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As a marketing partner of DFWATC, you are part of a dynamic and economically important industry whose aim is to support our mission to increase tourism revenue and number of visitors by cooperatively marketing the Dallas/Fort Worth/North Texas area as a great travel destination.

Marketing Partners of the Council enjoy:

An expanded listing in the council sponsored Dallas/Fort Worth Area Official Visitors Guide with a 400,000-copy distribution annually. This Guide is used as a fulfillment piece for all inquiries about the area through our direct mail program to over 50,000 people as well as distributed to area Visitor Information Centers, State Visitor Information Centers, Regional Military Ticket and Tour offices, AAA offices, groups, through special promotions within our region as well as mailed out to domestic U.S. newspaper travel editors with a press release on how to obtain the Guide for their readers.

Website exposure on the Council's website www.visitdallas-fortworth.com. Your information and a link to your own organization's website will be included. As a special bonus for our partners, your information from the Council's website will also be included on the www.tourtexas.com website that is also a great avenue for search engines to find information about our area.

Other features that our members will enjoy include:

  • Through our www.TourTexas.com affiliation, DFWATC members will enjoy free event listings ($55 value) as well as free links in their Links section ($250 value) among others.
  • Additional website opportunities for tile advertising, banner ads, packaging, and sponsorships.
  • New on-line interactive map indicating each member's location along with their name, address, phone number and website.
  • New on-line browsable version of the Guide

Cost Saving Marketing and Advertising opportunities through Council sponsored cooperative ad programs, sales missions and marketing campaigns designed for reaching our regional market. Your dollars will be working twice as hard for you.

Expanded Public Relations opportunities through the Council's public relations efforts and media campaigns; these include targeted media calls and promotions in select markets, hosting a National Travel Writer Press Tour, inclusion in a variety of press releases distributed by the Council and available on the website's Press Room, and discounted rates to the BurrellesLuce On-line media directory.

The Exchange - the Council's quarterly newsletter which features information on the Council's activities, articles of interest, news about members and much more.

Networking and Educational opportunities with other tourism and marketing partners in the DFW and North Texas area through various DFWATC special events, activities and educational seminars.

  • Participation through serving on committees of interest
  • One-to-one learning and career enhancing opportunities through networking with industry peers

Access to the members only section of the website which features

  • On-line and searchable membership directory; downloadable by Organization or Individual Member Name.
  • DFWATC event plus industry wide meetings calendar
  • Legislative section featuring issues of interest to the tourism industry and legislator contact information

Special programs and discounts designed just for our marketing partners.