December
2000 Newsletter Headlines:
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| Statewide Conference on Travel & Tourism comes to Cape Cod |
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Save These Dates: April 2, 3 & 4 The Cape Cod Chamber will be co-hosting the Mass. Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism with the Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard Chambers of Commerce. The two-day affair will also feature a clambake the evening before at the Chatham Bars Inn. Workshops and networking events are all hosted at the Sheraton Hyannis. Print your brochures early this year, as there will be plenty of opportunity to distribute them at the event. Subcommittees are being formed now to help plan facets of this showcase event. To volunteer, contact [email protected]. |
| London promo features Cape Cod |
| Over 400 billboards are now appearing in the London subway system featuring the Cape Cod as a perfect vacation destination. The promo is one organized by MOTT and the United Vacations (United Airlines) featuring a 7-day New England fly-drive from 303 pounds. |
| Arthur Ratsy joined the largest New England delegation to date at WTM. Over 30 companies from the private and public sector joined MOTT and MassPort in London for four days of meetings with travel writers, top UK tour operators, airlines, conference/incentive organizers and members of the international press. Ratsy reports that Unijet is expanding its Cape Cod presence in their American brochure. |
| Arthur Ratsy of the Cape Cod Chamber and Pat Fitzpatrick of the Provincetown Tourism Board ably represented our region on a three-day whirlwind mission in Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg Germany. Training operators, agents and meeting press, they were able to talk about the new fast ferry services and other features on Cape Cod. The German visitor is less concerned with the value of the mark vs. the dollar and interest in our region remains high. |
| B&B COMMITTEE PLANS FEBRUARY 7th TEA |
| Mark your calendar now and plan on joining the B&B owners and operators at an informational session about tea and its customs on February 7. The Belfry Inn in Sandwich will host the group as they learn from Donna and Ron Lasko about the rituals of high tea. Also, the committee will be sharing recipes. This event follows on the heels of the highly successful Professional Association of Innkeepers Road show held at the Chatham Wayside Inn in November. The B&B committee strives to provide resources and events to its members, as well as a little networking and sharing a little laughter. |
| GROUP TOUR COMMITTEE LAUNCHES NEWSLETTER & UNITY JACKET |
| The ever active and inventive Group Tour Committee has launched its own newsletter in order to keep those who are enrolled in our Group Tour program up to the minute on what’s new. The committee is also designing unity jackets for any interested member who is actively marketing Cape Cod. Contact Arthur Ratsy at 512 or [email protected] for details on getting a unity jacket. |
| HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN FEATURED IN BOSTON GLOBE |
| The marketing committee has wrapped up the holiday marketing campaign that invited visitors in the metro-Boston area to come to Cape Cod and shop in our unique stores, enjoy dinner at our fine restaurants and stay in a beautifully decorated inn or family hotel. Ads ran in the travel section of Boston Globe in early December and in the Thursday Calendar section of the Globe. |
| SHOW ME THE MONEY |
| That was the name of the energetic team from Cape Cod Bank & Trust who made the 2nd Annual Membership Drive a huge success. Over 149 new members joined the Chamber in two days. And great rewards were shared by all. Top producer prizes went to Hank Farnham of CCB&T (who is headed to a Florida Spa for 5 days), Deena Rossi of the Plum Porch (#2 who is going to Nantucket), Bert Talerman of CCB&T (#3 and headed to the Pioneer Valley), Marcene Griffin of the Radisson (#4 who is headed to Martha’s Vineyard), Kevin Pepe of Commercial Realty Advisors (#5 who is headed to Plymouth NH), Fletcher Boyle of CCB&T (#6 and going to “the other Cape”), Jeff Heth of Kids on the Cape (#7 and also going to NH), Sheryl Walsh of CCB&T (#8 enjoying a metro Boston getaway), Jim McEvoy of CCB&T (#9 and spending a night at Foxwoods), Phyllis Cazeault of Tourco (#10 and golfing at Ballymeade) and Faith Rushnak of CC Child Development (#11 and spending a night at Crowne Point Inn in Provincetown.) Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who called, ran and donated in order to continue growing the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. |
| 3rd GOLF CLASSIC A HIT |
| A sell out crowd hit the Wianno Club links on October 16th and enjoyed a day of camaraderie and fundraising. The dinner at the Paddock was succulent and enjoyed by a crowd of satisfied golfers. Many thanks to our members who helped make the event special including Captain Parker’s Pub for the chowder hole, Puff the Magic for the cigar cart, eCommnunityGolf.com for the course signage and silent auction items, and member golf courses for team and raffle prizes . |
| AN ACT FURTHER ESTABLISHING THE RIGHTS OF INNKEEPERS |
| For full text of this recently enacted law amendment, click here. This is of particular interest to our members who own or operate hotels, motels or bed and breakfasts |
| ARTS & CULTURE VIDEO AVAILABLE |
| Copies of the video that premiered at the Chamber’s annual dinner on November 8th are available at no cost to our members. Please email your interest in obtaining a video to [email protected]. Videos will be ready in a few weeks. |
| MEETING & INCENTIVE COMMITTEE PLANS BOSTON RECEPTION |
| The newly reconstituted meeting & incentive committee (M&I) are working non-stop to host 100 meeting planners in Boston on March 1st. A tabletop presentation will be made available to members for a fee and attendees will lunch with planners. A power point and video presentation about Cape Cod will be made to the planners who will be feted at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. For more information contact Patti Lloyd at ext. 535 or [email protected]. |