A highly dedicated team of volunteers, including Pat Poppoff, help to run the International Visitor Information Center (IVIC) that serves tens of thousands of people from around the world visiting San Diego. Pat, however, is the San Diego Tourism Authority’s first volunteer to celebrate 20 years of volunteer service. In that time, she has contributed more than 4,200 volunteer … [Read more...] about IVIC Volunteer Celebrates 20 Years of Sharing San Diego
La Jolla Visitor Center Celebrates 10 Years of Service
“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous visitor services specialists from assisting visitors from around the world.” The La Jolla Visitor Center recently celebrated 10 years of service, assisting visitors in the village of La Jolla. The Center opened 10 years ago on March 7, 2002, established through a partnership with the La Jolla BID, … [Read more...] about La Jolla Visitor Center Celebrates 10 Years of Service
IVIC on the Move
Phase I of the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan will break ground on January 5, 2012. Due to construction, the International Visitor Information Center (IVIC), currently located on the corner of West Broadway and Harbor Drive, will be relocated. Here are the details on our move: The current center will close from December 15 - 25. The new ticket office will be located … [Read more...] about IVIC on the Move
CTTC and ConVis Host a “Royal Summer”
The California Travel & Tourism Commission conceived the “Royal Summer - Three Days Isn’t’ Enough” campaign so leisure travelers from across the U.S. and the globe can think about spending additional time in San Diego to experience more than just the iconic gateway cities the royal couple visited. In response, the California Welcome Center Alpine joined the 20 … [Read more...] about CTTC and ConVis Host a “Royal Summer”
Over 200,000 Visitors Served
Greetings from Visitor Services! We would like to share our June 2011 and FY 11 statistics with you. Visitor Services fiscal year 2011 recap: Walk-in visitors July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011: IVIC: 151,548 (includes 5,523 visitors assisted at various info booths during FY 11) La Jolla Visitor Center: 33,775 CWC Alpine: 24,093 TOTAL: 209,416 Phone and email … [Read more...] about Over 200,000 Visitors Served