MEMBER OPPORTUNITY - LATCB NIHAO CHINA TRAINING SEMINAR
LATCB members have an exclusive opportunity to benefit from LATCB's new NiHao China training program designed to help hotels, attractions and other tourism industry businesses learn how to best attract and meet the cultural preferences of Chinese visitors. Part of LATCB's efforts to help our members and partners become “China ready,” the NiHao China program offers a series of seminars, with a certification and seal of approval by LATCB and the China National Tourism Office (CNTA) upon completion, assuring Chinese tour operators and travel planners that they are hotels and attractions that will be well suited for Chinese tourists coming to LA. Certified NiHao China businesses will be included in the marketing vehicles of LATCB and its partners in China, and will be pre-approved by the CNTA to do business with Chinese travel companies. The first NiHao China Seminar will be held on Feb. 26, 2014 at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel. For more information or to register, click here.
MEMBER OPPORTUNITY - ASAE SPRINGTIME
LATCB member hotels have an opportunity to join LATCB’s 20x20 ft. tradeshow booth at the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s Springtime Expo 2014, on May 15 in Washington, D.C. Participation is limited to 10 member partners. The fee includes booth participation fee, registration for ASAE Springtime, collateral representation at the booth, and a lead recap report after the event. Registration deadline is March 10. To register or for more information, please contact Mikela Redd at Mredd@latourism.org.
POST SPECIAL OFFERS ON DISCOVERLOSANGELES.COM
There couldn’t be a better moment for LATCB members to post special offers on our website. LATCB is experiencing tremendous growth on our website discoverlosangeles.com, averaging 700,000 unique monthly visitors. Travelers base much of their decision making on the best deals and discounts available. If you are interested in posting a special offer, you can do so by accessing the Member Extranet via the re-launched Portal. Please remember to post special offers specific to Consumers, Travel Trade Professionals, and/or Meetings & Conventions. Please note that offers focusing on Meetings & Conventions and Travel Trade Professionals should have a 12-month cycle since these offers will be made available to citywide and convention groups arriving up to a year later.
RELAUNCH OF LATCB MEMBER EXTRANET
LATCB has re-launched our Extranet Member Portal! Accessing your membership account through the Portal will allow you to update contact information, and upload photos and descriptions for the website and print publications. We encourage you to log in and review your own listing on discoverlosangeles.com to make sure the account information is accurate and up-to-date, and make any necessary changes using the Portal. We’re excited about showcasing and promoting our members and encourage you to help us keep your information fresh for 2014. If you need your login information, please send a request to DB Villanueva at dvillanueva@latourism.org, or for questions, call (213) 236-2350.