6 MEETINGS STOP San Francisco Travel Team GET TO KNOW SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL SAN FRANCISCo TRAVEL’S CoNVENTIoN SALES AND SERVICES TEAMS SPECIALIZE 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 events of any size. 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 will be 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 green advancements at The Moscone Center, industry news 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. How We Can Help ASSIST WITH SITE SELECTIoN THRoUGHoUT NoRTHERN CALIFoRNIA. oBTAIN HoTEL AVAILABILITY AND RATES. CooRDINATE AND ACCoMPANY YoU oN CoNVENTIoN SITE INSPECTIoNS. RESEARCH, CoNFIRM AND BooK THE MoSCoNE CENTER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES for international attendees online at sftravel.com/meeting-planners. OFFICIAL MEETING PLANNER’S GUIDE 2020 San Francisco Travel Association DISTRIBUTE GRoUP LEADS To MEMBER HoTELS.
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