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SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL’S CONVENTION SALES TEAM SPECIALIZES IN PERSONALIZED SERVICE. For more than 100 years, the San Francisco Travel Association has worked on behalf of its partners to promote San Francisco as the destination of choice for conventions and leisure travel. We offer a suite of services to make planning an event here as easy and straightforward as possible, while ensuring that attendees from groups large and small have an outstanding experience during their stay. Best of all, the services we provide are free. As a 501(c)6 membership organization, our operating budget comes from partner dues, hotel taxes and contracts — not from fees for meeting planners — so you can leverage our enthusiasm and expertise without breaking your budget. Here is more information about how we can help you create successful events in the City by the Bay. SERVICES FOR MEETING PROFESSIONALS We take pride in our ability to assist meeting professionals with practically anything and everything they might need along the way — from venue searches to housing services to catering and more. Our staff lives and breathes San Francisco. You can also find resources on our website: sftravel.com/meeting-planners. PLAN A MEETING Fill out an online form with your preferred date, expected group size and a few other pieces of information, and our experienced convention staff will get to work researching venues and hotels. Whether it’s a citywide convention or a small self-contained meeting, we can assist you with any size event. VENUE SEARCH We offer four detailed venue searches on our website, including restaurants, accommodations, special events and cultural spaces (as part of the SFMeetCulture™ initiative). Search by neighborhood, capacity or amenities. When it’s time to visit, one of our Convention Services Managers is ready to assist with walk-throughs of your top choices. HELPFUL INFORMATION Get safety tips for attendees, information on donating locally to nonprofit organizations, statistics about the city, promotional videos, banners, FAQs and more. PARTNER DIRECTORY Search San Francisco Travel’s extensive network of partners, who provide a spectrum of professional services to help you create a dazzling and successful event in the city. GREEN YOUR MEETING Learn about sustainable advancements at The Moscone Center and tips for holding an environmentally friendly meeting in San Francisco. Access other green meeting resources as well. HOUSING From booking blocks of rooms across multiple properties to tracking bookings after cutoff dates, find out more about San Francisco Travel's convention housing services. For more details, contact Convention Services at 415-227-2679. CONVENTION SERVICES MAKES EVENT PLANNING A BREEZE Our Convention Sales and Services team has a few hundred years of combined experience. Not only can we help market your event, communicate with your delegates and generate excitement, we’ll also put you in touch with local businesses and professionals who can assist with lighting, decorating, catering, transportation and whatever else you need. BEYOND SAN FRANCISCO Our sales team isn’t limited to recommendations within San Francisco. We’re experts about the Bay Area, Northern California, Silicon Valley and the Central Coast and work directly with the Convention and Visitors Bureaus in these regions to provide seamless service outside the city. STAY CONNECTED If you prefer to get your news via social media, we offer dedicated feeds for meeting professionals as well. LOCAL EXPERTS, NATIONAL PRESENCE To provide the highest level of service, members of San Francisco Travel’s Convention Sales team are located across the country to assist clients. To learn more about our team, visit: sftravel.com/meet-team. Convention Sales Division San Francisco Travel Association One Front St., Ste. 2900 San Francisco, CA 94111 415-974-6900, Fax: 415-227-2646 convention-sales@sftravel.com Eastern Regional Sales Office Kenley Moy, CMP, VP, National Sales San Francisco Travel Association 1730 M St. N.W., Ste. 807 Washington, D.C. 20036-4505 202-466-4400, Fax: 202-452-8948 Midwest Regional Sales Brenda Holland, CMP, CASE Director, Citywide Accounts 512-523-8499 Rick Hud, Senior Manager 630-541-5388 Northeast Regional Sales Susanna Flores, Director 917-743-7833 Erika Miller, Director 202-803-8039 HELPFUL TOOLS FOR ATTENDEES Many of the items San Francisco Travel makes available for attendance promotion are also available online in the Meeting Planners section of our website at sftravel.com/meeting-planners. THE VISITOR'S PLANNING GUIDE San Francisco Traveler is our exclusive guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area. The guide features a calendar of events, dining and shopping tips, itinerary ideas, extensive neighborhood coverage, maps and much more. SAN FRANCISCO CITY BROCHURE Get a snapshot of the City by the Bay with this 4x9-inch brochure that includes a neighborhood map, neighborhood descriptions and transit tips. This brochure is ideal for attendance promotion and hospitality/information centers. SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR MAP Points of interest, as well as citywide, downtown, regional and state maps, are tucked into this 4x9-inch guide/map to help attendees get oriented. Also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. SAFETY TIPS Help attendees stay safe during their stay with our San Francisco Safety Tips, available online at sftravel.com and as a rack card at our Visitor Information Centers. SEASONAL DIGITAL GUIDES Get the latest news, itinerary ideas, hotel suggestions and more in our biannual digital guide — available during spring/summer and fall/winter. How We Can Help ASSIST WITH SITE SELECTION THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OBTAIN HOTEL AVAILABILITY AND RATES DISTRIBUTE GROUP LEADS TO MEMBER HOTELS COORDINATE AND ACCOMPANY YOU ON CONVENTION SITE INSPECTIONS RESEARCH, CONFIRM AND BOOK THE MOSCONE CENTER
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