Mission
The Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority's (bat365平台用户官网) mission is to proactively recruit, develop, and financially support and partner with events, festivals, programs and activities that are innovative, high quality and representative of our City, which garner positive and or noteworthy media awareness, which enhance and augment the reputation of Miami Beach and the experience for tourists, year-round and significantly impact our local hospitality and culinary business.
The bat365平台用户官网 has been recognized by world-renowned entities such as the World Travel Awards™ brand, recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire; Travel Weekly's Magellan Awards, and locally by The Miami Today:
- 2024 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Hospitality Marketing-Mobile App for Hospitality, Gold
- 2024 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: United States - Overall Destinations-City for Destinations, Silver
- 2024 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Social Media Campaign for Hospitality - Beyond the Beach, Silver
- 2024 World Travel Awards: North America's Leading City Destination
- 2024 World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Honeymoon Destination
- 2023 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: LGBTQ+ Destination, Destination App (EXP Miami Beach Tours App), Gold
- 2023 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Best Beaches, Adventure Destination, Hospitality Social Media, Silver
- 2023 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Beach Destination
- 2023 World Travel Awards Leading City Destination
- 2022 World Travel Awards: World's Leading Lifestyle Destination 2022
- 2022 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Hospitality Marketing - Social Media for Hospitality @ExperienceMiamiBeach, Gold
- 2022 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations – Culinary Destination for Destinations – Culinary Mecca, Silver
- 2022 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading City Destination
- 2022 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2021 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading City Destination
- 2021 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2020 World Travel Awards: World’s Leading Lifestyle Destination
- 2020 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Destination
- 2020 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2020 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations - Cultural and Arts, Gold
- 2020 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations - Family Destination, Silver
- 2020 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards: Overall Destinations - Honeymoon Destination, Silver
- 2020 Travvy Awards: Best LGBTQ Destination, Silver
- 2020 Travvy Awards: Best Luxury Destination U.S. & Canada, Silver
- 2020 Travvy Awards: Best Tourism Board U.S. & Canada, Silver
- 2020 Flagler Award-Visit Florida: Creativity in Public Relations
- 2019 World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Beach Destination
- 2019 World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Honeymoon Destination
- 2019 World Travel Awards: North America's Leading Tourist Board
- 2019 Travvy Awards: Best Honeymoon Destination, U.S. & Canada, Gold
- 2019 Travvy Awards: Best Tourism Board, U.S. & Canada, Silver
- 2018 Magellan Awards: Best Overall Honeymoon Destination in the United States & Canada, Gold
- 2018 Magellan Awards: Best Overall Beach Destination in the United States & Canada, Silver
- 2018 Magellan Awards: Best Overall Spa Destination in the United States & Canada, Silver
- 2018 World Travel Awards: Leading Honeymoon Destination
- 2018 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2017 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Beach Destination
- 2017 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2017 Miami Today: Gold Medal Award
- 2017 Magellan Awards: Miami Beach named Best Overall Beach Destination in U.S./Canada, Gold
- 2018 Travvy Awards: Miami Beach named Best LGBTQ Destination, Domestic, Gold
- 2017 Travvy Awards: Miami Beach named Best LGBTQ Destination, Domestic, Gold
- 2017 Travvy Awards: Best Luxury Destination, U.S./Canada, Silver
- 2016 Travvy Awards: Best LGBTQ Destination-Domestic Category, Gold
- 2016 Travvy Awards: Best Luxury Destinations-US/Canada Category, Silver
- 2016 World Travel Awards: North America’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2016 World Travel Awards: World’s Leading Tourist Board
- 2016 Magellan Awards: Destination Winner for Overall Destinations, Beaches in U.S./Canada, Silver
- 2016 Magellan Awards: Beaches Destinations category in the USA/Canada, Silver
- 2016 Travvy Awards: Best Wedding Destination in U.S./Canada
- 2015 Magellan Awards: Spalicious Miami Beach, Overall Best Spa Destination in U.S./Canada, Silver
- 2014 Magellan Awards: Miami Beach Information App, Gold
The Board
The bat365平台用户官网 is a seven member authority, appointed by the City of Miami Beach Commission, with the goal of encouraging, developing and promoting the image of Miami Beach locally, nationally and internationally as a vibrant community and superb tourist destination.
Visual Memoirs Project
A visual library of recorded and detailed history of Miami Beach through personal interviews of Miami Beach residents, including collateral materials about the history of Miami Beach, and comprehensive museum exhibits.
Meeting Agendas
All Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority Board meetings are open to the public. Agendas from FY 2023/2024 Board meetings may be found here.
Meeting Minutes
bat365平台用户官网 Board meeting are available through a Public Records Request through the City of Miami Beach Clerk’s office.
Program of Work
View our full annual reports that detail how the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (bat365平台用户官网) supports various events and programs throughout the city.