On May 4, before 110 Visit Vallejo members, elected officials, business leaders and supporters, Visit Vallejo held its 29th Annual Tourism Luncheon and Board of Directors Installation. After a two-year pause due to COVID-19, the event returned and was held at the Mare Island Brewery Coal Sheds.
Visit Vallejo holds this luncheon during National Travel and Tourism Week to share with our community the economic benefits of travel and tourism regarding both our businesses and the city’s general fund, while recognizing that the tourism industry is Vallejo’s second-largest employer.
We were honored to have Barb Newton, President and CEO from the California Travel Association (CalTravel) as our Keynote Speaker. CalTravel is the influential, unified voice of the travel and tourism industry in California and Barb is a leading voice of travel and tourism through advocacy, collaboration, and education.
Vallejo Mayor Robert H. McConnell conducted the swearing-in of Visit Vallejo’s new…