Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.

 Main Office:
20 S. Main Street, Suite # 17
Janesville, WI 53545
Open Monday thru Friday
8 AM - 5 PM
1-800-487-2757
1-608-757-3171
FAX 1-608-754-2115

Visitor Information Center
April 16 - September 23
7 Days a week
9 AM - 5PM
Palmer Park
I-90 Exit 175 B
 

What is the JACVB? The Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is an independent non-profit 501(c)(6) corporation. We are not a division of the City of Janesville or Forward Janesville.

We are a DMO…a Destination Marketing Organization whose purpose is to bring visitors to Janesville. The majority of our budget is dedicated specifically to sales and marketing programs focusing on the leisure market, motorcoach/group business, and meetings and conferences.

We are an economic driver… During 2009, the JACVB turned an investment of $258,000 in room tax revenues into $4 million of economic impact through meeting/conference and motor coach activity alone. Each dollar invested with the JACVB results in $14 being spent in our local economy.

We are a Visitor Center…offering brochures, maps, and information promoting the Janesville area. We also operate a seasonal Visitor Information Center at Palmer Park open seven days a week from mid-May through mid-September, greeting over 3,000 visitors each season.

We are the Janesville Help Desk…We’re here to answer questions, point people in the right direction, and create informational pieces that help travelers find their way to and around Janesville. We provide a “one-stop shopping” point of contact and act as a liaison for meeting planners and motorcoach operators.

We are Janesville Cheerleaders…We show our pride in Janesville at every opportunity. Through tradeshows, sales calls, presentations, and organization affiliations, we spread our Janesville spirit and invite everyone to visit Janesville and experience it for themselves!

We’re here for the Community…We’d like to help anyway we can! Whether it’s bringing a friend to Janesville or a conference for 500 people, the JACVB can provide assistance and ideas to help make it a special visit. If you’re looking for something to do for the day, a weekend or longer, we have extensive information on Janesville, Rock County and our great state!

What is the JACVB Mission? The Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (JACVB) exists to lead, support and promote the convention and visitors industry in this area by promoting Janesville, Wisconsin’s Park Place, as a prime visitor destination thereby creating a positive economic impact on the community and enhancing the quality of life.

How is JACVB Funded? The JACVB is funded by city hotel room tax and receives 37.5 % of the room tax collected by the City of Janesville with the remainder going into the city’s general fund.

How Can JACVB Help Your Organization? The JACVB can help you bring a conference or event to Janesville by helping organize, make a bid presentation, furnishing supplies, nametags, and a tradeshow booth, and can provide volunteers to help with registration and questions. There is a Tourism Marketing Fund Grant program available to qualifying events. The JACVB can also help to promote your event through our printed calendar of events, JACVB website, weekly radio show and Wisconsin tourism websites.

Annual Reporting: 
Download a copy of our 2008 Annual Report here. 
Download a copy of our 2009 Annual Report here.

Our Tourism Partners

The Wisconsin Department of Tourism
travelwisconsin.com

Wisconsin Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus
escapetowisconsin.com

Travel Green Wisconsin
travelgreenwisconsin.com

As a Travel Green certified business, we have made a commitment to reducing our environmental impact.