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Galveston Island:  The Perfect Meeting Place
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The Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), promotes the image of Galveston, generates tourism, solicits meeting and convention business and coordinates the marketing and advertising efforts for the entire island. It is important for our local citizens to understand how we operate and the economic impact of tourism to the island.

Galveston Island Convention Center

The CVB operates on an annual budget funded through hotel occupancy tax. The Bureau receives three (3) pennies from the local hotel occupancy tax for the operation of the Visitor Information Center(s), sales staff, convention solicitation, advertising, public relations and printing of promotional materials.

The CVB focuses their sales efforts in three areas: the leisure market, the meetings and convention market, and the group tour and travel market. The CVB aggressively promotes Galveston to these entities through advertising, direct sales, trade shows, entertainment, professional organizations memberships, and public relations. In addition to these efforts, the CVB partners with our hotels, attractions, restaurants, retail and the entire hospitality industry to increase overall revenues for the island. The CVB brings in qualified meeting planners to showcase the island as a resort destination.

To generate additional convention business, the Bureau opened a satellite office in Austin in September 2003. This allows direct contact to 75% of all Texas State Association meeting planners without daily travel expenses to Austin.

To download a complete Galveston Island Meeting Planner Guide, click here. For additional information, contact the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau toll-free at (866)505-4456 or (409)797-5100.

Visit the official website of The Galveston Island Convention Center at The San Luis Resort by clicking here.

 

CVB Sales Team

 

Galveston Island Visitor Information Center, located at Ashton Villa

Find out more about The Galveston Island Visitor Information Center here.

 

CVB Marketing
  • Melody Smith, Director of Marketing - Responsible for cruise related business, consumer marketing & Galveston tourism.
    Phone Toll-Free: (866)505-4456
    Phone Direct: (409)797-5123
    Fax: (409)765-8611
  • RoShelle Gaskins, Public Relations Manager -
    Handles all publicity for Galveston Island which includes requests from the media for press material such as press releases, media kits, and slides.
    Phone: 866.505.4456; 409.797.5152
  • Bryan Kunz, Special Events Coordinator - Coordinates Special Events of the Park Board of Trustees including Mardi Gras Galveston and other year-round events for Galveston Island.
    Phone: 866.505.4456; 409.797.5157

 

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