Transcript TWINSBURG, SOLON, AURORA CHAMBER LUNCHEON APRIL 22, 2015 DESTINATION CLEVELAND • Mission – Drive economic impact and create community vitality for Greater Cleveland through business and.

TWINSBURG, SOLON,
AURORA CHAMBER
LUNCHEON
APRIL 22, 2015
DESTINATION CLEVELAND
• Mission – Drive economic impact and create
community vitality for Greater Cleveland
through business and leisure travel.
– Convention Sales
– Marketing
– Partnership
– Destination Development
• Funding – Cuyahoga County Bed Tax
DESTINATION CLEVELAND
• $2 Billion in visitor related infrastructure
between 2009 and 2014
• 16.2 million visitors in 2013, up nearly +4% vs.
2012
• $7.4 billion in economic impact in 2013,
up +6.7% vs. 2012
• 63,394 jobs in 2013, up +4% vs. 2012
• Nearly $1.0 billion in tourism-related taxes
DESTINATION CLEVELAND
• Travel and Leisure – “Best Places to Visit in
2015” (Florence, Netherlands, Cleveland)
• New York Times – “52 Places to
Go in 2015” (France, Australia, Cleveland)
• LA Times – “15 Destinations for Travelers to
Set Their Sights on in 2015” (Barbados, Paris,
Cleveland)
R N C – W H AT I T I S , W H AT I T I S N O T
Not a winning lottery
ticket for every business
in Cleveland
The second largest
media event in the world
Not Political
A statement to meeting
planners. Convention
leads up 22.7% in 2014
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3 KEY REASONS RNC IS A
WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY
• Projects completed – it’s an
accelerator
• 50,000 visitors - $200 million in
direct spending
• 13,000 – 15,000 credentialed media
RNC COMMIT TEE ON
ARRANGEMENTS
• Produce the convention
• Objective– Deliver their party
message to the world.
• Nominate a candidate to be elected
President of the United States.
CLEVELAND 2016
HOST COMMIT TEE
• Objective - Maximize the
opportunity for NE Ohio
• Responsibilities
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Secure the convention
Raise $65 million ($100,000 donation gets you on host committee)
Prepare the community
Connect local businesses
MEDIA EXPOSURE
• 13,000 – 15,000 credentialed media
• Between April 2014 and February 2015, there were
• Total Number of Articles:
• 13.5K
• Total Impressions for Print, Online, Broadcast:
• 21.7B
• Change perceptions about Cleveland
• Salt Lake City – 2002 Winter Olympics
DATES/HOTELS
• July 18 – 21, 2016
• 16,000 Hotels rooms needed – 5 night
minimum
• Beachwood
• Solon
• Macedonia
• Twinsburg
• Aurora
• Copley/Fairlawn
SERVICE COMPANIES
• Creating a resource list for transportation,
temporary service, printing, catering, etc.
• Send information to:
[email protected] or
[email protected]
• [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS
• 5,000 Volunteers are needed.
• 2016CLE.com
RENT YOUR HOUSE
• www.rnc.howardhanna.com
Thanks!