BENEFITS OF JOINING THE GRCVB

Become a member of the Greater Reading Convention and Visitors Bureau and promote your business to the 9 million visitors coming to the area each year.  Tourism is the second largest industry in Berks County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It helps create jobs and improves our local economy by introducing visitors with our great lodging, shopping, restaurants, history, culture, and much more while they are here. Joining the GRCVB is your chance to showcase your business, event or organization to these incoming visitors.  Below you will find a list of benefits you receive as a member of the Greater Reading Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Make Greater Reading tourists aware of your business today by becoming a member.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Business listing in the Official Greater Reading Visitors Guide and your location noted on the pull-out map. (280,000 printed and distributed per year)
• Listing on our web site (www.readingberkspa.com and www.takearide.com) with a link to your web site. (over 172,000 unique website hits per year)
• Distribution of your brochures in the Greater Reading Visitors Center and mailed to individuals upon request
• Direct referrals from our Travel Consultants and Bureau Staff to visitors, group tour, meeting, convention, expo, and sporting event planners
• Participation in special bureau generated programs and packages
• Co-operative advertising opportunities
• Mailings and e-newsletters that keep our members and local media updated on industry-related topics, CVB events, and member information
• Submission of photos for use in GRBCVB publications and shared with the media upon request

Contact:
Tonya M. Petrunak, VP Marketing and Operations
610-375-4085 ext. 105
tonya@readingberkspa.com