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Agenda Item: Monthly CVB Reports

Background: CVB Staff prepares monthly reports which present highlights of Group Sales, Destination Services, Marketing and Public Relations activities for the previous month.

FEBRUARY 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

GALVESTON ISLAND CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

For February we produced 42 leads with 22,830 potential room nights. In addition, we had 20 Definite Bookings resulting in 8,385 room nights with an estimated economic impact of $7,446,589. Year to Date Definite Bookings are 31,809 future room nights. The definite business booked year to date has a potential economic impact of approximately $25,039,351 for Galveston Island. (Note: This figure is based on Destination International’s Economic Impact Calculator.)

Definites: 20 2019 - 3 2020 – 11 2021 – 6

ACTIVITIES & UPDATES:

 TRADE SHOWS/SALES EVENTS: HelmsBriscoe Houston Associate Luncheon, Tiffaney, Ciara, Bryan Society of Petroleum Engineers Sales Event, Ciara Galveston Destination Showcase, Tiffaney San Antonio Cookoff Client event, Tiffaney

 INDUSTRY MEETINGS/NETWORKING: Galveston Chamber C-Crewe Luncheon, multiple Leadership Galveston, Antoinette and Bryan GEDP Tourism Taskforce, Bryan Tourism Focus Group Discussions, Various Women in Business Meeting, Tiffaney ICCE 2026 Bid Committee Meeting, Tiffaney UTMB Graduate Medical School Galveston Showcase, Tiffaney CDME Sales and Marketing Classes, Dottie CSSS Symposium, Dottie

 SITE VISITS/ CLIENT APPOINTMENTS/FAMS: American National Insurance Company site, 2021, Tiffaney JetSurf Houston, 2021, Bryan TACTE Site, 2021-22, Dottie Express Carriers Association site, 2023, Ciara Restore America’s Estuaries site, 2022, Ciara Society for the Study of Occupational Health site, 2021, Ciara

DESTINATION SERVICES  Group Serviced: 17 events serviced / 6610 total attendance

 Group/Partner Meetings and Special Events  Attended Destinations International Sales & Service Summit in Washington, D.C., Social Media Training in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, Destination Moon @ The Bryan Museum, Finding Neverland @ The Grand, Galveston Restaurant Week, San Luis Salute, Arts & Cultural Focus Group, CTA reception @ The Bryan, Opening of the new outdoor area @ The Spot and Maceo's Book Signing.  Partner Meetings included: Jenn Kelso, Liz Kibling, Rhonda Harris, Lindsey White, Buddy Guindon, Gabriel Prusmack, Johnny Smecca, Gail Peterson, Larry Taylor, Joey Buck, David Townsend, Jaree Fortin, Allie Murphy, Tiny Guidry, Hugh Marney, Jim O'Neil, Lauren Milo, Brandon Cook, David Smith, Sara Martin, Becky Major, Katie Youngblood, Rae Ann Rindhage, Lisa Shaw, Joshua Ojeda, Cora Harper, Danny Hart, James Clark, Jordan Price, Trey Acosta, Ann Hobing, Rick Gutierrez, Gypsy Joynt, Travis, Concetta Maceo and Monica Barry

VISITOR CENTER  Visitor Center Traffic: 4,062

CTA PROGRAM  CTA Classes: 3, Certified 26 New CTAs

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Attached you will find a detailed PR coverage report from our new software system.

ADVERTISEMENTS:

 Digital Billboards in Houston  Radio ads on Texas Public Media in Houston  Digital and native ads on top travel, leisure and news websites in vertical markets  Digital ads on CruiseCritic  Digital ads on TripAdvisor  Digital ads on 365Houston  Digital ads on Expedia  Digital ads on HoustonontheCheap  Digital ads on Culture Map  Digital Co-op with iHeartMedia  Digital and print ads in Houston Family Magazine  Houston Chronicle online digital hub  Houston Chronicle Discover Galveston Co-op Insert  Greater Houston Official Visitors Guide  Social Media Ads on Facebook and Instagram  Texas Meeting Planner Guide  CVENT Destination Guide  TSAE Texas Society of Association Executives Magazine

SPECIAL EVENTS:

 Confirmed Houston National Invitational gymnastics competition for January 2021. Over 3,500 athletes expected with more than 10,000 in attendance.  Began discussion with promoter about hosting large-scale E-Sports summit in Galveston fall 2020.  Began discussion with Galveston Professional Boatmens Association regarding new events in 2020.  Began discussion with promoter about hosting national MotoSurf competition May 2020 or 2021.  Continued discussion with promoter about hosting multi-venue boat show in Galveston in 2020.

