BOARD AND JPA MEETING

Friday, May 17, 2019 Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa CONVENTION SALES CONVENTION SALES PRODUCTION - 2019

LEADS N E W L E A D S BOOKINGS ROOM NIGHTS

APRIL 101 46 24 19,839

YTD 372 193 82 54,418 CONVENTION SALES OPEN TENTATIVES

MEETING YEAR LEADS REQUESTED ROOMS

2019 76 25,872 2020 180 120,360 2021 88 105,867 385,374 2022 40 53,517 TENTATIVE 2023 18 28,150 ROOM NIGHTS 2024 11 28,460 2025 6 20,502 2026 2 1,866 2027 1 780 Grand Totals 422 385,374 2019 TAP REPORT DATA

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Definite Room Nights Tentative Room Nights Pace Targets Consumption Benchmark 2020 TAP REPORT DATA

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Definite Room Nights Tentative Room Nights Pace Targets Consumption Benchmark ONLINE EVENT HOSTED BY INXPO 2019 VIRTUAL The leader in innovative webcasting and online events TRADE SHOW May 14-15

Andaz Hotel Paseo Hyatt Regency JW Marriott Desert Springs La Quinta Resort & Spa Miramonte Resort & Spa PS Convention Center Renaissance Palm Springs The Kimpton Rowan The Westin 10 Destination Partners 101 RSVP’d Planners NEW 2019 PROGRAMS CALSAE - April 29 – May 1 • Hosted in Rancho Mirage (Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa)

MPI WORLD EDUCATION CONFERENCE - June • Sole Sponsor • Hosted buyer luncheon for 200 planners

CHICAGO SALE MISSION - July • New focus - dedicated National Sales Manager

SOUTHEAST SALES MISSION - July • Joint Share Program • Hosting clients in Houston, Dallas & Austin

BOSTON SALES MISSION - Fall • New direct seasonal service into the destination • Joint Share Program FIND YOUR MEETING OASIS VIDEO SERIES

PSP International Airport

Hotel Venues

Unique Meeting Spaces

Downtown Walkability

Offsite & Sport Venues

Giving Back TRAVEL INDUSTRY SALES GDS MARKETING IRELAND - INDIA - SOUTH KOREA

RUN DATES: May - October 2019

CHANNELS: Apollo Galileo Worldspan

7 0 0 , 0 0 0 + Sign-on & email impressions

U.S. TRAVEL’S IPW HOSTED FAMS & EVENTS

VISIT CALIFORNIAWESTJETCALIFORNIA - KOREA TRADE CUP &EXPO JAPAN MISSION CALIFORNIA CUP PARTNERS UPCOMING PROGRAMS

MAY 2019 JUNE 2019

Club California Wuhan, China U.S. Travel’s IPW

DER Touristik FAM and Conference IPW Post-FAM

Travel Bulletin Travel Show, UK Travel News Travel Show, Ireland

Club California, Australia IAGTO – Golf Tourism Conference

Private Luxury Forum

JULY 2019 AUGUST 2019 Visit CA UK & Ireland Mission Virtuoso Travel Week CVB Chicago Mission COMMUNICATIONS MEXICO

Mexico is the top international market for visitation to California with almost 8 million annual visitors in 2018.

9.6 nights $1,154 Average Length Spent per Trip of Stay

1.9 584 Destinations Weekly Nonstop per Visit Flights into California JAPAN

19M Traveled Abroad in 2018 6% increase

18% Baby Boomers/Seniors

25% Solo Travelers (30% of women ages 30-45) SOUTH KOREA

Travel as a Lifestyle

98% 84% Internet Active on Penetration Rate social media

TV #1 545K Influence Visitation to CA for Travel up 6.3% ARTS & CULTURE

Interview Magazine

Forbes

KCRW / PBS Radio

Voice of America FEATURED COVERAGE – 116 ARTICLES

Design and Architecture Host Frances Anderton

M A R C H 2 0 1 9 A P R I L 2 0 1 9 A P R I L 2 0 1 9 . . . Barcelona Score: 9 Barcelona Score (Podcast): 6 Barcelona Score: 9 Circulation: 580,000 Downloads: 2.7M Circulation: 9,388,987 Ad Value: $17,246 Barcelona Score (Website Post x 2): 20 Ad Value: $86,848 UVPM: 1.18 M BARCELONA QUALITY SCORE

