561591 Convention and Visitors Bureaus

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in marketing and promoting communities and facilities to businesses and leisure travelers through a range of activities, such as assisting organizations in locating meeting and convention sites; providing travel information on area attractions, lodging accommodations, restaurants; providing maps; and organizing group tours of local historical, recreational, and cultural attractions.

Cross-References

  • Organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place)--are classified in Industry 561920, Convention and Trade Show Organizers; and
  • Organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as festivals (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place)--are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events.

Index Entries

Convention and visitors bureaus
Convention bureaus
Tourism bureaus
Tourist information bureaus
Visitor information centers
Visitors bureaus