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Volume 6, Issue 12 December 2010 |
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Greetings!
Searching for gift ideas? Looking for a great way to kick off the holiday season? Check out our newsletter this month; we'll help you out! Happy holidays,
Sarah Stroesser
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Upcoming Meetings
December 7
· Discover Jefferson City Foundation Meeting
December 14
· Hotel/ Motel Council Meeting
December 8
· Diplomat Meeting
December 15
· Athletic Events Committee December 24
· Office Closed |
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Shop for your Christmas gifts at the CVB
 The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau has unique gifts for the person who has everything- a Shanks to Shakers: Reflections of the Missouri State Penitentiary coffee table book, a Missouri State Penitentiary prison tour gift certificate and an inmate-made souvenir. What could be better?
The CVB is partnering with Mark Schreiber to develop a unique volume documenting rare, historical, collectible artifacts of MSP. Shanks to Shakers, scheduled for publication in 2011, will be a pictorial record of hundreds of items associated with life behind the walls. Although it would be impossible to compile an all-inclusive volume, Shanks to Shakers will, for the first time, provide a guide for those interested in the history of MSP artifacts. The volume will be a hardback coffee table style publication in full color. Old photographs, books, postcards, prison made weapons, paintings, wood carvings and even salt and pepper shakers once sold in the prison gift shop are among the many items documented. Shanks to Shakers will make an excellent gift and will no doubt become a rare collectible.
Don't miss a unique opportunity to reserve a copy of this limited edition book or order other souvenirs (see what's available at www.MissouriPenTours.com). Contact Megan at (866) 998-6998 or megan@visitjeffersoncity.com today! |
Holiday events once again provide a full weekend of fun
Jefferson City has some great activities planned for the weekend; what a great way to kick off the holiday season!
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BEST WESTERN PLUS Capital Inn receives 2010 Champion Award for
Customer Care
 | | Pictured left to right: David Kong, president/CEO of BWI; Michael Waltrip, NASCAR driver; Dale and Dayla Gerstner; and Beth Campbell, Chair of BWI Board of Directors |
The BEST WESTERN PLUS Capital Inn in Jefferson City recently received Best Western International's 2010 Champion Award for Customer Care. The honor designates properties that have exceptional Quality Assurance scores, high Guest Satisfaction ratings, and zero guest complaints. The BEST WESTERN PLUS Capital Inn is one of only 51 hotels out of more than 2,400 Member properties in the U.S. and Canada to receive this award.
Dale Gerstner, owner and manager, and his daughter, Dayla, accepted the award in Vancouver, B.C. during the 2010 Best Western International annual North American Convention.
Dale Gerstner was also proud to accept a Silver Anniversary Award as a Voting Member for his 35 years of service. Best Western International recently added this honor to recognize Members and families for their continued support of the Best Western family.
BEST WESTERN PLUS Capital Inn, located at 1937 Christy Drive, features 75 oversized suite-style rooms with seating area and built-in microwaves and refrigerators, free hot breakfast, indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center, business center, and free high speed Internet.
Visit their website at www.bestwestern.com/capitalinn or call them at 573-635-4175. |
Guest bloggers wanted
If you like to write, share your opinion with others or simply have a passion for Jefferson City, we have a great opportunity for you! The Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau started a blog (blog.visitjeffersoncity.com) just over a year ago and has been posting information since then. Now, the Bureau would like to add some new 'voices' to its blog; that's where you come in. Last year we had several volunteer bloggers who have done an excellent job, but we'd like to add a couple more.
We are looking for people who are willing to write one blog posting a month about a specific topic in Jefferson City. We would like to have one or two bloggers assigned to each of the following areas of interest: theater and art in Jefferson City, restaurants and night life in Jefferson City, history and museums in Jefferson City, sports and recreation in Jefferson City and special events in Jefferson City. Blog postings are only a couple of paragraphs, so the time commitment is fairly minimal. Photographs and video footage are great additions to text, but are not necessary.
So, if you are interested in promoting your city, helping our the Convention and Visitors Bureau and experiencing fun things in Jefferson City by writing for our blog, contact Sarah Stroesser at
sarah@visitjeffersoncity.com or 573-632-2820. If you don't contact us, we might be contacting you! |
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Announcements
Jennifer Nelp, office manager, and Sarah Alsager, communications manager, both celebrated their 5 year anniversary with the Convention and Visitors Bureau in November.
Steve Picker, executive director, celebrated his 4 year anniversary of being at the Convention and Visitors Bureau in November as well.
 Sarah Stroesser and Matthew Alsager were joined in the sacrament of marriage on Saturday, November 13, 2010. Introducing Sarah Alsager, Communications Manager for the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. All contact information will stay the same.
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Tell us about it...
Are you submitting your events for inclusion on the CVB's Calendar of Events? The Calendar of Events is one of the most popular pages on the web site!
To enter an event, click here.
This is a completely free service the CVB offers, so get out there and enter in your information! Submissions are not guaranteed.
Call Sarah at 573-632-2820 with questions. | |
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Monthly Statistics
Marketing Report
Visitor Requests
November 2,314
YTD 19,918
Web Site Unique Visitors
November 4,170
YTD 54,482
Web Site Visitors (Total)
November 4,841
YTD 66,046
STR (Smith Travel Research) Report
October 2010 % Change 2009
Occupancy 57.6% 4.2%
Room Rate $71.33 0.1%
Year-to-Date % Change 2009
Occupancy 51.2% -4.5%
Room Rate $68.16 -1.0% Diplomat Volunteer Hours November 30
2010 Total 270.5 |
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Print off this coupon and redeem it at the restaurant of the month. Limit one per reader. Not valid with any other offers or discounts. No cash value. |
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Thank you for your interest in Jefferson City. We look forward to sharing more about our wonderful community in the future. Feel free to contact the Bureau with any questions you may have! | |
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