397 1,558 3,650 APRIL YTD 2019 GOAL 2019 YEAR TO DATE

MEDIA ASSISTS TOTAL # OF ARTICLES 515 217

TRACKING $7,468,726 Ad Value 565,176,815 Circulation/Impressions UPCOMING INITIATIVES

MAY 2019 SEPT/OCT 2019

Wellness Tourism Association IMEX

GPS Restaurant Week Blitz Visit California Canada Media Mission

JUNE 2019 San Francisco Media Event IPW - Anaheim LA Media Event

IPW Post FAM UK Inbound Press FAM

SATW Eastern Chapter Conference James Beard Dinner

JULY/AUG 2019 Visit California UK/Ireland Media Mission

Australia Inbound Press FAM DIGITAL MEDIA TOOLKIT FILM OASIS FULL-LENGTH FILM PRODUCTION

“Our Vacation Home” ONE Production • Made-for-TV scripted full-length feature • Airs this summer on a major network

• Set in Palm Springs

828 • Crew/talent filmed March and April

Room Nights • Currently applying for CVB film incentive Booked FILM OASIS 3% Features 11% STATISTICS Other 11% Television February 2019 11% Students

21% 28 productions Commercials 28+ overnight stays 43% Stills

Shoots ranged from a feature film to several commercials for top national brands. FILM OASIS STATISTICS

March 2019 32% Other

47% Documentary 34 productions 591+ overnight stays

1% Stills

1% Features 1% Commercials Shoots ranged from a large reality TV show shoot to a TV movie based in 1% Television Palm Springs. 1% Student 6% Music Videos PARTNERSHIPS IN THE WORKS

Location scout FAM in May that will highlight Zone 1

Partner: Riverside County Film Commission to host PARTNERSHIPS IN THE WORKS MARKETING PARTNER TOTALS - Impressions: 120M+ Spots: 4,660+

SUMMER 2019 CO-OP PARTNERS

TOTAL SUMMER CO - OP - Impressions: 1.5B+ Spots: 54,480 SUMMER/FALL 2019 CO-OP PARTNERS 2019 NEW MEDIA

Runs: May – August

Includes: forced video ads, audio ads and digital banner ads

Markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Las Vegas 2019 NEW MEDIA

USA Today summer campaign runs May – August

Locale campaign runs throughout 2019

Dedicated articles

Banner ads surrounding content on both Locale & USA Today 2019 NEW MEDIA – EDGE MEDIA

SUMMER CAMPAIGN 649K Editorial piece on Impressions in April Edge Media website

E-newsletter

Social media posts

Targeted geofence message to LA Pride attendees

Summer content launches June/July

*Measuring through Adara & Edge Media – data available by end of summer 2019 MEDIA PLAN – SUMMER BILLBOARD

Markets: 20 117M LA/OC/SD Billboards Impressions 2019 MEDIA PLAN - MEETINGS ADVERTISING

XXX 2019 MEDIA PLAN – MEETINGS ADVERTISING

158K+ Impressions

Launched March/April 2019 MEDIA PLAN – MEETINGS ADVERTISING

YouTube Pre-Roll Video Launched: April

Instagram Takeover Launched: April GROUP OFFERS WELLEST SEASON: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER

October 4-6, 2019 DIGITAL MARKETING 3.4M 1.8K $252.70 Impressions across Expedia network Clicks Return on (includes Orbitz, Travelocity, generated ad spend Cheap Tickets and Hotels.com)

$30.4M 8.4% 23.3%

In gross Room Airline ticket bookings nights up (YOY) sales up (YOY) ADARA TRAVEL DATA (JAN – FEB) Tracks booking data for website visitors and users exposed to digital advertising

