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2009-10 Visitors Guide Is Here!
Larkin and Patel Join HAAA
Fall Getaways Program Begins
Labor Day E-Newsletter
We're in the Funnies!
What's New
New CVB Members
Web Watch
Welcome Center Promotions
Tampa Home Show
Follow Us Online
Meetings & Conventions Committee.
August 6, 8:30 a.m., Best Western Aku Tiki, 2225 S. Atlantic Avenue, Daytona Beach Shores.
Internet Technology Subcommittee.
August 6, 9 a.m., Daytona Beach Area CVB, 126 East Orange Avenue. Second Floor Boardroom. Advertising/Internet Advisory Committee.
August 26, 9 a.m., Daytona Beach Area CVB, 126 East Orange Avenue. Second Floor Boardroom. Halifax Area Avertising Authority
August 26, 3 p.m., Daytona Beach Area CVB, 126 East Orange Avenue. Second Floor Boardroom.
Golf Daytona Beach.
September 1, 3:30 p.m., Daytona Beach Area CVB, 126 East Orange Avenue. Second Floor Boardroom. Travel Industry Sales Committee.
September 2, 9 a.m., Daytona Beach Area CVB, 126 East Orange Avenue. Second Floor Boardroom. ADR/Occupancy Rates
For information on the Daytona Beach area's lodging occupancy and average daily rates, visit the Market Research section onwww.daytonabeachcvb.org. Quotable Quotes
'A trip to Daytona Beach offers a complete package - the beach, great restaurants and hotels, multiple areas of interest for all ages, all located within easy driving distance. So if you haven't selected a vacation spot yet, summer or winter, go online and check out Daytona Beach. You may be in for a big surprise.' - Betty Ryder, Journal Inquirer (North Central Connecticut), July 18-19, 2009
'The Marine Science Center, a turtle rehabilitation facility and bird sanctuary in Ponce Inlet, Fla., not only offers a chance to see amazing sea creatures, but it also educates visitors about coastal ecosystem preservation and helps them understand how their actions - like not properly disposing of litter - affect the environment.' - Tracey Teo, Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AJC.com, July 23, 2009
'This sunny oceanfront city boasts more than 20 golf courses that range from premier tracks to excellent, mid-tier courses whose green fees are generally under $40 with cart. Daytona is also the headquarters for the LPGA and golfers who want to play a trophy track will find it at either of the two LPGA International layouts, the Legends (Arthur Hills) and the Champions (Rees Jones). Among other first rate courses is Victoria Hills, an 18-hole beauty designed by Ron Garl, the same architect who crafted Taboo, in Ontario's Muskoka region.' - Donna Carter, Links for Women (Canada), 2009
| | | Daytona Beach Area CVB Wins M&C Gold Service Award 
The Daytona Beach Area CVB's award-winning meetings and conventions staff includes (l to r): Sales Manager Linda McMahon, Director of Sales Sally Gardiner and Convention Services Manager Jennifer Tait. Sales Manager Tara Hamburger is not pictured. The Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau was recently presented with Meetings & Conventions magazine's prestigious 2009 Gold Service Award.
Award winners for this honor are determined by Meetings & Conventions subscribers. Through totally unaided recall, these meeting planners voted for the top convention and visitors bureaus throughout the world and selected the Daytona Beach Area CVB as one of the best. This year the readers of Meetings & Conventions honored just 102 CVBs worldwide with the Gold Service Award distinction. Selections were based on key criteria including: professionalism of staff, support on hotels and site inspections, assistance with ground transportation planning, guidance on local attractions, and liaison with local venders and services.
All winning CVBs will be featured in Meetings & Conventions' Gold Service Awards issue, to be published this November.
'Customer service is extremely important to the CVB's meetings and conventions department and this recognition really speaks to our longstanding commitment to excellence,' says Daytona Beach Area CVB President/CEO Sharon Mock.
'To receive the Gold Service Award from Meetings & Conventions subscribers is truly an honor,' added Daytona Beach Area CVB Convention Sales Director Sally Gardiner. 'Our staff and our area partners have been working hard to introduce the Daytona Beach area to more planners as a desirable meeting location, and the word is definitely spreading.'
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The 2009-10 Daytona Beach Area Visitors Guide is now available. Produced in-house by the Daytona Beach Area CVB, the guide provides visitors with information on hotels, attractions and festivals in the Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach and West Volusia areas. The CVB expects to distribute 225,000 copies of the guide via local and state visitor information centers as well as consumer phone and Internet inquiries.
