About the Convention & Corporate Visitors Welcome Program
Initial Program Trial Run: January 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 (6 months)
Renewing through December 31, 2026
Each year, Visit Tucson’s Convention Sales team brings thousands of visitors to Tucson for conferences and events held in and around downtown. Similarly, Caterpillar spends millions of dollars in bringing corporate visitors to their Tucson office. These attendees and corporate visitors are actively looking for places to eat, shop, explore, and experience the authentic character of our city.
To help connect these visitors with the businesses that make downtown unique, Downtown Tucson Partnership and Visit Tucson launched the Convention Visitors Welcome Program. Participating businesses can offer a small incentive to convention attendees and corporate visitors and in return, receive targeted promotion to incoming groups who want to experience downtown.
Why Participate?
- Your business will be included in a curated list of offers promoted to convention groups and Caterpillar corporate visitors before they arrive.
- Attendees represent thousands of potential new customers who may otherwise not discover your business.
- This program is free to join and designed to be low-lift for your business.
- These offers are not generally available to the public, only through these curated corporate and convention programs
Example conferences include:
- March 2-5, 2026, Arizona FCCLA State Leadership Conference (over 1300 attendees)
- April 6-8, 2026, FBLA Arizona State Leadership Conference (over 1500 attendees)
- April 9-11, 2026, HOSA AZ State Leadership Conference (over 1700 attendees)
- and more!
How can you participate?
- Define your offer and submit it to the form here. Offers must extend for the full duration of the year, through December 31, 2026
- Notify your staff that convention attendees may show their conference badge or reference the Downtown Tucson website to redeem the offer
Not sure what to offer?
We intentionally left the special offers up to you to decide what will work best for your business. Below are some ideas:
- 10–15% off a purchase
- A complimentary non-alcoholic beverage, dessert, or small item with purchase
- Buy-one-get-one or other small, bundled offers
If for any reason you do need to modify the offer during the program period, contact info@downtowntucson.org
Please note: Special listings and participation in promotion programs are available to merchants within the Downtown Tucson Business Improvement District.