DIGITAL MEDIA IMPACT WEBSITE IMPACT

Total Stay Total Stay Month Bookings ADR Revenue Month Bookings ADR Revenue Nights Length Nights Length

Jan. 577 1,468 2.5 $239.72 $351,956 Jan. 614 1,507 2.5 $227.13 $342,290

Feb. 792 1,793 2.3 $241.76 $433,376 Feb. 504 1,186 2.4 $232.55 $275,806

TOP ORIGIN MARKETS TOP ORIGIN MARKETS TOP ALTERNATE BOOKED (AIR TICKETS) (HOTEL) HOTEL DESTINATIONS

1. Chicago 6. Phoenix 1. Los Angeles 1. San Diego 2. San Francisco 7. Boston 2. San Francisco 2. Los Angeles 3. New York 8. Newark 3. San Diego 3. Scottsdale 4. Denver 9. Austin 4. New York 4. Newport Beach 5. Dallas-Ft. Worth 10. Philadelphia 5. Chicago 5. Anaheim WEBSITE GOALS

TRAFFIC GOALS D T N – ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

Percent MAR-APR YTD 1,331,286 impressions generated in to Goal March and April Sessions 547,049 1,207,658 45%

Pageviews 1,044,590 2,437,987 41% 8,106 clicks to partner websites generated

ORGANIC SESSIONS UP 63% YOY

Website sessions and pageviews are pacing on track for 2019 traffic goals

Organic traffic accounted for 47% of total traffic

Paid search accounted for 24% of total traffic WEBSITE: TOP 5 PAGES VIEWED - OVERALL

Events

Chill Deals

Things to Do Engagement Metrics 30 Free Things to Do in Greater Palm Springs

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival WEBSITE: TOP 5 PAGES VIEWED - EVENTS

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

Desert X

Stagecoach Festival

ANA Inspiration

BNP Paribas Open SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT COVERAGE (March – April)

BNP Paribas Open La Quinta Arts Festival Palm Desert Food & Wine Fashion Week El Paseo Indian Wells Arts Festival Desert X ANA Inspiration Club Skirts Presents The Dinah Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Stagecoach Festival White Party Palm Springs

315,000 total impressions SUMMER CAMPAIGN PREVIEW - CHILLspiration

3 Video, Stills, Audio 6 Influencers Facebook, Instagram, Instagram Summer activities Stories, YouTube, Twitter SUMMER CAMPAIGN PREVIEW – CHILL DEALS

2 Cinemagraphs 10 Influencers Linking to partner deals Chill Deals Steps to Enter

• Follow our Weibo account • Repost favorite color/poster • Explain why they want to visit GPS

Tracking

• Increase in followers • Impressions • Engagement

WEIBO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN SEASON 2

CHEF SERIES

SOLANO’S - La Quinta

COMING SOON

Wally’s Desert Turtle Rancho Mirage

Peaks at Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Palm Springs

Café at Shields Garden Indio SEASON 3

Palm Oases

Vintage Shopping

Vacation Rental Gems

UNIQUE BOUTIQUES & HISTORICAL SMALL HOTELS

Desert Harvest

Coachella Valley History Museum PARTNERSHIP gpsNEXT Partner Education Series

UPCOMING WEBINARS

July 23rd 11am-12pm Social Media

September 19th 10am-12pm Marketing

October 24th 10am-12pm Communications

November 15th 2-4pm Digital Marketing Location Palm Springs Convention Center

Nominations Over 220 from all 9 cities

Lunch Served from 12:00 – 1:30 pm

Site Experience and CTA Awards

Special Update Visit California President/CEO Caroline Beteta RESTAURANT WEEK KICK OFF EVENT

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS

State Fare Bar & Kitchen MAY 29 AC3 Restaurant + Bar Babe’s Bar-B-Que And Brewery Solano’s Bistro 5:30-7:30 pm Citrus & Palm Restaurant Catalan Mediterranean Cuisine CTA PROGRAM UPDATE

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES NUMBER TRAINED

Help drive more visitors to your business. Offer CTA grads discounts and offers to explore your site! 111 to date

