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The following organizations have stepped up and shown their commitment to and support of California’s tourism industry, as well as CalTravel’s advocacy efforts. We encourage members to connect with them!
Via and Westways are award-winning AAA member publications delivering a combined circulation of 7.3 million and reaching more than 17 million AAA members across California. Together, they provide trusted travel, lifestyle, and regional coverage for millions of members, making them one of the most influential regional travel and lifestyle media platforms in the United States.
Advance Travel & Tourism is a destination marketing partner built exclusively for the tourism industry. Backed by the strength of Advance Local and Advance Publications, we combine data-driven strategy, audience insights, and locally connected expertise to help destinations, attractions, and tourism organizations reach travelers in meaningful ways. Our hands-on team delivers innovative, transparent marketing solutions designed to drive engagement, visitation, and measurable results.
AirDNA is the leading provider of short-term rental data and analytics, tracking the daily performance of 10M+ vacation rentals across 150,000 global markets. AirDNA gives destination organizations unmatched visibility into lodging supply, traveler demand, and rate trends — the full accommodation picture beyond hotels. From measuring economic impact to informing tourism strategy, marketing, and policy, AirDNA delivers the real-time destination intelligence DMOs need to make smarter decisions.
Azira delivers the next generation of location intelligence, powered by AI. Built on a privacy-first, consent-driven data infrastructure of trillions of global location signals, Azira unifies diverse data sources through a secure data spine and leverages advanced data science and patented machine learning models to deliver resilient, future-proof analytics and marketing solutions through its centralized AI platform, Azira One.
Azira streamlines the entire marketing and operations lifecycle for leaders in travel, tourism, hospitality, QSR, and retail - from understanding locations and audiences to activating and measuring campaigns.
With more than 15 active patents, Azira operates globally with headquarters in Pasadena and offices in Paris, Bangalore, and Sydney.
Bandwango is a mobile experience pass company that stimulates economic growth by driving consumers into local businesses. We package the best things to do in your destination into mobile passes, from attractions passes to restaurant weeks and ale trails. Every verified check-in is tracked to prove economic impact. Our mission is to send 100 million people into local communities, and with 500+ partners we've paid out over $20 million to local businesses.
With its picturesque charm and colorful history, Cannery Row captivates visitors from all over the world. The unique appeal of this fabled street is what makes Cannery Row the most popular vacation destination on California’s Central Coast. With luxurious waterfront hotels, enticing restaurants and captivating boutiques, Cannery Row is the ideal place to soak up the culture and beauty of Monterey Bay.
Carnival Corporation is the world’s largest cruise company and among the world’s leading leisure travel companies. Its diverse portfolio spans eight world-class cruise lines. With over 90 ships visiting 800+ ports globally, Carnival Corporation delivers unforgettable happiness to more than 13.5 million guests through extraordinary vacations, while honoring the integrity of every ocean we sail, place we visit and life we touch.
At CFO by design, we help destination organizations solve financial and operational challenges with clarity and confidence. With more than 45 years of combined experience in the destination industry, we align strategy, operations, and financial resources to improve decision-making, strengthen performance, and support long-term success. Through practical solutions, industry expertise, and trusted partnerships, we help organizations work smarter, maximize their impact, and achieve their goals.
Civitas is a full-service firm that specializes in developing and advocating for unique tourism and travel promotion funding strategies, providing non-profit and legal consulting services, legislative support, and help with unique funding solutions for destinations. Working with over 200 destinations worldwide, we are the leading international firm specializing in the research and implementation of tourism-related levies. Civitas’ work includes: assisting in funding analysis and formation of sustainable mechanisms as the leading national expert in TIDs, bed tax, and tax increment, state legislative efforts, and nonprofit compliance, such as bylaws and board education.
