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Tourism Task Force Summary 11.12.09
Present: Trish Sullivan, TTF Chair, Destination Salinas; Cathy Martin Silvey, MC Historical Society; Michelle Relecker, Salinas Chamber; Craig Kaufman, principal, Full Steam Marketing & Design; Jim Hague, retired, Chamber Ambassador; Denice Amersen, Castroville Chamber of Commerce; Evan Oakes, AgVenture Tours; Mandy Roth, California Rodeo Salinas - Celebrating 100 years!
Tour Packages in Salinas & Valley: This is what we came up with ans currently have cooperation/partnerships/agreements with most of the suggested participants. Trish came up with a Passport that would double as a souvenir. Note: to include garage parking for the Salinas Tours, add $4 per package.
Steinbeck Experience:- Admission to the National Steinbeck Center (adult) $11
- Lunch at the Steinbeck House (entree, bev & dessert) $20
- Guided tour of Downtown Salinas (1 1/2 hour) $25
- Taste of Monterey Wine Tasting $5
- Dinner at Salinas Valley Fish House* $25
- Retail Coupons various stores
- 1 Full Day - Total Price: $86.00 *Gratuity not included
- Buy a bottle of wine @Taste -*No corkage fee
Historic Salinas:- Tour Boronda Adobe $15
- Lunch at local restaurant Bahama Grill, La Fogata, Golden Fish Oldtown Deli $10*
- Tour 1st Mayor's House $15
- Guided tour of Salinas History $25
- Dinner at Grower's Pub $25*
- 1 Full Day - Total Price $90 *Gratuity not included
Salinas Valley: Families - Farm (seasonal) $15. or McShanes?
- Wild Things Tour $15
- Soledad Mission $5
- Picnic Lunch (Old Town Deli Cafe or Elements) $15*
- 1 Full Day - Total Price $50 *Gratuity not included
Romance in the Long Valley couple: - Wine Tasting $0 - $50*
- Tour Ag component (AgVenture) $130* each
- Picnic Lunch (Old Town Deli Cafe or Elements) @ Hahn Estates $15* each
- Overnight @ B & B (Barlockers, Inn at the Pinnacles, Chateau Coralini) $250
- 1 Full Day for 2 - Total Price for a couple $460 *Gratuity not included
Send your comments and suggestions - before the next meeting on 12/10 Winery folks: Can you offer something special? A special tasting, behin d the scenes experience, ideas??
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Agenda 12.10.09
Please RSVP - it just takes a minute and helps us to plan refreshments!Please keep updates brief: this meeting we complete our tour packages and plan for next year.
- Chamber Update
- Destination Salinas Tourism
- Roundtable
- 2010 Chair
- Set Goals 2010
Finish Tour Packages for Salinas & the Valley
Locations for upcoming
meetings
Dec 10 Destination Salinas, 4 West Gabilan Street, Oldtown Salinas
Jan 14 MCCVB, 765 Wave Street, Monterey, 831.657.6422
Feb 11 Still need a host!
Mar 10 Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce, 119 East Alisal Street
Adjourn
- TTF meetings are on the second Thursday of the month
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Action Steps
Things we all can do to improve Salinas Tourism:- Adopt a website to monitor for TTF Internet Initiative: Post on Wikkipedia, Travelocity, TripAdvisor, etc. Especially needed: Images for Wikkipedia-currently has nothing good! Done- thank you!
- Download our List of Links to give out to happy visitors - encourage them to post experiences!
Print, cut, and hand out these cards to your guests and visitors.
- Need Ghost Stories for Tour Project
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Travel Tips
What do you know as an insider that could be shared with our guests? Back roads bike trail? Undiscovered restaurant? Favorite thrift store? Anything, no matter how unusual will do! Send me an e-mail with your Salinas Secrets and we'll use it as part of our insider internet campaign.
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