Back to Top^ Larkin and Patel Join HAAA 
Rich Larkin , general manager for the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort and Amit Patel, owner of the Rodeway Inn, were recently appointed by the Volusia County Council to serve three-year terms as members of the Halifax Area Advertising Authority.
Members of the 11-member Halifax Area Advertising Authority are appointed by the Volusia County Council to oversee the administration and the disbursement of the proceeds from the Convention Development Tax. All tourism advertising and promotional efforts are coordinated on behalf of the HAAA by the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation charged with marketing the Daytona Beach resort area as a year-round leisure and meetings and conventions destination.
Back to Top^ Fall Getaways Program Begins September 1st 
The Daytona Beach Area CVB's Fall Getaways program encouraging consumers to visit the area in autumn, begins September 1 and concludes November 30. The Fall Getaways newsletter, which highlights special promotional rates being offered by participating hotels, as well as information on fall festivals and events, will be mailed to approximately 50,000 Florida and Georgia households. An electronic edition of the newsletter will be e-mailed to approximately 116,000 U.S. households in the CVB's e-mail database. For more information on the CVB's Fall Getaways program, visit www.FallinDaytona.com. Back to Top^ Labor Day E-Newsletter Set to Blast Off CVB staff has created a Labor Day e-news blast enticing consumers to spend their Labor Day holiday weekend in the Daytona Beach area. Special Labor Day activities being presented by businesses located in Daytona Beach's core tourist district are featured, including the Main Street Labor Day Block Party, a free concert at the Daytona Beach Bandshell, and a fireworks show at the Daytona Beach Pier. The e-newsletter will be e-mailed to 116,000 U.S. households.
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What's New 
The CVB welcomes these new businesses to the Daytona Beach area!
Holiday Day Inn. 137 Automall Circle, Daytona Beach
Opened in June 2009, this brand new hotel is conveniently located off I-95 near LPGA International's championship golf courses and the Florida Tennis Center. The hotel features meeting and banquet facilities, as well as a restaurant and bar. 386.236.0200. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/dabhi
StarLite of Daytona. 721 Ballough Road, Daytona Beach
Board the StarLite Princess, an authentic paddlewheeler, to enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner and a leisurely cruise along the Daytona Beach area's scenic stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway. This new area attraction celebrated its grand opening in June 2009 and runs annually May-September. The StarLite Princess, which can host up to 250 guests, is docked at the Loggerhead Club & Marina, behind Caribbean Jack's Restaurant. 386.562.5550. www.starlitediningcruises.com/daytona. Back to Top^ New CVB Members* The CVB welcomes each of the following new and returning businesses to its membership program: Lodging
Jewel of the Oceanfront Crown
Relax Inn
Attractions:
Backwater Fishing Charters
Off Duty Charters
Retail/Vendors/Other
Sunshine Baby Rentals by Rachel
*As of July 27, 2009
CVB members receive industry leads, this bi-monthly newsletter, free listings in various publications, sales and marketing opportunities, and much more. There is no charge to become a CVB member. For more information, contact CVB Director of Membership & Promotions Roxanne Olsen at 386.255.0415, ext. 114 or rolsen@daytonabeachcvb.org Back to Top^
Web Watch Numbers: DaytonaBeach.com
Unique Visitors Page Accesses
- May 2009 125,135 591,608
- June 2009 126,686 635,491
Visit Florida Welcome Center Promotions Each month, the CVB participates in promotional programs at the Visit Florida Welcome Center located at the Yulee intersection on I-95. During specific promotional periods, Welcome Center Representative Marlene Smith staffs the Daytona Beach booth. All Daytona Beach area hotels and attractions are invited to participate in the promotions by supplying information for distribution. A nominal fee is required for participation. To learn how your business can participate, contact CVB Director of Membership & Promotions Roxanne Olsen at rolsen@daytonabeachcvb.org or 386.255.0415 ext. 114. Upcoming Daytona Beach Welcome Center Promotions
August 7-8
August 20-21
September 2-4
September 10-11
September 25-26
October 1-2 Register for the Tampa Home Show Today! Register now to promote your hotel, restaurant or attraction at the Tampa Home Show, the largest home show in Florida.
The Daytona Beach area is a popular vacation destination for Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg area residents with inquiries from this region consistently in our top ten year-round. The CVB plans to distribute more than 700 visitors guides and promote our area's fall festivals and events during this three-day show. If you are interested in having your brochure distributed at the Daytona Beach Area CVB booth, contact Director of Membership & Promotions Roxanne Olsen atrolsen@daytonabeachcvb.org or call 386.255.0415 ext. 114. The registration deadline is August 14. Back to Top^ Follow us on: 
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