Our Business Creates More Business For You

The La Crosse Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (LACVB) needs your support and membership.  Our goal is to bring people to your business by bringing business to people.  Well do this by promoting our area as a great place to visit and as an ideal location for conventions, workshops, meetings, and trade shows.  All businesses benefit from tourism either directly or indirectly.  Because so many people are employed in our industry, the indirect influence is felt throughout the community.

As a member of the LACVB, you will receive the following benefits:

Current Travel/Meeting Information
The LACVB Monthly Newsletter
The most current local and regional travel statistics for this region to be found anywhere, many available on a monthly basis.
Special LACVB Forums and Meetings

Business Networking
We will give you numerous opportunities to network with top community leaders and professionals in the travel and business fields, including : LACVB Annual Meeting, New Member Orientations.

Marketing and Advertising
We can give you numerous opportunities to gain much needed exposure for your business which include:

The LACVB referrals to and for your business to thousands of visitors annually.
Your business is listed in our annual Visitor Information Guide, over 90,000 are printed.
Your are listed by business category, at no charge, on our web site.
Advertising opportunities in our Annual Lure Book, Motorcoach and Convention Planners.
Use of our extensive slide and photo library.
The availability to have your businesss brochures distributed on our 16 Satellite Brochure System Racks.
The brochure wall in the LACVB office is available to members only.  Your brochure will receive thousands of exposures every year.
Member Services referred directly to tourist, motorcoach and convention clients.
Representation at dozens of trade and travel shows annually throughout the Midwest
Referrals...Referrals...and more Referrals.

Education
A Library of information is available to you as a member of the LACVB. Our Monthly newsletter, The Impact, carries information on Bureau activities as well as information on state and local legislative issues pertinent to business interests.

Resources
Area Maps
Membership Plaques
Access to rent the Bureaus Trade Show Booths
Free listing on the World Wide Web with a hyperlink to your site
New 09Lure Book and Member Brochures
Weekly calendar of events
Ability to secure Bureau mailing labels

Committees/Networking
The best way to find value in any nonprofit organization is to become involved.  The following LACVB committees are available to you to participate in:

Community and Government Committee
Convention Committee
Tourism Committee
Membership/Networking Committee
Special task forces