Membership FAQ.

My Business is not directly involved with visitors. Should I join SCVA anyway? While you may not offer a service directly to the visitor, your business might be important to front line hospitality businesses like hotels, restaurants, car rental agencies, etc. Many "non-visitor industry" businesses join SCVA to form relationships with front-line visitor service businesses. Some examples are web designers, banks, accountants, promotional products companies and video production companies.

How is the SCVA different from a Chamber of Commerce? Convention and Visitors Associations (CVA) are similar to Chambers of Commerce in that both organizations develop the economic health and vitality of the community. CVA's use tourism and convention marketing as an economic development strategy. A Chamber of Commerce will usually have a broader focus for developing the business community. For information on membership in the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, visit salemchamber.org

I don't have time to go to networking events. Will I miss out on other benefits because I can't participate? While networking is a great membership benefit, there are a lot of other benefits that don't require your participation. Some examples are listings in SCVA's publications, newsletter inserts and advertising leads, to name a few.

Can you build a link from the Salem Visitor Information website to my business' website? A link is included in the SCVA membership benefit package at no additional cost.

Do Visitors really come to Salem? What do they come to see? Visitors really do come to Salem! Some of our most visited attractions are the State Capitol, Bush House, Historic Deepwood Estate, AC Gilbert's Discovery Village and Salem's Riverfront Carousel. Also, visitors to regional attractions like Silver Falls State Park and The Oregon Garden use Salem as "home base" for their adventures in the two county area.