FILM PROJECTS:

 Bright Road Productions – filming for Big Texas Fix season 2.  TX Parks and Wildlife – fishing segment filming for TPWD TV.

FEBRUARY Island Pass Update: 81 adults / 11 children = 92 total passes sold 678 total attractions booked

YTD 380 adults / 38 children = 418 total passes sold 2,002 total attractions booked February 2020 Overview

LEADS DEFINITES

2017 / 20182018/2019 2019/2020 2017 / 2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

# TRN # TRN # TRN # TRN # TRN # TRN Economic Impact

October 25 12,287 29 10,742 25 13,323 13 3,559 20 7,339 4 2,682 $1,416,036.26

November 30 13,819 24 9,465 24 9,905 14 4,147 8 4,056 12 3,522 $2,534,695.58

December 25 6,413 24 9,570 33 13,097 21 11,533 17 6,459 26 12,526 $9,606,651.09

January 51 16,901 32 12,538 34 11,494 25 6,828 16 12,308 14 4,694 $4,035,379.00

February 40 18,817 41 18,285 42 22,830 15 5,997 19 6,765 20 8,385 $7,446,589.97

March 38 10,270 50 28,459 21 6,999 21 3,704 $0.00

April 34 17,058 39 18,169 19 8,859 16 6,279 $0.00

May 22 4,162 39 12,209 18 6,238 14 2,598 $0.00

June 38 10,478 36 14,990 15 3,989 18 5,095 $0.00

July 33 12,619 43 14,980 16 7,106 17 11,672 $0.00

August 34 10,145 26 12,605 18 4,826 12 6,470 $0.00

September 42 16,815 36 12,505 18 6,168 20 4,626 $0.00

Total 412 149,784 419 174,517 158 70,649 213 76,249 198 77,371 76 31,809 $25,039,351.90

Goals 165,600 165,600 165,600 75,000 75,000 77,000

Percentages 90.45% 105.38% 42.66% 101.67% 103.16% 41.31%

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FEBRUARY 2020 Monthly Website Summary galveston.com:  314,139 sessions, down 3.57% from February 2020, of which 118,908 were unique visitors  125,141 desktop sessions, 169,006 mobile sessions and 19,992 tablet sessions  Most visit pates are ‘webcams’ at 132,491 visits, followed by ‘calendar of events’ at 25,079, ‘calendar of events/mardigras’ at 24,614, ‘calendar of events/mardi‐gras‐ parade‐schedule’ at 21,915, ‘7 must do family activities’ at 19,704, ‘what to do/mardigras’ at 19,579,’what to do/festivals’ at 13,641, ‘what to do’ at 12,973, ‘lodging/hotels‐condos’ at 10,646, ‘galveston ferry’ at 9,093, ‘lodging/vacationrentals’ at 9,056, ‘whattodo/cruising’ at 9,007, ‘vacation‐rentals/search’ at 7,415, ‘lodging’ at 7,165, ‘whattodo/attractions’ at 6,930, ‘whattodo/restaurantweek/restaurants’ at 6,111, ‘cuisine’ at 6,030, ‘whattodo/cruising/shiptracker’ at 5,959, ‘whattodo/seawolfpark’ at 5,482, ‘whattodo/festivals/restaurant‐week’ at 5,430, ‘trip‐ planning/areas/downtown’ at 4,654, ‘blogs’ at 4,599, ‘whattodo/beachparks’ at 4,192, ’10‐historical facts you don’t know about galveston’ at 3,422, ‘vacation‐rentals’ at 3,258, ‘weather’ at 3,183, ’10 things you didn’t know about the grand’ at 3,123, ‘lodging/dellanera’ at 3,118, ‘whattodo/tours’ at 3,019, ‘the galveston island bucket list’ at 2,991, ‘cuisine/find‐a‐restaurant’ at 2,922, ‘lodging/rvpark’ at 2,628, ‘whattodo/tours/guidedtours’ at 2,561, ’10 reasons you should get on island time’ at 2,173, ‘whattodo/museums’ at 2,151 and ’10 galveston adventures you have to try’ at 2,143  Average time on site @ 2:56 minutes

