2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

561591 Convention and Visitors Bureaus

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.

Cross-References.

• Establishments primarily engaged in 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), are classified in Industry 561920, Convention and Trade Show Organizers.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
561591		561591		561591		Convention and visitors bureaus
561591		561591		561591		Convention bureaus
561591		561591		561591		Tourism bureaus
561591		561591		561591		Tourist information bureaus
561591		561591		561591		Visitor information centers
561591		561591		561591		Visitors bureaus