Host classes

Enroll in a class UPCOMING CLASSES

rd th Sponsor a class May 23 May 29 June 20th July 11th CTA PROGRAM UPDATE

NEW CTA PARTNERSHIP MANAGER

ERICA ABARCA DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT RESTAURANT WEEK UPDATE

121 RESTAURANTS 2019 SPONSORS

$1 Donation to FIND Food Bank for every reservation made on dineGPS.com RW MEDIA PLAN OVERVIEW - TV

(332) (230) (1,775) (8,240) (368) 30-second spots 30-second spots Local Drive Markets 30-second spots Live interviews Live interview 30-second spots 30-second spots May-June on “Desert Living” “Eye on the April-June May-June and KMIR morning Desert” April-June April-June RW MEDIA PLAN OVERVIEW - PRINT

4 Spadea’s 1 Full-page ad 2 Full-page ads Front cover 12 Half-page ads 17 Full-page ads On-line banners 1 Full-page ad 2 Content stories E-mail blast 1 Full-page story RW MEDIA PLAN OVERVIEW - RADIO

510 live mentions 60 live mentions 60 live mentions 200 340 live mentions 780 promos 120 promos 120 promos :30 spots each 520 promos 426 commercials 200 commercials 200 commercials 367 commercials

(KDGL-FM, KCLB-FM, (KPLM-FM, Q 102.3- KKUU-FM, KDES-FM, FM, OASIS-FM, KPSI-FM & KNWS-AM) Jammin-FM) MEDIA PLAN OVERVIEW - BILLBOARD 10 Rotations per market

9M Impressions

$27,000 Value DIGITAL BANNER ADS

Marker Media Radio Radio KPSP-CBS KGAY-FM Travel Host KMIR-NBC CV 104.3 Palm Springs Life 14 Newsletters/E-blasts

4 Blog Posts

Locale Content SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter posts

Facebook event promotion and link ads

Newsletter sign-up sweepstakes ads: sweepstakes prize (2)-night stay and dinner at Agua Caliente Casinos SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram Sweepstakes Dining for a year - $1,200 total value!!!

Influencers in market capturing real-time content from participating Restaurant Week partners

Instagram Stories and link click ads Restaurant Week “Roll-Out”

Press Release March 27, 2019

Stagecoach Pre-party April 25, 2019 (Partnership table)

Broadcast TV April 25 – June 10, 2019

LA Media Dinner May 1, 2019 Cozy Meal/LA

El Paseo Street Signage May 15, 2019

GPS Local Launch/ May 29, 2019 Media Preview Event The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage Media Preview 4:30 -5:30pm Meet & See 5:30-7:30pm

Progressive Media May 31, 2019 Lunch/Dinner Local & LA Media Overview Destination Assessments

190 45 50 detailed assessments underway or planned, in discussion, including completed in 11 including 4 other 14 other countries countries countries

350 USA, Canada, Dominican Republic, Peru, Argentina, Dubai, Germany, destinations from 18 Mexico, Switzerland, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras, Chile, New Zealand, Korea, Guatemala, Taiwan, South Africa United Kingdom, Thailand, countries Denmark, Brazil, Micronesia, Philippines, Russia, Australia Ghana, Nigeria

THANK COMPLETED SURVEYS SURVEYS STARTED Greg Purdy, Bruce Abney, James Canfield, YOU!!! Stephen D’Agostino Rolf Hoehn, Tony Bruggemans AIRLINE UPDATE PSP ACTIVITY FACTS

APRIL AVERAGE TOTAL PASSENGER ACTIVITY LOAD FACTORS

2018 2019 80.8% 78.2% 401,972 304,855

Seats Seats March April 165,696 194,947

17.7% 13.9% 17.6% increase increase increase 2019 AIRLINE MARKETING

Skift Airline Weekly Monthly Print Advertisements

American Airlines American Way Magazine Full Page Print Advertisement

JumpStart Air Service Development Conference June 3-5, 2019 - Full Page Advertisement Supporting Travel Advocacy CalTravel PAC Fundraising Event NEXT MEETING Friday, June 28, 2019 Location TBD