Why Join?

Welcome to More New Business. More Leads. More Exposure.
And More Ways to Profit From Millions of Visitors to Our City.

Let VisitPittsburgh open a whole new world of opportunities for your business. As a partner, you'll gain exclusive rights to information on upcoming conventions and associations. You'll get the inside track on providing your products or services to these big-spending visitors. And you'll get invaluable exposure online and in print. From our business to your business, this is where it all comes together.

We Can Help You Find What You're Looking For

VisitPittsburgh was established in 1935 to create revenue and jobs in Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh by generating convention, tradeshow and leisure travel business. Since then, the area has changed dramatically, but our mission remains the same. As the official tourist promotion agency of Allegheny County, it's our job to attract visitors to the area. Your partnership with VisitPittsburgh helps us accomplish this mission. In return, we make sure that you get a chance to be first in line to welcome these visitors–and their dollars–to one of America's most livable cities.

Exposure That's Inexpensive

Your VisitPittsburgh Partnership buys you marketing exposure that you won't find anywhere else. Publications like the Official Visitors Guide, EventSource, Group Tour Guide and Convention Services Directory help you introduce your business to visitors. Many of these visitors won't know much about the area and will turn to us first as a trusted source for the goods, services and destinations to make their visit memorable. In addition to these publications, VisitPittsburgh can help you strech your marketing dollars with targeted display advertising, Internet advertising and direct mail opportunities for an additional fee.

Know Who's Coming to Town

Hundreds of conventions and meetings come to town every year. And as a VisitPittsburgh Partner, you'll have access to our confidential Online Convention Calendar. It's a great tool that lets you know what conventions and meetings are coming to town before–sometimes years before–your competition can find out. This online tool is updated regularly, so you're always in the know. And it gives you the contact information you need to target your marketing efforts to the right people.

Know What They're Going to Need

Just about every group that comes to town needs some manner of assistance to help their meeting run smoothly. And they look to VisitPittsburgh to help them find the right suppliers. Your Partnership gives you exclusive access to client leads generated by our Convention Services Department, and you'll be included in our. That means you'll have two great chances to capture business that your competition doesn't even know about.

Make Our Plan A Part Of Your Plan

You can even make the most of your marketing dollars by partnering with VisitPittsburgh for sales, promotional and advertising opportunities. We share our Annual Marketing Plan with Partners to outline our mission and annual strategy. Then you can tailor your efforts to match ours–if it suits your business. That way, you use our marketing efforts to create a "halo effect" for your business. And your partnership dollars work even harder because you're helping to further VisitPittsburgh's marketing efforts.

Plus, you'll have many opportunities to network with fellow partners. Our Annual Meeting, First Tuesday Networking, Business First, Partnership 101 and other events are a great way to meet people, hone your business sense and see how we're working hard for Pittsburgh business.