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1 <br /> The program series was held January 23 -29, 2010 and targeted customers from Los <br /> Angeles, San Jose, Portland and Seattle. 53 qualified attendees were welcomed with lei <br /> and treated to Hawaii regional cuisine and entertainment. <br /> HIVB dollars were further leveraged by incorporating existing musical events into the <br /> program - Southern California Slack Key Festival in Los Angeles on January 24 and HVCB's <br /> January 26 Seattle blitz event, Perfect Moments in the Islands of Hawaii with Henry <br /> Kapono at The Triple Door Main Stage. <br /> The Island of Hawaii was represented by BIVB Senior Director of Sales, Debbie Hogan and <br /> hotel partners from The Fairmont Orchid Hawai'i, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Sheraton <br /> Keauhou Bay Resort Et Spa, the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort Et Spa and Kathy Clarke <br /> Hawaii. <br /> To date, leads generated as a result of this outreach include: <br /> - Ken Pickle, Liberty Mutual / Safeco Insurance Companies who will site the Island of <br /> Hawai'i June 24 -28, 2010. Next open year is 2012. Due to the merger of Liberty <br /> Mutual and Safeco Insurance, Ken is looking to combine two back -to -back <br /> programs into his proposal. 300 rooms for 8 nights = 2400 room nights. <br /> - Jody Huber, SEI Meetings Et Incentives - who was on Hawai'i Island March 20 -27, <br /> 2010. SEI is a 3 d party company with potential future groups. <br /> - Buzz Rigsbee, IEEE - Confirmed Hawai'i Island for four years, September 2012- <br /> 1300 room nights, September 2014 -1300 room nights, July 2015 -3840 room nights <br /> and July 2017 -3850 room nights. This represents $1,843,700 (10,300 C $179 room <br /> rate) in potential revenue not including incidentals. <br /> • Site Inspections £t Leads: <br /> - Forever Living Products - This group, whose booking was a result of PRIME 2008, <br /> was on island Jan 21 -25, 2010 with 398 room nights generating approximately <br /> $165,500 in gross revenue. They have booked Maui for 2011 and HIVB continues <br /> to work with decision makers to rebook Hawaii Island for their 2012 incentive <br /> program. <br /> - TD Canada Trust - HIVB presented and sponsored entertainment at the January, <br /> 2010 meeting in Honolulu to kick off the group's Vancouver incentive program on <br /> the Big Island in 2011. TD Canada Trust Vancouver group is expected to yield 400 <br /> room nights resulting in $72,000 in gross revenue. This financial company has <br /> branches across Canada offering future opportunities to book multiple incentives. <br /> Hilton Buyers Education Experience - Familiarization tour May 23 -25 included reps from <br /> Distribution Contractors Assn, Travel Planners, Inc., LifeVantage, Jensen Travel, Pacific <br /> University College of Optometry, the American Lung Assn. of Hawaii and IEEE. <br /> - Succe Meetings Hawaii Marketplace Bi- Island Post Fam Groff- The Hawai'i Island <br /> Visitors Bureau, along with Aloha Holidays and various island p teamed up to host <br /> six pre - qualified meeting planners on island May 14 -16. <br /> - Harley Davidson - site inspection May 24 -25; Hotel Inspection: Fairmont, Mauna Lani Bay. <br /> Tentative Group Dates: Fall 2011; 930 room nights (RNS) <br /> - Adobe /MFactors - site inspection June 13 -15; Hotel Inspection: Fairmont, Mauna Lani <br /> Bay, Four Seasons, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Tentative Group Dates: March 2012 or 2013; <br /> 750RNS <br /> Physicians' Education Resource - site inspection June 13 -19 - Teresa Lovich, Senior <br /> Meeting Planner - grand winner of Big Island Outreach 2009 - Dallas, TX. Two groups <br /> CME Breast Cancer and Lung Cancer have done Maui and Big Island in the past <br /> - International Dairy Queen - site inspection June 21 -22; Hilton Et Marriott for overflow <br /> rooms. Tentative Dates: January 2014; 5,306 RNS <br /> 6 <br />