Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau: ensuring your success.

Whether you are planning a meeting, convention or trade show, developing vacation packages or incentive itineraries, the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau's highly skilled Convention Services and Travel Trade Promotion departments are dedicated to ensuring your success.

We are prepared to share ideas and helpful hints on accommodations, special tours or transportation, colorful entertainment, spouse programs, theme parties, athletic events, children's activities, unique mementos and locally based speakers and seminar presentations.

For your convenicen, the Bureau's staff is available to answer your questions about our services and assist in your planning.

CONVENTION SERVICES

Organizations selecting Los Angeles as their host city can rely on our assistance from the moment the meeting is confirmed through the closing session. One call to our office simplifies your hotel and meeting facility research. A Bureau staff representative generates sales leads to hotels qualified to fulfill your meeting requirements and also coordinates your site inspections.

* PROGRAMS & ENTERTAINMENT We are happy to provide the names of local member firms that will offer suggestions and services such as tours, cruises, fashion shows, speakers, music and entertainment for your groups.

* RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS BOOTH Los Angeles enjoys the distinction of having "the most exciting food America has ever known," according to a recent Zagat Los Angeles Restaurant Survey. Delegates at the Los Angeles Convention Center are offered assistance in selecting and reserving their dining preferences. A restaurant reservations booth, located in the Convention Center, is staffed with Bureau personnel who make reservations and provide written confirmation four delegates. Meeting planners are encouraged to provide information on this complimentary service in their pre-convention mailings and convention programs.

* REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE The Bureau takes great pride in the selection and versatility of its 125 bonded registration personnel. Our registration staff is capable, poised, uniformly attired and knowledgeable in working with convention delegates and handling all registration duties. Among the services they provide are badge typing, CRT operation, cashiering, filing, kit stuffing and room monitoring. They also serve as city information clerks, message center clerks, exhibit registration and pre-registration clerks.

Requests for personnel should be made at least 60 days prior to the required date, with no major changes in the schedule of personnel less than 30 days before the meeting convenes. The Bureau administers the payroll for registration and bills the association.

* DELEGATE HOUSING The Bureau's Housing Department assists organizations that select Los Angeles as the host city for a meeting by providing a centralized reservations service. This service is available, free of charge, to groups using multiple hotels. Upon receipt of housing requests, the Housing Department sends an acknowledgement to delegates informing them of their hotel assignment. The acknowledgment is followed by confirmation from the hotel.

Groups taking advantage of this computerized service receive weekly reports showing the day-to-day room pickup for each hotel as well as a summary of the properties. A final report is sent to the hotels and the association at the close of the convention. Additional information is available from our Housing Department.

* EASTERN REGION SALES DEPARTMENT This department provides information on Los Angles' convention and hotel facilities and initiates research on date availability for future meetings. The office is located at 1401 Eye Street, NW, STE 330, Washington D.C 20005. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone].

* TRAVEL TRADE PROMOTION

The Bureau staffs a full-service Travel Trade Promotion Department that is dedicated to providing assistance to both domestic and international travel professionals. We invite you to contact us for help in developing Los Angeles programs or itineraries for your groups.

Our lead referral service enables us to solicit hotel proposals and supplier information on your behalf. In addition, we are happy to facilitate a site inspection of L.A. area hotels and event venues. If you prefer, we can also personally accompany you on these tours.

* INCENTIVE TRAVEL PLANNING To assist incentive planners we are happy to offer suggestions for innovative theme parties, specialized facilities and promotional items. When time is of the essence, our staff can deliver information within 24 hours or sooner. For assistance, domestic incentive planners may call Susan Sweeney at 213/236-2321; international incentive planners may contact Jane Brady at 213/236-2311.

* EUROPEAN REPRESENTATION Two offices represen the Bureau abroad. For information or brochures on Los Angeles, contact Marketing Services (Travel & Tourism) Ltd., STE 433, High Holborn House, 52-54 High Holborn, London WC1V 6RB, England. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone]; or the California Office of Tourism, c/o D&S Touristik Representanz, GmbH, Klugstrasse 114, 8000 Muchen 19, Germany. Phone: [phone], fax: [phone].

REFERENCE MATERIALS & PROMOTIONAL AIDS

To assist you in the promotion on your Los Angeles meeting, tour program or package the Bureau offers:

* Eight panel, full-color brochure and map identifying key points of interest. Available in English, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian and German.

* An eight-minute video titled "LA's the Place," which captures the vibrancy natural beauty and rare images of the city. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese language versions are available in 1/2-inch, 3/4-inch and PAL formats. The video is available on a loan basis for up to two weeks. Please contact our Media Relations Department.

* A seven-minute video titled "It Happens in L.A." provides a fast-paced, fun-loving look at Los Angeles. This recently produced piece is available in three English formats: 1/2-inch, 34-inch and PAL formats. Copies are available on a loan basis for up to two weeks through our Media Relations Department.

* A range of reproduction quality 35mm color slides and black-and-white photographs suitable for convention programs, pre-convention promotion materials or brochures promoting L.A. tour programs. Requests should be directed to the Bureau's Media Relations Department.

* A complimentary 24" x 36" full-color poster depicting a variety of Los Angeles sights and attractions.

* Facts sheets and feature stories on all facets of Los Angeles.

* International and domestic consumer and trade media lists.

* Promotional postcard with a view of the Los Angeles skyline.

* Souvenir lapel pin representing a miniature movie camera.

CITY LITERATURE

* DESTINATION LOS ANGELES The Bureau's biannual full-color visitor guide describes attractions, restaurants, points of interests, sightseeing tours, transportation and special events in the Los Angeles area. Complimentary copies, offered in limited quantities, are available for convention registration areas. Travel agents may request five complimentary copies; larger quantities are available at a nominal charge.

* SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LODGING GUIDE The annual loding guide lists hotels, motels and lodging alternatives. Organized by geographic region, this directory is available to consumers free of charge.

* VISITOR INFORMATION CENTERS The Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau operates two Visitor Information Centers. The multilingual staff at these conveniently located centers are happy to provide information on local attractions, shopping, dining, special events and sightseeing options. Pre-trip planning materials are available by calling 213/689-8822.