Visit Albuquerque prohibits users from downloading images from our website.

Please use our media library for downloadable images and usage rights.

VISIT ALBUQUERQUE FY21 RECOVERY MARKETING PLAN

QUARTER 1: RE-EMERGENCE

 

Re-Emergence | Objective & Target Audiences | Our Mission Vision & Values

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

For the past 40 years, Visit Albuquerque has successfully marketed the city as a world-class destination for tourism, meetings, conventions and sports, helping to generate more than $2 billion in visitor spending in FY19. The COVID-19 pandemic in FY20 resulted in a devastating downturn in travel of all types, with lodgers’ tax collections plunging more than 60% in March 2020 alone and employment in the local hospitality industry falling from 44,100 in February 2020 to just 26,500 by April 2020.

At Visit Albuquerque, we firmly believe that our city’s economic recovery will begin with tourism and travel.

We also recognize that in order to help our city recover from the impact of COVID-19, Visit Albuquerque’s role must expand beyond marketing and sales. In addition to promoting the city’s culture, history, scenic beauty, events and attractions, we also must instill confidence in travelers, build support among residents to welcome visitors, and collaborate with the local hospitality industry in adopting new practices and protocols designed to ensure safe visitation.

As Visit Albuquerque prepares for FY21, uncertainty still surrounds travel restrictions and reopening timelines, continued limitations on group gatherings and events, and possible future resurgences of COVID-19. All of these factors will influence our approach to effectively marketing Albuquerque as a destination.

Taking this fluctuating environment into consideration, Visit Albuquerque will develop our marketing strategy on a quarterly basis in FY21 rather than releasing an annual marketing plan. Quarterly planning will allow us to be agile and adjust to changing circumstances based on industry data and traveler sentiment and in coordination with official guidelines from governmental authorities.

This Q1 marketing plan outlines how we will identify and reach leisure travelers and meeting planners, describes how we will differentiate Albuquerque as a destination of choice, previews the messaging we will develop, and discusses the channels we will leverage to deliver those messages. Our overarching strategies for marketing Albuquerque as a destination align with the City’s as identified in our FY21 contract:

  • Increase national exposure.
  • Attract leisure business.
  • Respond to consumer information requests.
  • Increase convention and meeting bookings.
  • Increase group and individual tour business.
  • Support the City on areas that help grow tourism.
  • Grow tourism through cooperation from private and government sectors.

Our Q1 plan outlines the tactics we will implement to support these strategies. Because we are optimistic about future travel to Albuquerque, re-emergence is the theme of our marketing plan for Q1. We are pleased to share this plan with our stakeholders, and we look forward to working in partnership to promote Albuquerque as a top destination for leisure travel, meetings and sports.

RE-EMERGENCE

Although the tourism and meetings industry will face uncertainty in FY21, it is important to focus on what we do know:

  • People will want to travel again. Exploration, discovery and adventure are some of life’s greatest joys.
  • Competition among destinations to attract meetings, conventions, sporting events and leisure travelers will be fierce. Destinations will mount aggressive marketing campaigns to capture visitor interest.
  • Albuquerque offers a combination of arts, diverse culture, history, outdoor recreation, scenic beauty, authentic cuisine, original events and unique attractions that few destinations can match. These assets will make our city stand out from the crowd.
  • Investing in tourism, meetings and sporting events is critical to Albuquerque’s economy. Visitors generate millions of dollars of tax revenue for our city and create tens of thousands of jobs for our residents.
  • Visit Albuquerque’s marketing efforts will play a key role in assisting the local hospitality industry’s recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19. We take this responsibility very seriously. 

Our marketing messages at the end of FY20 focused on keeping travelers dreaming about Albuquerque while they could not physically visit. We shared ways for people to interact virtually with our city, including through videos, recipes, books, movies and TV shows, and online shopping. Our goal was to keep Albuquerque on people’s minds and inspire them to plan a future visit. 

As the hospitality industry reopens, Visit Albuquerque will shift our marketing messages to promote safe and responsible visitation in alignment with state and local requirements. 