Coraggio is a strategic consulting firm that stands at the forefront of destination stewardship and community prosperity practices. Since 2005, our clients have chosen us to help navigate complex challenges and chart a path toward a more prosperous future. Our expertise in strategic planning, destination management, and community engagement helps organizations and communities thrive in today's ever-evolving landscape.
Atmosphere TV is a streaming entertainment platform built on the insight that TV should be fun to watch everywhere. Atmosphere delivers 30+ channels of visually entertaining, brand-safe content – in restaurants, bars, gyms, airports, and more. By capturing the attention of 150+ million unique monthly viewers, we’ve created a new lane for video advertising that delivers unique solutions for reaching consumers wherever they are.
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Certified Travel Media is a leader in connecting visitors with places to see and things to do. Built on the foundation of two industry pioneers — CTM Media Group and Certified Folder Display — we bring more than 150 years of experience promoting attractions, destinations, and tourism partners. Our deep roots in the tourism industry give us a unique understanding of how visitors make decisions. We’ve spent generations refining the art of delivering the right message at the right moment, ensuring that visitors stay informed, inspired, and ready for their next adventure.
vent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider founded in 1999. The company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events.
Elite Media Group is a full-service agency specializing in digital marketing, performance, and attribution for travel brands (destinations, hotels, and attractions). We help clients reach and convert travelers through strategic planning, programmatic advertising, search, social, web development, ad operations, creative services, analytics, and staffing. We excel at targeting and converting high-value segments like luxury and live event travelers. Notably, we are the only agency in the world with confirmed travelers for major upcoming events, including the World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympics.
Expedia Group Advertising connects brands with travelers at the moments that matter most—helping advertisers inspire, engage, and convert audiences across the booking journey.
Filoli's unique sweet treat inspired by flavors of the garden and handcrafted by local vendor Bliss Pops. We developed Gardenpops™ to bring garden to your taste buds. Each pop is a refreshing connection to what we grow and care for: herbs from our beds, fruit from our orchards, and flavor combinations that reflect beauty of the season. Our goal was simple: create something joyful, beautiful, and rooted in Filoli’s mission to connect people with nature.
Greater Ontario California (GOCAL) is a non‑profit destination marketing organization dedicated to driving tourism, meetings, and economic impact for Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga. Through the promotion of our hotels, venues, attractions, and signature events, GOCAL strengthens the local economy and showcases the region as a convenient, connected, and welcoming Southern California destination.
Karsh Hagan Madden (KHM) is a full-service creative agency helping people, places, and brands build belief through strategy, creative, media, technology, public relations, and AI-enabled marketing. Grounded in what’s real, we uncover the truths that make brands meaningful and transform them into moments that move people to visit, connect, and act. With more than 300 professionals nationwide, KHM combines national scale with neighborhood insight to create lasting impact across industries.
Granicus Destinations is the dedicated destination marketing business segment within Granicus, serving more than 1,000 destination marketing organizations (DMOs) globally. Built on the heritage of Simpleview, the industry’s leading DMO platform for more than 25 years, Granicus Destinations provides the technology, data and services that destination organizations use to drive demand, win meetings, engage their communities and prove economic impact.
Harbor Breeze Cruises invites you to discover Southern California's waterways from two iconic departure points — Long Beach and West Harbor San Pedro. Explore the vibrant harbor up close on sightseeing and specialty cruises, or venture out into the open Pacific for world-class whale watching, where whales and dolphins put on a show unlike anything on land. With private charters and a variety of tours for every interest, Harbor Breeze makes the coast & any experience truly come alive.
Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) is the B2B division of Hopper, providing AI-powered travel commerce, fintech, and e-commerce solutions that enable banks, airlines, travel providers, and loyalty programs to deliver seamless, branded booking experiences. HTS Media extends this platform by connecting travel brands and destinations with high-intent travelers through native-style placements across an expanding partner network, reaching over 950M travel consumers and driving $12B+ in revenue.
