The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s new E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook will launch in the early spring of 2006. The E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook will replace the existing pre-arrival welcome packet which currently includes the Hawaii Value Passport.

What is the E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook?

The E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook is a collection of dynamic content and special offers from golf, activities, attractions, shopping, and dining companies, personalized and available only for customers purchasing their vacations through a certified HVCB Hawaii Destination Specialist travel agent. The new guidebook will include:

•   A new design and format featuring easy to use, easy to read information about the
    customer’s vacation.

•   A personalized letter from HVCB’s president and CEO, John Monahan.

•   A map of the islands highlighting the island(s) the customer will be visiting.

•   A calendar of events highlighting specific festivals and events occurring in the island(s)

    when and where the customer is vacationing.

•  A collection of special savings, discounts or exclusive offers only available to 

   customers of HDS certified agents during their vacation.

What are the benefits to participating HVCB members?

•  National exposure to qualified consumers

•  Exposure of your company’s store, location, outlet, venue before a consumer’s vacation

   begins and while they are vacationing in the destination. The E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook  

   is intended to be a valuable resource before and during their visit in order to help them

   maximize their vacation value. A win win for the traveler AND your business!

Why should I consider participating?

•  The new E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook has been designed to meet the changing demands

    of travelers.

•  The E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook is designed to offer greater flexibility to participating

   HVCB members… flexibility, which allows you to input, update and change your offer as often 

   as you choose!

•  No more pre-printed materials. No more 18-month validity. The offers and value added

   discounts will be dynamically included in the E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook at time of issue.

   Remember, each guidebook is personalized!

•  The new E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook will be sent to Hawaii-bound consumers prior to

    their arrival beginning April 2006.

•  Offers and value added discounts will also be accessible by HDS agents’ Hawaii-bound

   customers before and during their vacation via a special website listing all of the offers.

How can I participate?

•  FREE participation is available to all HVCB member businesses in the activity, attractions, golf,

   dining, and shopping categories.

To have your special offer included, simply log in to the Member Online Update and complete the information requested in the E Komo Mai Welcome Guidebook section. You will be asked for the text of your special offer as well as the dates that the offer is valid.

If you're not sure about your username and password for the Online Update, you can use the "Forgot Password" feature to have the system remind you. The username is the email address of the contact at your company designated to make changes online. The associated password will be emailed directly to that account.

The program is set to go live very soon, so don’t miss this opportunity to have your message displayed to this exclusive market. Log in and give us your offer today.