Weaver Creative Partners with SCVB
Denver-based Weaver Multimedia Group, new publisher of SCVB publications, visited Seattle April 10-11 to meet with key bureau staff and gather information about the city. Weaver has begun work on the 2008 Meeting Planners Guide (available in September 2007). Weaver will also publish the 2008 SCVB Destination Marketing Plan, 2008 Professional Travel Planners Guide, 2008 Seattle Visitor Guide and other publications.

Weaver Multimedia Group is a full-service print and online travel publisher. Clients include 17 major convention and visitor bureaus and state tourism offices. Weaver works with other top-tier cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, New Orleans, Dallas and Vancouver, B.C. The company also produces state visitor guides for Colorado and Wyoming and maintains the tourism website of Colorado.

The Seattle Weaver office, which opened in mid-March, is directed by local tourism veteran Janet Christopher. Kimberly Ellertson and Heather Stinson serve as account executives. Weaver's president and CEO will be a featured presenter at the May 22 SCVB membership event (read more in Member Events).

First of Seattle Cultural Guides Debuts
This month, the SCVB Cultural Tourism Department announced two new cultural and heritage guides for travelers. The Seattle Native American Heritage Guide, now available, features significant Native American attractions, museums, galleries, heritage sites, historic background and special events information. SCVB worked in conjunction with a review panel of community members to ensure accuracy and to provide proper cultural and historic perspective.

The Artists' Guide to Seattle, launching in early June, will introduce visitors to Seattle from the viewpoints of sixteen local artists. Profiles include artists such as Emmy Award-winning actor Tom Skerritt, internationally-known opera soprano Jane Eaglen, musician Chris Ballew and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan. Artists tell what inspires their work, how they connect with creative communities and where they like to take visitors. The Seattle metropolitan region is home to more arts-related organizations and businesses per capita than anywhere else in the U.S.

The new guides are free of charge and can be mailed to travelers upon request. The guides are also downloadable from the SCVB web site and available at the Citywide Concierge & Visitor Center and other Seattle area locations. For more information, updates or to download a guide, visit www.visitseattle.org/cultural. The guides are supported by funding from 4Culture and the Paul G. Allen Foundation.