JNS Next Creative & Media Hub is a full-service marketing agency, headquartered in La Quinta, CA. Our expertise resides working with destination marketing organizations (DMOs); city, county and regional marketing organizations; assessment districts (BIDs, TBIDs); wine, agriculture and tourism regions; tourism attractions; and hotels/resorts. We understand the challenges our industry is facing as a result of COVID-19, and we are ready to step in and help.
KeenanDirect partners with small employers across both public and private sectors, as well as individuals and seniors, to provide comprehensive health insurance solutions. We are licensed in 26 states and have access to every major health plan in California. Today, we proudly serve over 150 small business employers, 6,000 individual health clients, and 1,400 seniors enrolled in Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans.
Our offerings include health, dental, vision, life, disability, and other coverages tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Whether you have one employee or 50, we deliver responsive, personalized service and customized benefit solutions to support your workforce and your goals.
The mission of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board ( Los Angeles Tourism) is to improve the quality of life for all Angelenos through the economic and community benefits of tourism.
Los Angeles Tourism is the official , non-profit tourism promotion organization for the City of Angels, and it oversees sales and marketing efforts for the meeting and conventions sector, domestic and international leisure travelers, and global travel trade and consumer media.
Los Angeles Tourism proudly supports more than 1,000 local businesses who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. By partnering with its Members, the organization actively promotes and expands their reach to visitors exploring the City of Angeles.
Miles Partnership is a strategic marketing consultancy focused exclusively on travel and tourism. Miles works with more than 150 destinations, hospitality businesses and other travel industry clients worldwide to develop marketing and management strategies that amplify local experiences, boost visitation, improve community relations and increase overall economic impact.
Noren, Nordling & Associates is a CPA firm with extensive experience serving destination marketing organizations, tourism bureaus, and nonprofit entities throughout California. Our team specializes in audit and tax services tailored to the unique operational, funding, and compliance requirements of DMOs and hospitality-focused organizations. Through our industry experience, we provide practical guidance on financial reporting, nonprofit compliance, tax matters, and governance considerations that support transparency, accountability, and long-term organizational success. We are proud to partner with CalTravel and contribute educational insight on the audit and tax issues impacting the tourism industry.
Ranked as the second most popular mid-sized airport by J.D. Power, Ontario International Airport (ONT) serves more than 7 million passengers annually and offers nonstop service to 30 major airports in the U.S., Mexico, Central America and Taiwan. ONT is owned and operated by the Ontario International Airport Authority, a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Ontario and the San Bernardino County.
Rove is a leading business solutions provider to DMOs worldwide, delivering a highly adaptable platform to manage, process, visualize, and share data. We empower destinations with the flexibility and control to align tourism data with evolving business needs—unlocking deeper insights, improving decision-making, and maximizing the value of their data.
The San Diego Tourism Authority is a private, non-profit, mutual benefit corporation composed of approximately 1,000 member organizations, businesses, local governments, and individuals seeking a better community through the visitor industry. San Diego Tourism Authority members include tourism-related entities in such categories as lodging, dining, arts, attractions, shopping, and transportation, among others, as well as other companies indirectly involved in tourism. Visit our website to learn more.
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Set along a beautiful 3.5-mile stretch of coastline, Santa Monica is Los Angeles’ beach city. With its incomparable oceanfront setting, world-class dining, lovely cultural scene and friendly locals, Santa Monica combines the laid-back appeal of a classic California beach town with a vibrant, big-city sophistication. As Southern California welcomes the world with an unprecedented calendar of major cultural and sporting events, Santa Monica is the ideal place to call home throughout it all.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is an international, nonprofit conservation organization with two front doors. We integrate wildlife health and care, science, and education to develop sustainable conservation solutions. Conservation is at the heart of everything we do. And it starts with that connection we make with people and wildlife every day. Because when wildlife thrives, all life thrives.