Geographic Overview:  Texas represents 75.6% or 230,498 of all US visitors followed by Oklahoma w/ 7,915 visits, Louisiana w/ 6,015, California w/ 5,242, Kansas at 4,151, Illinois w/ 4,095, Missouri w/ 3,769, Colorado w/ 2,898, Florida w/ 2,870 and Arkansas w/2,733  After the US market (97.05% of visitation) Canada & the UK represent greatest visitors @1.21%  In the state of Texas and touch‐states, Houston Metro represents 42.09% of all visitors, followed by Dallas/Ft. Worth w/ 48,396 visits, Austin w/ 26,099, San Antonio w/ 8,026, Tulsa, OK w/ 4,091, Waco‐Temple‐Bryan w/ 4,054, Tyler/Longview/Lufkin w/ 3,900, Oklahoma City, OK 3,751 and Beaumont‐Port Arthur w/ 3,250 GALVESTON ISLAND CVB MONTHLY PR RECAP

PUBLIC RELATIONS

October 2019 MEDIA COVERAGE MEDIA OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS During October, the CVB PR team continued its media outreach efforts on pitching holiday travel to regional outlets and short-lead publications.

The PR Team traveled to Austin to participate in the annual Texas Book Festival. More than 200 people came by the double-wide booth to participate in coloring activities, enter a drawing for a VIP pass giveaway and learn about holidays and general information about Galveston.

The PR Team traveled to El Paso to participate in the annual Society of American Travel Writers conference. Here they met one-on-one with media including: Theresa Russell (Essential Cruising), Carolyn Graham (Freelance), Cory Lee Woodard (Curb Free with Cory Lee), John Keatly (Trails and Travel), Theresa Bergen (Freelance), Larry Bleiberg (Freelance), Susan Kraus (Freelance), Courtney Drake- McDonough (Real Food Travel), Gary Arndt (Everything Everywhere), This article appeared in a Texas Cynthia Boal Janssens (All Things Cruises), David Lang (Sing Tao Historical Commission digital Daily News), Chelsea Hartnett (Travel Texas) newsletter and included a video. The writer participated in a FAM tour held MEDIA MISSION in April. The PR Team traveled to Austin and met with the following media: Joey Held, Clayton Maxwell, Pamela LeBlanc, Hannah Phillips freelancers; Charles Lohrmann, Texas Coop Power; Andy Rhodes, Texas Historical Commission. They also appeared on a sponsored segment on KXAN’s Studio 512 to promote Winter Wonder Island.

MEDIA FAMS The PR Team coordinated a FAM tour for UK-based writer, Claire Frost. She was on assignment for Fabulous Magazine. The PR Team also coordinated a FAM tour for Madeline Hollern, editor for Austin Monthly. She is writing about holidays in Galveston.

MEDIA REQUESTS Madeline Hollern (Austin Monthly), John Wayne Ferguson, Keri Heath (Galveston County Daily News), TJ Aulds (i45 Now), Richard Stoff (Bus Motor Coach News), Jennifer Altheide, Emma Ross (Great Day Houston), Michelle Ames (Having Fun in the Texas Sun), Joe Perez (Texas Chronicles), Deborah Burst (Okra Magazine), Tajinder Rendal (AAA.com), Jade Merritt (The Weather Channel), Arielle Avila (Texas Monthly), Joey Held (Austin Freelance), Wayne Waters (Convention South), Casey Johnson (Houston Family Magazine), A sample of holiday coverage on a Kathy McFarland (Ride Texas), Angela Ufheil (5280 Magazine), national blog MommyPoppins.com. Patrick Rios (Travel Texas), Charles Lohrmann (Texas Coop Power)

Reach Advertising Value Equivalency 34,477,366 $94,877.50

*Media figures captured by Cision media monitoring. Figures may not be inclusive of all coverage produced by CVB

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