Recovery will take time as people gradually start traveling again and residents become comfortable welcoming them into our community, so it’s important to approach re-emergence in a strategic and thoughtful manner. Our Q1 marketing plan outlines how we will identify, target and attract early travelers to our city. 

OBJECTIVE & TARGET AUDIENCES

The overarching objective of Visit Albuquerque’s marketing efforts is to bring visitors to Albuquerque – for small or large meetings, conventions, sporting groups and/or as leisure travelers. To do this effectively, Visit Albuquerque hones in on various target audiences, including:

  • Leisure Travelers
  • Meeting and Event Planners
  • Sporting Event and Tournament Organizers
  • Group Tour Operators
  • Local Partners and Stakeholders
  • Local Residents

Visit Albuquerque serves each of these audiences with specific marketing messages that research has shown us will resonate well with them and drive their interest in Albuquerque. Moreover, our messages are carefully designed to influence decisions at each of the five stages of travel. Whether marketing to leisure travelers or meeting planners, we deliver an appropriate message at the appropriate time:

Stage of Travel Goal of Our Marketing and Sales Messaging During This Stage
Dreaming Drive awareness and a positive perception of Albuquerque as a destination.
Planning Create an active interest and curiosity about visiting Albuquerque.
Booking Convince travelers to plan/book a trip to Albuquerque.
Experiencing Promote “only in Albuquerque” experiences that immerse visitors in our city’s unique cuisine, attractions, culture and heritage.
Sharing Prompt visitors to return, and encourage them to influence others to visit Albuquerque.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q1 LEISURE TRAVEL MARKETING PLAN

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PENT-UP DEMAND FOR TRAVEL

Research indicates that there is pent-up demand among leisure travelers following months of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, with more than 70% of Americans reporting that they miss travel and are excited to start traveling again as soon as it is safe. By monitoring the trigger points listed below, Visit Albuquerque will shift our leisure marketing messages toward encouraging travelers to plan a visit. The timeline for our marketing campaigns will follow the lead of governmental authorities to ensure safe visitation.

DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING

As the hospitality industry reopens, Visit Albuquerque’s marketing decisions will be informed by data. We will monitor and analyze the following trends and use them as trigger points to initiate, deploy and scale our marketing campaigns and sales activities targeted to leisure travelers: 

STATE AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS
  • Easing of travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders in New Mexico.
  • Easing of travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders in the top five to seven geographical markets that we target for marketing.
  • Easing of restrictions on group gatherings and maximum occupancy levels for hotels and restaurants.
TRAVELER INTENT
  • Google search queries for Albuquerque travel, Albuquerque hotels, Albuquerque events, and other keywords.
  • Increases in traffic to the Visit Albuquerque website.
  • Increases in Visitors Guide requests.
  • Increased interest from national travel media.
  • Increased engagement on Visit Albuquerque’s social media platforms.
  • Increases in travel-related inquiries on our website’s live chat feature.
  • Increased traveler confidence, demonstrated through industry survey results that show growing positive sentiment toward air travel and overnight stays. 
BEHAVIOR
  • Increased positivity in local sentiment and comfort level with welcoming visitors back into the community.
  • Opening of popular local venues, attractions and activities.
  • Rescheduling of events, including fairs and festivals.
  • Resumption of group tours.
  • Initial increases in local hotel bookings, occupancy rates and average daily rates, as tracked by STR.
  • Upticks in passenger traffic at the Albuquerque International Sunport.
  • Increased interaction at Visitors Centers managed by Visit Albuquerque at the Sunport and in Historic Old Town.
  • Increased consumer spending confidence overall.

OUR TARGET AUDIENCES FOR Q1: DRIVE MARKETS, EARLY TRAVELERS AND STAYCATIONS

Initially, we will focus our efforts on audiences in drive markets – those who are looking for a destination that’s within driving distance of their home. Again, this decision is based on data, as research conducted in May of 2020 reported that less than 20% of travelers felt safe getting on an airplane.
 