The Sojern Travel Platform helps marketers reach and inspire travelers throughout their planning journey across digital channels. With unmatched visibility into travel demand and market insights, we build audiences to find the right travelers for your destination, attraction, airport or hotel. Our platform is flexible to meet your unique needs, effective to drive bookings, and insightful to give visibility into the economic impact of your marketing efforts.
Steller is a platform that connects your social and influencer marketing content directly to trip planning and booking, so you can track the economic impact it has on your destination.
The San Francisco Peninsula is the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for San Mateo County, dedicated to attracting meetings, conventions, business, and leisure travelers to drive economic growth. As a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization governed by an independent Board of Directors, we provide destination expertise, meeting planning assistance, visitor resources, film commission services, and strategic partnerships that promote the region while enhancing the visitor experience and supporting our local communities and businesses.
Tiki is among the world’s largest travel endemic ad networks, giving travel brands exclusive access to 100 million travel shoppers per month. Our direct publisher integrations do not rely on ad exchanges, and combine destination-specific contextual targeting with large format ad units, which yield the highest engagement rates of any online media channel. All media is purchased on a CPC, guaranteeing highly qualified new travel audience traffic for DMOs. Our proprietary AI Conversational Media unit ENVOY, is the first of its kind built specifically for DMOs.
Tourism Economics is a global leader in economic impact analysis, attribution modeling, market forecasting, and business intelligence. Powered by Oxford Economics and our Symphony platform, we help destinations and corporations worldwide translate complex data into clear insights that guide marketing, policy, and investment decisions.
We, Travelzoo®, are the club for travel enthusiasts. We reach 30 million travelers. Club Members receive Club Offers negotiated and rigorously vetted by our deal experts around the globe. Our relationships with thousands of top travel companies give us access to irresistible deals. Our club and its benefits are built around the lifestyle of a modern travel enthusiast.
Global reach. Trusted content. Driven by data. Powered by Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform, Tripadvisor for Business offers best-in-class solutions to connect you with the world’s most engaged consumers through business-boosting tools, inspiring content, and game-changing global insights.
Picture your best day ever - all the mischief, wonder and thrills in store at Universal Studios Hollywood. Imagine soaring over lands you’ve only seen on screen. And letting loose with some of your favorite characters on incredible rides. And of course, there’s the world-famous Studio Tour. It’s absolutely the best day in LA.
Ventura County Coast (VCC) is where California’s relaxed coastal charm meets endless adventure. Encompassing the vibrant cities of Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, and Port Hueneme, VCC invites travelers to experience wide-open beaches, incredible year-round weather, and a welcoming atmosphere just an hour north of Los Angeles. Administered by the Ventura County Lodging Association (VCLA), the VCC brand represents more than 60 lodging partners and destination marketing organizations dedicated to attracting both business and leisure travelers.
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Visit Anaheim is the official destination marketing organization for Anaheim, California. Tasked with driving tourism and economic growth, Visit Anaheim promotes the city's world-class offerings — from iconic theme parks and AAA Four-Diamond hotels to a thriving culinary scene and emerging cultural experiences. As Anaheim enters its Golden Decade, Visit Anaheim leads strategic efforts to position the destination as a premier choice for travelers, meetings, and events on the global stage.
Industry-funded, industry-guided marketing. Led from its inception by the state’s tourism Industry, Visit California has shown through its results that the industry is most powerful and influential when united
Visit California has shown through its results that the industry is most powerful and influential when united. Visit California has developed and maintained a strong global brand that powers the state’s $157.3 billion travel industry.
Visit California’s global program of work is guided by an industry-led board of directors that represents all tourism segments and all 12 tourism regions. Additionally, more than a dozen industry-led committees help guide programming throughout the year.
Visit Greater Palm Springs is the official tourism marketing agency for the nine-city Southern California oasis of Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Indio, and Coachella. Founded in 1989 with a mission to positively affect the destination’s $9.6 billion tourism economy and quality of life for its citizens, the organization serves more than 3,000 business partners, providing sales, marketing, and PR targeted to potential leisure travelers and event, meeting, and convention group markets.
