San Francisco (June 5, 2023) – The San Francisco Travel Association, the
official destination marketing organization for the City and County of
San Francisco, has promoted Julie Van’t Hul to Vice President of
Convention Sales. In her new role, Van’t Hul will collaborate with The
Moscone Center and the City of San Francisco to bring major conventions
and events to San Francisco.
Van’t Hul brings over two decades of hospitality leadership experience
to the role, including six years at San Francisco Travel as Director,
Citywide Accounts. Prior to joining the organization, Van’t Hul held
positions at Choose Chicago as well as Starwood, Marriott, and Kimpton
hotels.
“Julie has been instrumental in re-engaging and re-educating our
convention clients about San Francisco in the wake of the pandemic,”
said Nicole Rogers, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at
San Francisco Travel. “Her leadership and guidance have helped propel
the city and San Francisco Travel forward over the past few years and
have no doubt set her up for success as she takes on this vital
leadership position within our organization.”
The tourism industry is the largest generator of outside revenue into
San Francisco’s economy, and conventions alone drove $587 million in
visitor spending in 2022.
SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL
The San Francisco Travel Association is the official destination
marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco. The
city is one of the top tourism and meetings destinations in the U.S. and
received 21.9 million visitors in 2022. Total tourism spending in 2022
exceeded $7.7 billion. The tourism industry is the largest generator of
outside revenue into San Francisco’s economy and supports over 53,000
jobs.
For information on reservations, activities and more in San Francisco,
visit www.sftravel.com [1].
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[2]), Instagram (www.instagram.com/onlyinsf/ [3]), and Twitter
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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SFO is excited to welcome travelers back to the skies with an airport
experience featuring seamless access, thoughtful amenities, sustainable
design and inspiring artwork and exhibits.
For up-to-the-minute departure and arrival information, airport maps and
details on shopping, dining, cultural exhibitions, ground
transportation, masks and COVID-related protocols and more, visit
https://www.flysfo.com/ [5]. Follow us on twitter.com/flysfo [6] and
facebook.com/flysfo [7].
United Airlines is the preferred airline of the San Francisco Travel Association.
