Posted on 10:10 am, Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Tags: billy keno, china-us tourism leadership summit, hawaii tourism authority, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the state’s tourism agency, Monday welcomed tourism officials from across the U.S. and China attending the 5th Annual China-U.S. Tourism Leadership Summit on Hawaii Island. Members of the U.S. Travel Association and China National Tourism Association, including more than 60 regional tourism directors from the U.S. and China, met […]
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Posted on 2:38 am, Thursday, September 8, 2011. Tags: gold service award, hawaii visitors and convention bureau, hvcb, mike mccartney
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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Posted on 10:43 am, Saturday, August 27, 2011. Tags: best adventure vacations, mike mccartney, us news and world report
MEDIA RELEASE Americans looking for adventure on their holidays favor the Hawaiian Islands, with Kauai ranked No. 3, Maui No. 4 and Hawaii Island No. 7 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of “16 Best Adventure Vacations in the USA.†“The U.S. News and World Report’s Best Adventure Vacations ranking naming Kauai, Maui, […]
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Posted on 3:04 am, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, mike mccartney, pinnacle award
MEDIA RELEASE Meeting planners nationwide have spoken and voted the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and its Island Chapters representing Kauai, Oahu, Maui Nui, and Hawaii, the Big Island, the prestigious Pinnacle Award for 2011. “Congratulations to the HVCB and our industry partners for the hard work and dedication in extending their aloha spirit […]
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Posted on 7:29 pm, Saturday, June 18, 2011. Tags: hawaii tourism authority, mike mccartney, travelage west
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaiian Islands were honored with two 2011 WAVE Awards in the categories of “Best Destination for a Beach Vacation†and “Best of the West: Beach Vacation and Favorite Destination for a Family Vacation†as part of the TravelAge West WAVE (Western Agents’ Votes of Excellence) Awards. Hawaii beat stiff competition from Jamaica, […]
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Posted on 4:55 am, Saturday, June 11, 2011. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney, pacific rim incentives and meetings exchange, priscilla texeira
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaiian Islands are on display to visiting meeting planners responsible for booking millions of dollars in group business and incentive events at the 14th Annual Pacific Rim Incentives & Meetings Exchange (PRIME). The meeting runs through June 13. Headquartered at the Hawaii Convention Center, PRIME is the state’s premier conference for generating […]
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Posted on 5:39 am, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, mike mccartney, springtime expo
MEDIA RELEASE A statewide sales team led by the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) and Hawaii Convention Center (HCC) is seeking new meetings business this week in Washington, DC, at Springtime Expo, the industry’s largest one-day exhibition. Springtime Expo takes place Thursday, April 28, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and will be […]
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Posted on 3:10 pm, Monday, April 11, 2011. Tags: china, hawaii touriwm china, hawaii visitos and convention bureau, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE With China continuing to grow in importance to the meetings industry market, a sales team from the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), Hawaii Convention Center (HCC), and Hawaii Tourism China (HTC) will travel to Shanghai seeking new business at the country’s largest meetings industry event. IT&CM China 2011 (Incentive Travel & Conventions […]
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Posted on 7:30 pm, Thursday, February 24, 2011. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE On Thursday, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) is teaming up with the Hawaii Convention Center at a Washington, D.C. tradeshow to sell the Hawaiian Islands for association meetings. Called Destination Showcase, the one-day tradeshow is taking place February 24 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The expected 2,000 attendees will […]
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Posted on 1:05 pm, Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Tags: hawaii tourism association, mike mccartney, steve o'malley
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s meetings industry received an early gift for the holidays being recognized as an “up-and-coming destination†for motivational events in the recently released Focus on Destination Selection study by the SITE International Foundation. The research study incorporated input from planners in determining the key factors that go into selecting locations for performance rewards […]
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Posted on 6:49 am, Thursday, November 18, 2010. Tags: financial insurance conference planners association, hvcb, mike mccartney
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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Posted on 12:53 am, Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Tags: corporate social responsibility program, hvcb, michael murray, mike mccartney
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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Posted on 1:56 am, Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Tags: hawaii tourism authority, hawaii visitor and convention bureau, mike mccartney, pacific rim incentives meetings exchange
MEDIA RELEASE The 13th Annual Pacific Rim Incentives & Meetings Exchange (PRIME) takes place this week highlighted by the collaborative effort of Hawaii’s meetings industry to sell the Hawaiian Islands for business meetings, conventions, and incentive trips. PRIME is the preeminent Hawaii-based conference promoting the state’s meetings industry and the benefits of hosting business events […]
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Posted on 2:20 am, Saturday, September 11, 2010. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, michael murray, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE A commitment to ensuring that meeting planners organize and execute successful events in the Hawaiian Islands has resulted in the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) earning the 2010 Gold Service Award from Meetings & Conventions magazine.  “It is an honor that HVCB has earned this prestigious recognition from Meetings & Conventions […]
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