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Did You Know?

  1. The Edison Hotel building at 10th and Ocean is an example of the Mediterranean Revival style, which preceded the Art Deco movement in Miami Beach. The archways and center scroll work are typical of this style. Source: Miami Design Preservation League
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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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Jeff Lehman, Chair

Mr. Lehman is the current Chair of the MBVCA. He was appointed to the MBVCA in February 2008 after previously serving on the board from 2001 through 2007. He has been working in the Hospitality Industry in Miami Beach for the past 14 years.  He is currently managing the Betsy Hotel, a boutique property in Miami Beach's South Beach.  Prior to this, he assisted with the restoration of Miami Beach's historic gem, the National Hotel, and was the hotel's General Manager until it was sold in 2007.  His extensive experience in the hotel and cruise industries span 30 years and has included positions in Tahiti, Japan, Hawaii, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami and his hometown, Los Angeles.

 

He has also served as a board member on the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Directors, Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Tourism and was the past Vice Chair of the Collins Avenue Reconstruction Task Force.  He currently is on the Board of the Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association.  In 2009, Mr. Lehman accompanied Mayor Bower and a local delegation on a goodwill journey to our sister city of Fujisawa, Japan, to further this diplomatic and economic relationship. Mr. Lehman was re-elected as the MBVCA’s Vice Chair in December 2008.


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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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