Americans’ reluctance to fly also expands our definition of the drive market. Traditionally our drive market has been the states immediately bordering New Mexico, but we will investigate advertising in markets farther afield, such as Southern California, because research indicates that travelers are more willing to drive longer distances rather than being in airports or on planes. Located at the crossroads of two interstate highways and with Historic Route 66 running through the middle of the city, Albuquerque is perfectly positioned to take advantage of road trips. We will leverage this to our advantage.
           
Leading into FY21, Visit Albuquerque will continue to target the same core visitor profiles for leisure travel as we have over the past few years. What will change is our approach and targeting methodology to reach subsections of these audiences that are most likely to travel to Albuquerque. More details are provided following each profile below:

INTREPID TRAVELERS

Male dominant
Ages 25-45
Average income: $70,000/year
Top 3 interests: outdoors, cuisine, events

We will direct our initial messaging to the Intrepid Travelers, because we know that this slightly younger audience is likely to be the first to begin traveling again. They also are more likely to have disposable income, since many of them are single or are couples without children.

FRIENDLY FAMILIES

Female dominant
Ages 35+
Average income: $75,000/year
Children in the household
Top 3 interests: outdoors, culture, events

As we monitor traveler sentiment, we will expand our marketing to the Friendly Families demographic. Messages to this audience will begin in Q1 to take advantage of people planning family-friendly road trips with their children during summer vacations from school.

PRUDENT BOOMERS

Female dominant
Ages 45 to 65
Average income: $75,000/year
Top 3 interests: culture, art, cuisine

Knowing that older populations might be slower to return to travel due to health concerns, we will carefully monitor our trigger points in order to determine our marketing budget, timeline and messages for the Prudent Boomers demographic.
 
We will also promote staycations that encourage Albuquerque residents and people from nearby communities to spend their travel money locally to support the local hospitality industry. We will investigate coordinating with the industry to develop special staycation packages for local residents.

Targeting methodology will remain flexible as new research becomes available and new targets or subsections emerge as opportunities for promotion.

INITIAL MESSAGING

Our first marketing messages will focus on outdoor recreation, as research shows that a majority of early travelers plan to avoid crowded destinations. Albuquerque is fortunate to have an abundance of trails and open spaces where people at every skill level can practice social distancing in the outdoors. Potential ads will feature golf, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and other types of outdoor adventure. We’ll encourage visitors to stay, shop and dine while taking advantage of our outdoors and our great weather. We will also highlight Albuquerque’s affordability, since price is a factor in times of economic uncertainty. 
 
We will monitor keyword searches and website traffic, and as people get more comfortable with traveling again, we will begin to expand our advertising to feature Albuquerque’s arts, culture, and attractions. People will feel safer traveling domestically rather than internationally, so we’ll promote only-in-Albuquerque experiences to generate excitement about our history and diverse cultural experiences that differentiate our city from other U.S. destinations. As we shift into this phase of marketing, our messages and ads will feature Native American traditions and Hispanic heritage, historic neighborhoods and authentic cuisine.

Q1 is traditionally the timeframe when Visit Albuquerque heavily promotes the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, encouraging visitors to book hotel rooms and make final travel plans. We will collaborate with Balloon Fiesta management on a coordinated marketing approach that is based on any adjustments that are made to the event. We also will collaborate with the City’s Cultural Services Department to adjust marketing plans to reflect any changes at City museums, the ABQ BioPark and City-sponsored events.

In all of our marketing efforts, we will emphasize ways the local hospitality industry is following safety protocols in their operations. Research shows that more than 75% of people say they will research how a potential destination is managing the COVID-19 situation before they make plans to travel there. We will promote the New Mexico Safe Certified program developed by the New Mexico Society of Association Executives (NMSAE) and the New Mexico Tourism Department and encourage businesses in the hospitality industry to become certified. The certification will help instill confidence in travelers, who want to know what travel-related businesses are doing to keep them safe. We will also promote the New Mexico Safe Promise program developed by the New Mexico Hospitality Association with support from the hospitality industry encouraging individual commitments to adhere to COVID Safe Practices (CSPs).

