tourism
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Supply and Demand
- SWOT Analysis
- Tourism Multiplier
- Tourism Research
- Tourism Resources
- Tourism Satellite Accounts
- Tourism Statistics
- Tourism System, The
- Travel and Tourism Research Association
- Travel and Tourism Research Journals
- Safety
- Technology
- Advertising and Marketing
- Body Scanners in Airports
- Channels of Distribution
- Communication Networks
- Computerized Reservation Systems
- E-Tickets
- E-Tourism
- Global Positioning System
- New Trends in Travel Marketing
- Radio Frequency Identification
- Safety Management Systems
- Smart Tourism and Smart Destinations
- Social Media and Networking
- Travel Blogs
- Travel Technology
- Virtual Reality Tourism
- Tourism Resources
- Accommodations, Types of
- Airbnb
- Careers in Travel and Tourism
- Cell Phones and International Travel
- Children, Traveling With
- Currency, Traveler’s Checks, and Credit Cards
- Defining Travel and Tourism
- Food and Beverage Establishments, Types of
- Global Positioning System
- International Driving Permit
- Passports
- Pets, Traveling With
- Professional Certifications, Event Planners
- Professional Certifications, Travel Agents
- Timeshare Ownership
- Tourist Attractions
- Travel Apparel
- Travel Insurance
- Youth Hostels
- Tourism, Types of
- Adventure Tourism
- Agritourism
- Alternative Tourism
- Arctic Tourism
- Backpacker Tourism
- Beach Tourism
- Bicycle Tourism
- Birth Tourism
- Business Tourism
- Campers, RVs, and Motor Homes
- Camping Tourism
- Casino Tourism, Asia & Pacific
- Casino Tourism, U.S.
- City Tours
- Corporate Travel
- Cruise Tourism
- Culinary Tourism
- Cultural Tourism
- Dark Tourism
- Day-Tripper Tourism
- Domestic Tourism
- Ecotourism
- Educational Tourism
- Enclave Tourism
- Ethnic Tourism
- Extreme Tourism
- Fair and Festival Tourism
- Farm Tourism
- Film- and Media-Induced Tourism
- Game Park Tourism
- Garden Tourism
- Geotourism
- Glamping Tourism
- Golf Tourism
- Hard and Soft Tourism
- Heritage Tourism
- Hiking/Walking Tourism
- Homestay Tourism
- Hot-Air Balloon Tours
- Incentive Travel
- Indigenous Tourism
- International Student Travel
- International Tourism
- Leisure Tourism, Serious
- LGBT Tourism
- Lifestyle Tourism
- Marijuana Tourism
- Mass Tourism
- Medical Tourism
- Meetings and Conventions Tourism
- Multigenerational Tourism
- Niche Tourism
- Pro-Poor Tourism
- Religious Tourism
- Research Tourism
- Rural Tourism
- Sex Tourism
- Sightseeing
- Ski Tourism, Europe
- Ski Tourism, U.S.
- Slow Tourism
- Slow Travel
- Slum Tourism
- Social Tourism
- Spa Tourism
- Space Tourism
- Special Event Tourism
- Special Interest Tourism
- Sports Tourism
- Spring Break Tourism
- Staycation Tourism
- Sustainable Tourism
- Theme Park Tourism
- Timeshare Ownership
- Virtual Reality Tourism
- Visiting Family and Friends Tourism
- Voluntourism
- Walking Tours
- Water Park Tourism
- Wedding Tourism
- Wellness Tourism
- Wildlife Tourism
- Wine Tourism
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, Australia/New Zealand
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, China
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, South Africa
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, South America
- Wine Tourism, New World Wines, U.S.
- Wine Tourism, Old World Wines, Europe
- Wonders of the World, Old and New
- Transportation
- Air Flight Plan, Flight Path, and Flight Recorder
- Air Traffic Control
- Airline Cost Structure
- Airline Hub-and-Spoke System
- Airline Passenger Bill of Rights
- Airline Travel
- Airlines Reporting Corporation
- Airport Art and Uniqueness of Place
- Airport Trends
- Airports
- Airports in the United States
- Aviation English
- Baggage
- Bicycle Tourism
- Body Scanners in Airports
- Bus and Coach Operators
- Bus Travel, Africa
- Bus Travel, Europe
- Bus Travel, Middle East
- Bus Travel, North and South America
- Campers, RVs, and Motor Homes
- Car Rental Companies
- Civil Aeronautics Board
- Commuter Airline
- Cruise Lines
- Cruise Lines International Association
- Cruise Port
- Cruise Tourism
- E-Tickets
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Ferries
- Highway/Freeway System, Africa
- Highway/Freeway System, Australia
- Highway/Freeway System, China
- Highway/Freeway System, Europe
- Highway/Freeway System, Japan
- Highway/Freeway System, Mexico
- Highway/Freeway System, U.S.
- Hijacking
- In-Flight Amenities
- International Air Transport Association
- International Driving Permit
- Legacy Air Carriers, History of
- Low-Cost Air Carriers
- Maglev Trains
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Passenger Air Tariff
- Priority Boarding
- Rail Travel, Asia & Pacific
- Rail Travel, Europe
- Regulation and Deregulation
- Ship Travel
- Slow Travel
- Transportation and Infrastructure Issues in the Developing World
- Transportation Security Administration
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