PLEASANTON, CA – November 12, 2008 – The Tri-Valley, California Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), the destination marketing organization for the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville, announced today the 1st Annual Destination Showcase to be held January 22, 2009 from 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center in San Ramon, California. The new event will promote the area’s various meeting and event venues, hotels and event service providers to Bay Area meeting & event planners.
The CVB expects to have over 50 exhibitors, including Tri-Valley hotels, event venues and event service providers. Local Livermore Valley wineries will be on hand to offer tasting of their latest vintage and Tri-Valley caterers will provide samplings of their best cuisine.
“We understand that in this economy, meeting planners are looking an economical destination to host their groups. We want to help make the process less time consuming and expensive,” said Natalie Alvanez, Tri-Valley CVB’s director of marketing & membership. “It’s basically one-stop shopping for meeting planners. They can save hours of time that would have been spent sourcing the services needed for their meeting by attending this one event.”
Because of the closer proximity to Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the Tri-Valley region is becoming an increasingly popular spot for meetings and events. It is now home to over 45 Livermore Valley wineries, many of which offer meeting space amid the vineyards. With new venues opening in the recent years including the award winning event center, Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery, the Bankhead Theatre in Livermore and San Ramon’s Patrick David’s Event Center, the area is poised to become the next big destination in affordable meetings and special events. Hotels in the area are also stepping up, with two Tri-Valley hotel properties changing flags in the past year, Hyatt Place Dublin and the Pleasanton Marriott.
The Tri-Valley Destination Showcase will be held at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center located at 3301 Crow Canyon Road in San Ramon, California. Registration is $25 per person and is available on the bureau’s website at www.trivalleycvb.com/meetings. Exhibit space will be made available to members of the Tri-Valley CVB.
About the Tri-Valley, California Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Tri-Valley, California Convention & Visitors Bureau is the destination marketing organization for the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville and the surrounding region. It markets Tri-Valley, California as a preferred destination for visitors, meetings, and events by promoting CVB member businesses and bringing overnight visitors to the region, to increase awareness of and measurable spending to Tri-Valley, California.
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Tri-Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau – www.trivalleycvb.com
349 Main Street, Ste. 203, Pleasanton, CA 94566 | alison@trivalleycvb.com
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