Travel & Tourism Marketing Association
"Aquarium of the Pacific's 10th Anniversary"
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Guest Speakers:
Cecile Fisher, VP of Marketing and Communications, Aquarium of the Pacific
Bob Maguglin, Director of Public Relations, Long Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is celebrating its 10th anniversary. One of the top aquariums in the country, this cultural attraction has drawn more than 12 million visitors since its opening in 1998. As it enters its 7th consecutive year of attendance increases, the Aquarium is utilizing its anniversary to continue this attendance trend and to bring the entire City of Long Beach together to promote its diverse offerings as a travel and leisure destination. Join us for a presentation at the Aquarium of the Pacific to learn more about the anniversary and the City of Long Beach's effort to use it to draw attention and local and regional tourism. You will have an opportunity to wander through the Aquarium after the presentation.
The speakers will be Cecile Fisher, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at the Aquarium of the Pacific and Bob Maguglin, Director of Public Relations at the Long Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau. With 18 years of nonprofit and cultural destination marketing experience, Fisher oversees all aspects of the Aquarium's advertising, the website, publications, public relations, promotions, group sales, public events, graphic design, and tour and travel. Maguglin has been with the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau for seven years and is happy to be working to promote his own hometown as a premiere West Coast destination for conventions and tourism. In addition to working with print and electronic media to promote stories about Long Beach, Magulin has also been an integral part of many of the city’s biggest events, including the US Olympic Swim Trials, the Queen Mary and Queen Mary 2’s Royal Rendezvous, the AKC National Championship dog show and the AMGEN Tour of California bicycle race.
Long Beach Aquarium of Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
www.aquariumofpacific.org (562) 590-3100 Get directions
11:30 AM – Registration and Networking 12:15 PM – Luncheon and Program
$35 - TTMA Member; $45 – Non-Member/Guest
RSVP - ttmasocal@aol.com
Please - RSVP’s must be received by July 8th 5 PM. At the door and late reservation (after the 8th) is $55.00 per person.
Credit cards accepted - $3 p/p surcharge applies, before July 8th, 5PM
The Travel & Tourism Marketing Association
“Preparing Southern California for an Influx of Chinese Visitors”
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Guest Speaker:
Lester Craft, Editor-at-Large and Online Editorial Director, Travel Weekly
On Dec. 11, 2007, the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) announced an agreement between the United States and China that will make it possible for Chinese leisure groups to travel to the U.S. for the first time. As the most popular U.S. city for Chinese visitors, Los Angeles expects to see a 50 percent increase in travel from China after the first 12 months of the policy’s implementation. The policy is expected to be implemented by the end of this month, June 2008. Join us at Shin Peking Restaurant for a presentation on how a deluge of Chinese visitors will affect the tourism industry in Los Angeles specifically and the Southern California region as a whole.
Lester Craft is Editor-at-Large and Online Editorial Director at Travel Weekly. Craft has won numerous business-journalism awards, and his writing and editing career has spanned into diverse industries, ranging from home furnishings to high-tech to travel and tourism. At Travel Weekly, Craft is responsible for writing many of the publication’s cover stories, particularly those that deal with major travel-industry trends and economic issues. His reporting gives him an opportunity to speak frequently with top executives and analysts across all sectors of the industry about key issues affecting the travel business. As Online Editorial Director, Craft also oversees Travel Weekly’s website and online staff, both of which are growing rapidly. In addition, he writes a monthly column for Travel Weekly, called “The Bottom Line
Shin Peking Restaurant
3101 W. Olympic Blvd., LA, CA 90006
(for directions: phone 213-381-3003, free parking)
11:30 AM – Registration and Networking 12:15 PM – Luncheon and Program
$35 - TTMA Member; $45 – Non-Member/Guest
RSVP - ttmasocal@aol.com
Please - RSVP’s must be received by June 10th 5 PM. At the door and late reservation (after the 10th) is $55.00 per person.
Credit cards accepted - $3 p/p surcharge applies, before June 10th, 5PM
L.A.'s Largest Mixer X
Southern California's Ultimate Networking Event
Thursday, July 24, 2008
5-9 pm
Shrine Auditorium
Expo Center
700 W. 32nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 9000
Join Los Angeles County chambers and business organizations plus hundreds of exhibitors for the ultimate business networking event! Mix and mingle with business people representing hundreds of industries and companies in and around Los Angeles County. L.A.'s Largest Mixer X is a great opportunity to reach small to large companies, meet new clients and learn how the different chambers of commerce and business organizations can make your business grow.
TTMA is proud to be a sponsor for this great event! For more details, click here.
"Marketing...It's All About People"
TRAVEL AND TOURISM MARKETING ASSOCIATION
Joan L. McClellan, Executive Director
Toll-Free: 1-800-511-4001 Phone/Fax: 805-241-0928
Web: www.ttma.org Email: ttmasocal@aol.com
Post Office Box 185, Woodland Hills, CA 91365-0185