At the same time, we will use our communication channels to encourage visitors to do their part in being responsible travelers when they come to our city. It will be important to reassure residents so that they feel safe and comfortable in welcoming visitors to our city.

Finally, we will use social media, letters to the editor, op-eds and media relations to emphasize the importance of travel and hospitality to the local economy. We will highlight the economic impact of tourism, especially on small businesses, and ensure that local residents understand that Albuquerque’s financial recovery from COVID-19 will depend largely on our ability to bring visitors and their spending back to the city.
 

MARKETING CHANNELS

Our marketing channels to reach our target audiences will include:

  • Highly targeted digital advertising via interactive online banners and videos. Using travel experts TripAdvisor and ADARA, we can identify people throughout the U.S. whose web browsing activity indicates that they might be interested in traveling to Albuquerque. We will then target these people whenever and wherever they are online to encourage them to book their trip.
  • Ads on Connected TV devices (a television connected to the internet to stream video content). Nearly 75% of U.S. households have a Connected TV. Our ads will be geotargeted to traditional drive markets in the surrounding states of Texas, Colorado and Arizona and, if budget allows, advertising will be expanded to southern California, Nevada, Utah and Oklahoma. 
  • High-impact print advertising. In the past, our print ad placements have concentrated on in-flight magazines (such as American Way or Southwest magazine), as the readers of these publications tend to be frequent travelers with higher incomes. In FY21, due to uncertainty surrounding air travel recovery, we will shift our print advertising to regional and niche publications such as those targeted at mountain bikers, skiers, motorcyclists, golfers or foodies.
  • Exciting social media content, including a budget for boosted posts and strategically targeted ad sets in order to broaden the reach, engagement, and overall impressions of certain prioritized elements of the social media strategy. Our social media features stunning photos and videos, helpful and engaging links to our website, and links to relevant media coverage that inspire our followers to share our posts and, more importantly, to start planning a visit.
  • Media relations and public relations coupled with social media influencer marketing. In careful alignment with the triggers identified earlier, we will actively pitch story ideas to travel writers and invite them to visit Albuquerque to capture the flavors and colors of our city. We will immediately begin work on short-lead travel stories with timely angles and long-lead travel stories with evergreen angles, and prepare for press trips and media missions when the market indicates the timing is right.
  • A responsive website that features a comprehensive events calendar, 360-degree videos, detailed information about the destination, and a variety of trip-planning tools. Reopening information on our website will be continuously updated with recommendations for how travelers can safely experience our city and support local businesses. Messaging will be carefully aligned with recovery. 
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to ensure VisitABQ.org is easy to find based on relevant search queries.
  • Targeted email messages to our list of more than 130,000 leisure travelers who have opted in to receive information about visiting Albuquerque and want to learn more about events, attractions, cuisine and culture.

REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION

Visit Albuquerque will continue to expand its efforts around diversity in FY21, with a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusive representation within all marketing efforts. Photo and video assets will be representative of the many cultures and communities that call Albuquerque home. Advertisements, social media posts and website content will reflect the diversity of our residents and visitors. Existing content will be reviewed and new content will be developed to ensure inclusion. When appropriate, Visit Albuquerque also will partner with local organizations that represent these communities to elevate diverse voices, inform direction and approach, and participate in positive social change.

Q1 CONVENTIONS & SPORTS MARKETING PLAN

The Visit Albuquerque Convention Sales, Services & Sports division is dedicated to marketing Albuquerque to citywide conventions, non-center groups and sporting events, and providing excellent service to ensure success and encourage repeat business.

As the meetings industry recovers from COVID-19, we will continue to regularly evaluate market segments to ensure they align with market and industry trends, our hotel partners’ needs and interests, and staff talent to best present and sell the city of Albuquerque to qualified planners. 

We firmly believe that the connections people make through face-to-face interaction cannot be replaced with remote or virtual meetings. At the same time, we recognize that in-person meetings will look different, and that COVID-19’s impact on the event industry will be long-lasting. Visit Albuquerque will work with local properties and the Albuquerque Convention Center to follow the COVID-Safe Practices (CSPs) developed by the State of New Mexico in order to instill confidence in meeting planners. 

