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Our Vision
Our Mission Our Values Bureau History Membership Executive Staff Staff Directory Board of Directors Funding Bureau Efforts Department Email Addresses Bureau Locations Research SFCVB Foundation San Francisco Tourism Improvement District
Vision
To ensure that San Francisco is the most compelling destination in the world.
Mission
To enhance the local economy by marketing San Francisco and the Bay Area as the premier destination for conventions, meetings, events and leisure travel.
Values
The SFCVB's organizational values are:
Bureau History
For nearly 100 years the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau has worked on behalf of its members to promote San Francisco as the destination of choice for conventions and leisure travel. The Bureau is an outgrowth of the San Francisco Convention and Tourist League, a non-profit, local business association founded in 1909 to reclaim the City's position as a world-class destination in the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire.The Bureau continues that mission today, aggressively marketing and selling San Francisco to attract visitors. The Bureau is a private, not-for-profit, 501(c)6 membership organization, headed by a Board of Directors made up of 45 business leaders from various companies, elected by the membership. Additionally, in 2003, the Bureau established a 501(c)3 foundation to raise scholarship funds for students enrolled in local hospitality management programs and to produce educational programs. In 2009, San Francisco hosted 15.4 million visitors who spent $7.8 billion during their stay - that's more than $21.5 million a day. That makes tourism one of our most important industries. Here's why:
 Largest Bureau Worldwide
Some 1,800 Bay Area businesses are Bureau members making our membership base one of the largest of any convention and visitors bureau worldwide. Members also make the Bureau one of the largest and strongest business associations in San Francisco. Member companies partner with the Bureau in selling San Francisco as a destination for domestic and international association and corporate meetings planners and group and individual travelers - efforts that help make San Francisco a vibrant place to do business. Bureau Membership
Nearly every San Francisco business, large and small, benefits from the traffic and spending of tourists and convention-goers. Hotels, restaurants, retail shops, tour and transportation companies, attractions, and other companies that have a large stake in the visitor market leverage the strength of their Bureau membership to reach these customers. Members are provided exclusive programs and services for maximizing their marketing, networking, relationship and educational development enabling them to capture a larger share of the visitor market. 
Bureau Funding
Our work to attract conventions and visitors is made possible through both public and private sector support. About 38 percent of our $14 million 2007-2008 operating budget comes from the private sector in the form of membership dues, advertising, e-commerce and program revenues. 56 percent of the budget comes from a small portion of the revenue generated by the tax on San Francisco hotel rooms through a contract with the City to promote San Francisco as a destination and to book conventions and trade shows in the City's convention facilities. The balance comes through contracts with Grants for the Arts and the San Francisco International Airport. Bureau's Efforts Impact Entire Bay Area
The impact of visitors to San Francisco reaches far beyond the City itself. While the majority of Bureau-member businesses operate within the boundaries of the City, a third are located outside of San Francisco. These businesses recognize that attracting visitors to the City also generates tourism expenditures in their communities. Here are some visitor statistics that demonstrate the broad impact of the City's visitor industry:
General Department Emails
Bureau Locations
Business Office 201 Third Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103-3185 Voice: 415-974-6900 Fax: 415-227-2602 Ask about membership!
Visitor Information Services
900 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102-2804 Voice: 415-391-2000 Fax: 415-362-7323 Visitor Info: Order Visitor Info
Convention Sales Office - Washington, D.C.
1730 M Street, NW, Ste. 607 Washington, D.C. 20036-4505 Voice: 202-466-4400 Fax: 202-452-8948
Convention Sales Office - Chicago
4660 N Winthrop Avenue, Ste. 1S Chicago, IL 60640-6983 Voice: 773-728-7210 Fax: 773-728-7205 |
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