PARTNERSHIP & COMMUNTY ENGAGMENT
Partners can gain additional exposure and attract new visitors through several new programs:
Autism Certification - Families with autism want to travel and make memories; they also represent a large, growing segment of the travel market, spending more than $262 billion on autism-related services each year in the U.S. Becoming a Certified Autism Center gives your business a competitive advantage with these visitors and helps develop the skills and awareness of your employees. Learn more on our partner landing page.
Kind Traveler - Kind Traveler is the first Give + Get hotel booking and education platform that empowers travelers to make a positive impact in the communities they visit. Travelers give back to meaningful charities connected to environmental and community impact in destinations and receive kind offers from partnered hotels. Hotels in Greater Palm Springs have the opportunity to participate on this platform through a special program with Visit Greater Palm Springs. Visit KindTraveler.com and contact Jessica Blotter via email to learn more.
Diverse business listing info – Your listings on VisitGreaterPalmSprings.com can now include information about diversity and accessibility. This information also helps us connect you with media and marketing opportunities for diverse owned businesses. Log in at MyGreaterPS.com and update your “Amenities: Business Details”
Ongoing Promotion Opportunities:
Chill Deals – Share your packages, special experiences, and deals. Log in at MyGreaterPS.com to upload your “special offers” and attract more visitors.
Events – Submit your events to our visitor events calendar.
For more information about your partnership and opportunities with visit greater palm springs contact Susan Esterling at susan@visitgreaterps.com.
The summer of 2022 was busy with community events and opportunities to connect with our partners.
Monthly Meet & Sees featured opportunities to experience new venues and network with our hospitality community. Thank you to our wonderful summer Meet & See host venues and partners and everyone who attended.
Greater Palm Springs Restaurant Week Kickoff
June 2 at the Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
Visit Greater Palm Springs Meet & See
July 21 at PS Air Bar / Bouschet in Palm Springs
Visit Greater Palm Springs Meet & See
August 24 at CREATE Center for the Arts in Palm Desert
Save the Dates:
- October 20: Meet & See at The Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa
- November 10: Joint Mixer with GCVCC at Coachella Valley History Museum
- November 30: Champions of Hospitality Awards Gala at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa – GET TICKETS
- December 13: Visit Greater Palm Springs Holiday Party
Partners can look forward to invites to more networking, education, and experience events thanks to the support of our Oasis and San Jacinto Partners:
We welcomed 10 new partners this summer:
- Destination PROS
- PRO VR USA - Virtual Reality
- Mi Kasa Hot Springs
- Churrasco Brazilian Steakhouse
- Hoja Blanca
- Coachella Valley Water District
- Hope Springs Resort
- USCAP
- Nickerson-Rossi Dance
- Starbucks
The generous support of our new and renewing partners helps us fulfill our mission of positively affecting the region’s tourism economy and quality of life.
A significant challenge for all businesses going into 2022 has been finding employees. TEAM GPS offers education and networking opportunities aimed at growing our tourism workforce and cultivating destination ambassadors. TEAM GPS Champions are destination pros. They know about all of our region’s attractions, experiences, restaurants, events, and things to do and how to find the latest on what’s happening. They’re cheerleaders for our local businesses.
In July, our TEAM GPS Champions had the opportunity to connect and learn more about the reIMAGINATION of the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert on July 7 at our first TEAM GPS Mixer.
Through a combination of education, resources, and networking, TEAM GPS can help elevate those with careers in hospitality, connect them with others in the industry, and expand their knowledge and understanding of our destination.
Hospitality employees can enroll in TEAM GPS for FREE. Email Erica Abarca at erica@visitgreaterps.com for more information.
Submit Your Offers for the CHAMPIONS PASS – Turn our TEAM GPS Champions into champions for your business by offering a free experience or deal on the TEAM GPS Champions Pass. Email Erica Abarca at erica@visitgreaterps.com to participate.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
The Greater Palm Springs Tourism Foundation has partnered with OneFuture Coachella Valley to increase the number of students from across the Coachella Valley entering into careers in hospitality. The strategy includes providing student scholarships, mentorship and networking opportunities, increasing work experience opportunities, establishing a regional undergraduate internship program in hospitality, and engaging regional hospitality executives to provide expertise, among other objectives.
College Scholarships are available through One Future’s application portal.
Hotels, restaurants and hospitality business interested in getting involved can contact Lauren Bruggemans at LaurenB@VisitGreaterPS.com
Careers in Hospitality Campaign
To support our workforce development efforts we’re collecting video interviews with local hospitality students and professionals documenting their careers and education journeys. Digital, social media, radio and billboard ads are running locally and connect to our Careers in Hospitality Landing Page and Hospitality Education Landing Page with information about our local culinary and hospitality training and degree programs.