Some meeting planners might gravitate away from crowded metropolitan areas and look more favorably on midsized cities such as Albuquerque, where social distancing is easier to achieve. We will actively seek out those who are investigating smaller cities and highlight steps the industry has taken to make meetings safe for attendees, such as the New Mexico Safe Certification program.

Collaborating with local stakeholders in the hospitality industry, Visit Albuquerque’s Convention Sales, Services & Sports division will develop creative solutions that encourage meeting planners to view our city as the ideal place to conduct business and share ideas. 

DATA-DRIVEN MARKETING

Just as with our leisure marketing efforts, Visit Albuquerque’s convention and sports marketing activities during Q1 will be driven by data. The competition among destinations for meetings, conventions and sports will be strong, and timing will be important. In order to efficiently and effectively use our budget, the re-emergence of our convention and sports marketing efforts will be based on the following triggers: 

STATE AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS
  • Easing of restrictions on maximum group sizes.
  • Easing of restrictions regarding maximum occupancy levels for hotels and restaurants.
  • Easing of restrictions on capacity at the Albuquerque Convention Center and the Albuquerque Regional Sports Complex and other sporting event and meeting venues.
BEHAVIOR
  • Rescheduling of postponed industry trade shows.
  • Rescheduling of meetings, conventions and sporting events.
  • Increases in inquiries and RFPs from meeting planners and sporting event organizers for future events.
  • Resumption of site visits from meeting planners.

MARKETING AND SALES STRATEGY

Visit Albuquerque’s marketing and sales strategy for meetings, conventions and sports is focused on generating more RFPs from event organizers. To create opportunities, our team’s goals are to:

  • Generate qualified meeting, convention, group tour and sporting event leads and work with area partners to ensure those leads convert to booked business.
  • Provide destination educational opportunities for current and prospective clients in key markets and in Albuquerque.
  • Continue to build a database of qualified planners.
  • Solicit and value local stakeholders’ input regarding trends, need dates and evaluation of business opportunities.

We achieve these goals by:

