About the Harrison, Arkansas CVB
As the Convention & Visitors Bureau for the City of Harrison, AR our mission is to serve visitors, meeting planners, and event attendees who come to Harrison, AR for pleasure or business.
The Harrison, AR Convention & Visitors Bureau staff helps with vacation and event planning - including accommodations, meetings, sporting events, tours and other activities. We can distribute Requests for Proposal, arrange site visits, identify locations for offsite activities, and provide brochures and digital photos. With our knowledge of the region, we'll ensure you have a wonderful time in Harrison.
But what is a Convention & Visitors Bureau and what is its role? Convention and Visitors Bureaus are also called destination marketing or management organizations. They act as the community, county or local authority leader in tourism marketing and tourism project development.
A bureau's primary mission is frequently to market cities, towns, counties and/or regions to potential visitors. Further, they provide local visitor/event planning services, and act as a catalyst and/or builder in ensuring the development of appropriate attractions, facilities, services, and infrastructure needed to provide destination experiences.
The CVB is:
- An umbrella organization that solicits and services all types of travelers
- Essentially an information clearinghouse, convention management consultant and promotional body for the community
- Also a coordinating entity that brings together the interests of local government, trade and civic associations, and individual travel suppliers to build outside visitor traffic to an area
Foremost a tourism economic development agent that assists in increasing an area's income and employment and enhancing the quality of life for its residents.
What is a tourist though? The definition of a tourist is a temporary visitor staying at least twenty-four hours in the community visited for a purpose classified as either holiday (recreation, leisure, sport and visit to family, friends or relatives), business, official mission, convention, or health reasons. A further definition of a tourist is someone who stays in your community and spends dollars to economically impact the community.
Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVB's) are the most important link between local businesses and visitors to an area. Every time you see tourists shopping and sightseeing, a motorcoach parked at an area attraction, a competitive sporting event taking place or a convention group staying at a local hotel, chances are the CVB has been behind the scenes helping to make it happen and working to make their visit a memorable experience.