Visit Huntington Beach (VHB) is the official destination marketing organization for Huntington Beach, California. Established in 1989, VHB is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(6) dedicated to promoting tourism and increasing overnight hotel stays. Representing the iconic Surf City USA® destination and its 10 miles of uninterrupted coastline, VHB drives visitation through strategic destination marketing and brand stewardship while supporting economic growth and enhancing quality of life for the Huntington Beach community.
Visit Long Beach markets and promotes the City of Long Beach as a destination for leisure travel, conventions and events. Founded in 1982 as a nonprofit corporation, the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, the organization employs a myriad of strategies to publicize and market the city, including traditional advertising, content marketing, media relations, and robust convention client services. Visit Long Beach has a membership program for local businesses, providing them with marketing and publicity services including web listings, social media promotions, and exposure to convention clients.
Visit Napa Valley is the official destination marketing organization for Napa County, where world-class wine, Michelin-starred dining, and breathtaking landscapes come together just an hour north of San Francisco. As a destination marketing organization, Visit Napa Valley promotes the region as a premier travel destination and works to strengthen the local economy through increased visitation, tourism revenues, and community investment. The organization oversees marketing and sales efforts for leisure travelers, meetings and conventions, travel trade, and global media across five distinct towns — Calistoga, St. Helena, Yountville, the City of Napa, and American Canyon. With 400+ wineries, 15 Michelin-rated restaurants, and 120+ lodging properties spanning the valley, Visit Napa Valley connects travelers to the people, places, and experiences that make this one of California's most iconic and sought-after destinations.
Visit Newport Beach is the official destination marketing organization for Newport Beach, California, dedicated to promoting one of the West Coast's most celebrated coastal cities. Operating through a destination marketing department and a sales department, the nonprofit drives leisure travel, group business, and meetings and conventions to Newport Beach. From advertising and public relations to travel trade outreach, Visit Newport Beach generates meaningful economic impact for local businesses and the broader community. For more inspiration and to start planning your Newport Beach escape, explore our website and follow along on social @VisitNewportBeach.
Visit Sacramento is California’s capital region premier destination marketing organization. Our purpose is to improve the quality of life for our residents by driving visitor spending that supports our regional economy, business community, and creates jobs. We market Sacramento as a destination for meetings & conventions, festivals, sporting events and leisure travelers. Visit Sacramento manages four brands, including America’s Farm to Fork Capital, Sacramento Sports Commission, Sacramento365, and Sac Event Crew.
As the official destination marketing organization for the Santa Barbara South Coast, Visit Santa Barbara markets the area as a premier destination for leisure and business travel. The organization is committed to showcasing what Santa Barbara has to offer, from exhilarating outdoor adventures and a fascinating arts and culture scene to an incredible variety of local food and wine — while also supporting local communities and the economy.
Today’s audiences don’t just want information — they want experiences.
VRush turns traditional marketing into something people actually feel. Instead of static photos or slides, our 360° immersive VR experiences let your clients step inside the culture, venues, and vibes of your destination — whether you’re on the trade show floor or sitting across from a planner.
When your destination's story needs to be told beautifully, we're the specialists. Wanderlust Content Studio has a singular focus: To produce award-winning destination publications that travelers enjoy spending time with. We craft magazines as genuine editorial experiences, pairing stunning photography and curated storytelling with a print-to-digital, native advertising model that delivers exponential reach for the DMO and advertising partners alike.
West Hollywood packs more cultural influence into 1.9 square miles than cities ten times its size. West Hollywood sets the trends. Unapologetically itself. Decades ahead of the curve. Entirely unmistakable. Walk from a chef-driven tasting menu to an iconic rooftop pool, from transformative wellness to the hottest stores and legendary entertainment. Wake up In West Hollywood and realize you're not near culture. You're standing in the middle of what's next.
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