1. BUILDING AWARENESS
  • Use print and online advertising with engaging messaging in key industry publications and geographic markets. We are going after meeting planners where they get their news and career tips, in both print and email newsletters. Industry leaders we will partner with include PCMA Convene, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), Society of Government Meeting Planners (SGMP) and USAe. We’ll also deliver pre-roll video to a targeted meeting planner audience in areas where we’ve seen success in the past, depending on budget availability:
    • Washington, D.C.
    • Chicago
    • Denver
    • Indianapolis
    • Minneapolis
    • Boston
    • Philadelphia
    • San Francisco
    • Dallas
    • Atlanta
  • Seek editorial opportunities to promote Albuquerque as the ideal meetings and sports event destination.
  • Leverage the general consumer positive press to the advantage of the meetings & conventions and sports markets.
  • Continuously promote the ongoing transformation of Albuquerque’s meeting and sports infrastructure at industry meetings, trade shows, and sales missions.
  • Create impactful profiles on Cvent, HelmsBriscoe and other lead-generation sources.
  • Refresh VisitABQ.org meetings, Sports Commission, and group tour sections with new and relevant content on an ongoing basis.
  • Continue to create meaningful and attractive sales collateral including market-specific destination profile sheets, hotel fact sheets, and proposal delivery templates.
  • Develop and promote key third party-specific opportunities and incentives with HelmsBriscoe, Arrowhead, Conference Direct, etc.
  • Utilize a business development telemarketing company to increase our prospecting call volume.
2. INCREASING PERSONAL CLIENT INTERACTION
  • Set and achieve aggressive monthly prospecting goals.
  • Develop a tradeshow and sales activities calendar that allows maximum exposure to buyers and influencers from key market segments.
  • Execute sales missions in key geographic markets, including hotel partners when possible.
  • Schedule and create memorable site inspections to Albuquerque for highly qualified clients.
  • Design and conduct customized site visits for highly qualified prospective clients and key tentative accounts.
  • Encourage sales staff involvement in industry trade organizations.
  • Maximize gathering and use of mailing and email lists from key industry trade shows for ongoing communication.
  • Utilize social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter) to interact with past, current and potential clients.
  • Partner with other non-competing destinations to increase our reach and leverage our resources.
  • Aggressively work to rebook past Albuquerque clients.
  • Work with locals to encourage them to “Bring Your Meeting Home.” 
  • Maintain and foster relationships with key third-party planners and association management companies who work with multiple clients.
  • Solicit and share positive client testimonials.
  • Maintain targeted in-market interaction with key meeting planner contacts. 
3. COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY AND REGULARLY WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS
  • Encourage local hospitality businesses to become New Mexico Safe Certified, indicating that they have completed training on COVID-Safe Practices specific to their business type.
  • Host monthly Directors of Sales meetings for all hotel partners.
  • Meet twice a month with Albuquerque Convention Center leadership.
  • Foster a sense of collaboration and teamwork between Visit Albuquerque and hotel sales professionals.
  • Provide educational opportunities and implement best practices that ensure a strong consultative approach to sales is utilized.
  • Maintain a strong role in the entire sales process – beyond Albuquerque being selected – and through the contracting stage.
  • Provide opportunities for industry partners to join Visit Albuquerque at key industry trade shows.
  • Coordinate pre-convention meetings for citywide definite business.
  • Act as a resource for destination data such as STR and year-over-year pace information.
  • Continue to foster a strong collaborative partnership with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (AHCC).
  • Remain current on local development and conduct regular site visits of area hotels and venues.
  • Partner with appropriate City of Albuquerque departments, such as Parks & Recreation, to maximize opportunities and underscore a united One Albuquerque.
  • Serve as a mayoral appointee on the Balloon Fiesta Park Commission.
  • Conduct a hotel satisfaction survey and action plan report annually.
4. OFFERING HOSTING SUPPORT
  • Continue to provide financial event hosting funds to qualified meetings, conventions and sporting events.
  • Leverage Opportunity Funds to attract premier conventions.
  • Protect financial resources used to provide hosting funds.

LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENT

Visit Albuquerque will continue to serve as a resource for Partners and the local tourism industry with recovery efforts and recommendations. We will produce on-demand training videos on relevant topics and release them on an ongoing basis. We also will host virtual webinars and networking opportunities that will allow Visit Albuquerque to provide ongoing updates and resources to Partners. Virtual networking opportunities will also be explored to provide Partners an online arena to collaborate with, learn from, and partner with one another through their recovery efforts.

Q1 OVERVIEW

The chart below outlines the concepts we will convey to our target audiences during the early recovery period, as well as the points we will emphasize to deliver our messages in our ads, social media posts, email marketing campaigns, media interviews, RFP responses and one-on-one meetings. We will continually refine these messages as we monitor our trigger points for the leisure market and the meetings market, and we will make adjustments based on changing traveler sentiment.

Target Audience

Primary Idea to Convey

Points to Emphasize in Messaging

Early leisure travelers

  • “Intrepid Travelers” (younger single travelers and couples)
  • Drive markets initially, but watch for triggers to expand to air markets
     

You’re ready for adventure again, and Albuquerque is the place to find it.

  • Road trips
  • Outdoor adventure
  • Recreational opportunities
  • Climate/weather
  • Uncrowded destination
  • Affordability
  • Safety

Second wave of leisure travelers

  • “Friendly Families” (couples and families with children)
  • People who feel safer traveling domestically
  • Drive markets initially, but watch triggers to expand to air markets
     

Travel confidently to an exciting destination that offers culture and history, but doesn’t require a passport.

  • Road trips, Route 66
  • Summer vacations
  • Arts, culture, history
  • Authentic cuisine
  • Distinctive attractions and things to do/see
  • Uncrowded destination
  • Affordability
  • Safety

Local residents

You deserve to treat yourself.

  • Staycations
  • Special packages just for locals

Recovery starts with tourism.

