MESA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU CELEBRATES
25 YEARS WITH SUMMER SAVINGS FOR VISITORS

Online Discount Card at www.visitmesa.com/Values Provides Savings at
 Mesa Attractions, Hotels, Museums – Kick Off to Bureau’s 25th Anniversary

 

April 28, 2008 (MESA, Ariz.) – The year was 1983 and Mesa was a budding tourism destination having served for decades prior as a winter haven for sun-bound travelers. Hotel developments were springing up across Mesa and the city collected its first-ever bed-tax revenue check thereby establishing the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau as the city’s main promotional arm to service burgeoning tourism developments. Since that time, the Mesa CVB has played an integral role over the past 25 years helping establish Arizona’s third-largest city as a leading vacation, small meeting and sports and leisure travel destination.

 

As a kick-off to the silver anniversary, Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau has created a summer discount program, Summer Savings in Mesa, where Mesa area hospitality partners offer a discount on their services, admissions or other specials and incentives to summer travelers. The program will ignite a series of 25th Anniversary promotions and programming for the bureau over the next year.

 

Summer Savings in Mesa will be launched on May 10 in conjunction with National Tourism Week also celebrating its 25th Anniversary. National Tourism Week, held May 10 – 18, is a week-long promotion sponsored by the Travel Industry Association of America which empowers cities, states and businesses nationwide to promote travel and tourism in America. The goal of this collective effort is to recognize the cultural and social benefits created by travel and tourism. In Mesa, dollars spent by tourists help pay for essential city services, contribute to the creation of jobs and enhance resident’s quality of life. Most specials offered in the program will expire on August 31.

 

Though targeted to travelers visiting Mesa, there is no restriction on who can benefit from the savings. The program will be marketed primarily to in-state residents outside Maricopa County via advertising and utilizing statewide visitor’s offices for brochure distribution. Many offers will be tied into the bureau’s 25th Anniversary theme, offering savings in increments of “25” (ex: 25% off, $2.50 savings, etc.). Guests can either present the brochure to obtain the discount or download a savings card on a special website, www.visitmesa.com/Values beginning May 10. The downloadable savings card or rack brochure will be the only item the guest needs to show in order to receive discounts for the Mesa savings.

 

The following are just some of the discounts featured in the Summer Savings in Mesa program. For a complete listing of savings and additional discounts offered visit www.visitmesa.com/Values beginning May 10:

  • SuperShuttle: $2.00 Off per person, per direction on SuperShuttle; Code: GMW2C
  • ExecuCar: $5.00 Off per sedan, per direction on ExecuCar; Code: GMW2C
  • Marriott Residence Inn: 25% Discount on Studio/One Bedroom & Two Bedroom accommodations
  • Big League Dreams: Complimentary 15 Minute Batting Cage Use 

 

 

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About the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau:

The Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau is responsible for marketing Mesa, Arizona as a leading vacation, small meeting and sports travel destination to regional and national target audiences, including travel agents and group tour operators, meeting planners, leisure visitors and media.

 

Editor’s Note: Readers can request a complimentary 2008 Official Mesa Arizona Visitors Guide at VisitMesa.com or by calling 800-283-6372.

 

Download Images: High-resolution images for editorial use are available for download at VisitMesa.com. Click on “Photo/Video Tour” and follow prompts. Images are offered in nine categories. You must complete a registration form to receive images. All requests are processed upon receipt during regular business hours.

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Michelle Streeter, Director of Public Relations

Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau

Direct: 480-682-3638 Toll-free: 800-283-6372 x345

E-mail: Michelle@VisitMesa.com