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Convention and Visitors Bureaus
NAICS 561591 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in marketing and promoting communities and facilities to businesses and leisure travelers through a range of activities, such as assisting organizations in locating meeting and convention sites; providing travel information on area attractions, lodging accommodations, restaurants; providing maps; and organizing group tours of local historical, recreational, and cultural attractions.
Start with the work promised to the client.
For Convention and Visitors Bureaus, clarify the services, contracts and consequences of an error. Review professional liability / errors and omissions, directors and officers liability, employment practices liability. Confirm which professional activities and additional services the proposed coverage actually addresses.
Questions to ask
- Is the organization structured as a nonprofit, government agency, or for-profit entity?
- Does the bureau directly manage or coordinate any events, or is activity limited to marketing and referral?
- Does the organization own or lease its own premises, including any visitor center?
- What is the annual operating budget and primary funding source — hotel/occupancy tax, member dues, government grants?
- How many employees, and is there a formal HR policy and employee handbook in place?
- For Convention and Visitors Bureaus, what should the underwriter know about direct event management or production activity that blurs into a promoter or event organizer classification?
- For Convention and Visitors Bureaus, what should the underwriter know about ownership or operation of a physical venue, convention center, or tourist attraction?
- For Convention and Visitors Bureaus, what should the underwriter know about history of government contract disputes, audit findings, or grant mismanagement?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place): 561920 — Convention and Trade Show Organizers;
- Organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as festivals (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place): 7113 — Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Census classification reference
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Convention and visitors bureaus market and promote a destination to meeting planners, travel trade, and leisure travelers — typically through advertising, trade show attendance, visitor center operations, and referral services for hotels, restaurants, and attractions. Most operate as nonprofit membership organizations funded by hotel occupancy taxes, member dues, and government grants.
Questions to investigate
- Is the organization structured as a nonprofit, government agency, or for-profit entity?
- Does the bureau directly manage or coordinate any events, or is activity limited to marketing and referral?
- Does the organization own or lease its own premises, including any visitor center?
- What is the annual operating budget and primary funding source — hotel/occupancy tax, member dues, government grants?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.