The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association markets the Greater Kansas City area as a favored destination for visitors and conventions.

"Season of Magic:" Load Your Special Offers

While Santa and his elves are busy at the North Pole, the Kansas City CVA is putting the finishing ribbons and tinsel on its holiday marketing campaign, “Season of Magic.” The promotion will reach millions of potential holiday visitors throughout our five-state region.

Our holiday promotion will cap off a successful year of seasonal promotions – Chill Out in KC, Sunsational KC and Fall for KC. Traffic to VisitKC.com is up 42 percent for the year.

The “Season of Magic” campaign will feature Special Offers through:

• 12-Page Direct Mail to 75,000 targeted travelers
• Highly-targeted, rich-media online banner campaign (5-state region)
• E-mail marketing to 200,000 qualified regional travelers
• Google Pay-Per-Click campaign (5-state region)
• Targeted publicity with regional and national media outlets
• Exposure to 200,000 visitors per month via VisitKC.com
• Holiday-themed interactive iBrochure
• Social media: KC has 27,000+ fans on Facebook and 2,700+ followers on Twitter
• Partner marketing: Ticketmaster, Madden Media

How can your take part in this FREE holiday promotion? Follow these THREE simple steps below to get started. The promotion begins November 9, but the deadline to be included in the first wave of marketing materials is Monday, November 2.

To get started, log on to the Member Extranet.

Season of Magic Logo: Download Now

2009 Summer Campaign Overview

The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association has officially launched its new Sunsational KC 2009 summer marketing campaign.

The $1.3 million leisure advertising campaign is one of the largest media buys in the CVA's history. The ads will target the top drive markets for Kansas City travelers: Des Moines, Lincoln, Manhattan/Topeka, Omaha, Tulsa, St. Louis, Wichita and Springfield, Mo. The campaign will run through mid August.

The CVA has developed a Marketing Campaign Sitelet to provide you with an overview of this year's campaign.

• Launch Marketing Sitelet

Log on to Member Extranet

Quickly update your information for CVA marketing materials and check conventions sales leads.

How to:

• Add an Event
• Add a Special Offer

2009 Member Events

Review a list of member events planned in 2009.

Become a Member

Kansas City's convention and tourism industry generates more than $3.1 billion each year to the local economy. Learn how membership can benefit your business.

If you need more information about CVA membership, please e-mail Karen Myer.