  • Social media, letters to the editor, op-eds and media interviews that emphasize the importance of travel and tourism to the local economy.
  • Albuquerque’s ready to welcome back visitors who will travel safely and responsibly.
  • Bring your meeting home.

Local hospitality industry

We will assist with reopening and recovery.

  • NM Safe Certified program
  • Free online training workshops (Visit ABQ and Typsy.com)
  • Networking opportunities
  • Assistance with CSPs and protocols
  • Marketing consultation and assistance
  • Enhanced communication with links to information, resources and tools

Meeting planners and sporting event planners

Trust us to make your future meeting or sporting event a success.

  • One-stop resource
  • Professionalism and expertise
  • Albuquerque is safe, the industry is ready, our venues and properties are trained on new protocols and prepared
  • NM Safe Certified program
  • Affordability
  • Fit and suitability
  • Unparalleled level of service

Your attendees will love meeting in Albuquerque, which will boost your attendance.

  • Amenities and attractions
  • Unique culture, cuisine
  • Midsize city
  • Convenient travel
  • Affordable destination
  • Safety

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

To ensure our marketing, sales and services efforts are performing at an optimal level, we will report key performance measurements on a regular basis. The KPIs will demonstrate our ability to generate increased economic activity through the effective marketing of Albuquerque as a tourist and meeting destination. As of June 15, 2020, the KPIs outlined in our FY21 contract with the City of Albuquerque are:

ATTRACT NEW EVENTS

1. Number of new citywide definite booked events.

2. Direct spend from new citywide definite booked events.

3. Number of new non-citywide definite booked events.

4. Direct spend from new non-citywide definite booked events.

MAINTAIN EXISTING EVENTS

5. Number of citywide definite booked events.

6. Direct spend from total citywide definite booked events.

7. City rooms sold growth.

8. City rooms sold percent change relative to comparison set.

MEETING PLANNER SATISFACTION

9. Visit Albuquerque staff were responsive to our needs and effectively positioned Albuquerque as a host site.

FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY

10. Marketing and sales expense ratio: Total marketing and sales expenditures/total expenditures (Partner and City)

11. Percentage of Visit Albuquerque revenue received from the City spent on strategies for marketing the City of Albuquerque.

Targets for each of these KPIs will be developed jointly by Visit Albuquerque and a City-appointed task force that represents the tourism and lodging industry.

MEDIA FLOWCHARTS & BUDGET

As we update and release our marketing plans quarterly, we also will update and release our media flowcharts for Leisure Travel and Convention & Sports quarterly, along with the accompanying budget. Doing so will give us the flexibility to adjust to changing circumstances, allow us to take advantage of new opportunities, and provide us with the agility to test and invest in additional marketing strategies.

The media flowcharts and budget for Q1 of FY21 will be developed after our contract extension with the City of Albuquerque is finalized, and will be provided to all stakeholders at that time.

OUR MISSION, VISION & VALUES

MISSION

As the premier destination organization for the city, Visit Albuquerque is responsible for promoting Albuquerque as a competitive and world-class leisure, meeting, convention and sports destination, and enhancing its public image as a dynamic place to live and work. Through the impact of travel, Visit Albuquerque strengthens the city’s economic position and provides opportunity for people in the community.

VISION

To be recognized and respected as a leading destination marketing organization and to achieve economic vitality and success through integrity, enthusiasm and creative involvement for the promotion of Albuquerque as a world-class destination.

VALUES
  • We are goal-oriented and results-directed.
  • We look for opportunities and we build on them.
  • We are responsible and accountable.
  • We value quality in our service, work and ourselves.
  • We strive for excellence, honesty and integrity.
  • We encourage teamwork while expecting high levels of individual performance.
  • We treat our customers, partners and staff with courtesy, respect and fairness.
  • We honor our promises and commitments.
  • We maximize communication to minimize misunderstanding.
  • We encourage feedback so we can continually improve.
  • We strive to be the ideal team player – exhibiting the three key virtues of Humble, Hungry and People Smart. 
  • We are proud to be ambassadors of the Visit Albuquerque brand.