The team at Culinary Angels with VTV presenting a check for $1,000

The team at Open Heart Kitchen plus VTV with Board Chair Jim McDonnell, Chef Francis Hogan of Sabio on Main and Zeiss President / Head of Global Ophthalmic Diagnostics, Angelo Rago, presenting a check for $10,000

During the holidays, you may remember VTV raising money for Culinary Angels through our Caffeine for a Cause campaign. Well, we were able to raise $1,000 thanks to our locals and visitors completing the Tri-Valley Caffeine Trail while also getting their limited edition mug!

Then, our Taste Tri-Valley Restaurant Week Chef Collaboration Kick-Off Dinner benefitting Open Heart Kitchen raised $10,000!!!! Thank you to all who attended and a special THANK YOU to Jim McDonnell and Sabio on Main for hosting the event.

Cultural Heritage Tourism Committee

Sets Sights on Summer

Facilitator Richard Peterson presenting to the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Committee

The quarterly committee meeting was hosted by Sabio on Main on March 22, and facilitated by US Cultural & Heritage Marketing Council President and CEO, Richard Petersen. Collaborative brainstorming by regional arts councils, attractions and city arts departments gave the VTV marketing team fodder for a summer arts campaign for visiting families. VTV showed progress on a new Cultural Arts website wireframe coming soon. Remember to ‘submit your events’ to be part of future marketing campaigns with Visit Tri-Valley.

State of the City and Town

San Ramon's State of the City Address. From left to right: VTV's Robin Fahr, San Ramon Mayor Dave Hudson, Supervisor Candace Andersen, VTV's Tracy Farhad

Danville's State of the Town and Community. From left to right: VTV's Robin Fahr,

Danville's Employee of the Year Gayle Israel,

Supervisor Candace Andersen, VTV's Tracy Farhad

It’s that time of year when we get to hear from the mayors of the Tri-Valley on the state of their cities/towns. It’s been wonderful to reconnect in person with elected officials and community award-winners, giving us so much to be proud of. Congratulations again to Danville for being recognized as the safest community in California.

I AM Tri-Valley: Wine Country

Hoteliers enjoying their afternoon on the latest I AM Tri-Valley: Wine Country

Our first I AM Tri-Valley of 2022 took place on March 10, and it could not have been a more perfect day. We hopped aboard the Livermore Wine Trolley and visited three of our local Livermore Valley wineries. We started our afternoon at McGrail where Heather McGrail greeted us with some wonderful Chardonnay and gave us a tour of her winery up on Greenville Road. After, we had a delicious food and wine pairing at Las Positas Vineyards as chef Curt Pipes gave us an explanation on why he chose each delicacy to pair with each wine. We finished our tour at Wood Family Winery as we enjoyed some award-winning wines in their lounge. We are looking forward to our next I AM Tri-Valley, taking place in June.

I AM Tri-Valley is a four-part series created to educate hospitality staff about what the Tri-Valley has to offer visitors. The four-parts in the series are: Livermore Valley Wine Region, Tri-Valley Outdoor Parks and Rec, Tri-Valley Downtowns/Shopping/Art, Tri-Valley Beer Trail.

Staff Retreat

From left to right: Todd Dibs, Staff Retreat Advisor Michelle Carlen, Susan Bolt, Justin Bower, Tracy Farhad,

Amber Haley and Robin Fahr

The VTV Staff held their second internal day-long planning retreat at the AC Hotel Pleasanton on March 11, facilitated by Alignment Advising President, Michelle Carlen. Thanks to General Manager Sanjiv Gupta and DOS Sandy Merlot for exceptional hospitality.

Your Hotel Stakeholder Pages

We've been ramping up your hotel stakeholder pages, so please click here to make sure we have everything looking good and up-to-date. Stay tuned as we optimize your pages for meetings and wedding planners, and please email Justin@VisitTriValley your meeting space floor plans to be included on your page.

Innovating the Tri-Valley

VTV's Justin Bower working our booth at the Quest Science Center Tri-Valley Innovation Fair

VTV was a proud sponsor at last weekend's Quest Science Center Tri-Valley Innovation Fair held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Guests of the fair enjoyed the latest in Science and Technology as well as learning all things to do while visiting the Tri-Valley.

Water Polo a Splash Hit!

Visit Tri-Valley just completed hosting the second of two weekends this month with USA Water Polo for their Olympic Development Program (ODP) National Championships.
These two events brought more than 1300 athletes from all around the country (along with an additional 1500-2000 attendees) to compete at seven different locations.

Covid Protocol Updates to "Mega Events"

The California Department of Public Health announced that starting April 1, guidance for mega events will change from requiring vaccine or proof of a negative test to strongly recommending vaccine or proof of a negative test.

Mega events are characterized by large crowds greater than 1,000 indoor OR 10,000 outdoor attendees.

What's Happening in the Tri-Valley?

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