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Did You Know?

Miami Beach’s famous dog track that was once at the tip of Ocean Drive was built by two men, Tex Rickard and George R.K. Carter, in 1929

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Newsletters

Each week, the MBVCA publishes a newsletter for its partners, industry leaders, and colleagues.  Its goal is continuously inform the MBVCA's partners on the various initiatives being created. In addition, the MBVCA's PR Firm Hill & Knowlton has published and released several stories over the past few months.  View the 'Press Rooms' section of our website to view the press releases. 

 

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Program of Work

Each year, the MBVCA produces an annual Program of Work for their upcoming fiscal year.  This reports outlines the MBVCA's accomplishments for the prior fiscal year and provides information on their goals for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Tourism Task Force

The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Tourism was created in November 2008 and is composed of 7 committees. Various initiatives have been developed and implemented since the Task Force was established and the MBVCA continues to administer the functions of the committees.

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Grant Recipient News

 

The MBVCA awards over $1 million each year through its various grant programs, focusing on its core initiatives of Cultural Tourism; Customer Service; Design and Architecture; Entertainment and Nightlife; Festivals; Film and Fashion; Gay/Lesbian; Group Stimulus; Health and Wellness; Promotional Campaigns; Television Origination; Wine and Food. Click below to view a list of MBVCA grant recipients for the 2011/2012 fiscal year. 

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Grant Categories, Guidelines and Application Forms

Please note that there will be a substantial decrease in the award funding for the upcoming fiscal year 2011/2012 due to a diminution in revenues collected by the City of Miami Beach.  The MBVCA’s funding priorities will focus on an event’s contracted hotel room nights in Miami Beach; substantial improvements to existing programs; and a program’s increase in the number of events being held in Miami Beach. The MBVCA’s funding priorities will be based on the following core initiatives:

Cultural Tourism; Customer Service; Design and Architecture; Entertainment and Nightlife; Festivals; Film and Fashion; Gay/Lesbian; Group Stimulus; Health and Wellness; Promotional Campaigns; Television Origination; Wine and Food.

 

Mobile API RFP 1-11/12

business_male_female_usersThe MBVCA has issued an RFP for a contractor to create a visitor information website and data aggregation portal, arrange for the website hosting services and develop a modifiable database that houses Miami Beach visitor related content or lists the content source location.

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Film Incentive Grant Program

star_fullThe Film Incentive Grant Program is designed to attract encourage film productions to film in Miami Beach by providing them with incentive dollars to utilize Miami Beach venues and generate hotel room nights in Miami Beach.

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Cultural Tourism Grant Program

globeThe objective of this program is to provide funding for activities, events with yearlong cultural tourism promotion and programming that supports and advances the missions of the MBVCA and Cultural Affairs Council (CAC).

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Tourism Advancement Program

office_foldersThe objective of this program is to provide funding for activities, events with yearlong tourism promotion and programming that supports and advances the mission of the MBVCA.

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Visit the Calendar of Events section to view events currently taking place throughout Greater Miami and the Beaches.

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Our video section contains the VCA's Service and Attitude Video, the "My Beach" campaign video, and the VCA's presentation to the City of Miami Beach Mayor and Commission.

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