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MEDIA RELEASE This weekend, 30 meeting planners are on Hawaii Island from across the nation to take part in a first-time educational conference and experience the qualities that make the Hawaiian Islands a premier destination for business meetings. The hosting of the Hawaii MPI EduFAM conference, June 9-12, is the result of a partnership secured […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The service excellence provided groups has earned the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its industry partners the Platinum Choice Award from Smart Meetings magazine and Platinum Partner Award from Incentive magazine. Notably, both awards were determined by the voting of the magazines’ readers – meetings industry professionals nationwide. “Congratulations to the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) has earned one of the meetings industry’s highest honors recognizing excellence, the Gold Service Award for 2011 from Meetings & Conventions magazine. The Gold Service Award carries the distinction of being determined through voting that is submitted by meeting planners nationwide. HVCB’s earning of this prestigious […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A sales contingent of 21 Hawaii travel partners led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is in Miami this week seeking new meetings business from the financial and insurance companies attending the 2010 FICP Annual Conference. Companies belonging to the Financial Insurance Conference Planners Association (FICP) represent a high-end segment of […]

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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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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is leading a statewide sales team to generate new business opportunities for the Hawaiian Islands at Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) World Education Conference, July 24-27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. More than 2,500 meeting professionals from around the world are expected to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The quality of service that meeting planners and their clients receive for business events in the Hawaiian Islands has been recognized by Successful Meetings magazine with a 2010 Pinnacle Award. Presented to the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), the award honors the nation’s top destination support organizations and is determined by voting […]

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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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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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