Member Benefits

Lafayette Travel works year-round to promote Lafayette Parish as a destination and support the businesses and organizations that make our community worth visiting. We connect visitors with local businesses through our Visitor Center, website, visitor guides, and other destination resources while promoting Lafayette through advertising, public relations, social media, trade shows, sales missions, and industry events. Our team works directly with meeting planners, tournament directors, travel professionals, journalists, and content creators to generate visitation and exposure for the destination. We also support festivals, museums, attractions, and nonprofit organizations that enhance the visitor experience. Through these efforts, Lafayette Travel works to strengthen the local tourism economy, bring more visitors to Lafayette Parish, and connect them with the businesses and experiences that make our community unique.

What We Can Do For You

Networking:

Lafayette Travel provides a monthly membership luncheon or social designed to allow its members to network with others in the tourism industry. Members can work together to maximize their business exposure to the events coming to Lafayette. All luncheons and member events include a designated area for members to place brochures, business cards, menus, promotional materials, and other business promotional items. New members are introduced at luncheons and socials, and are encouraged to give a quick introduction to their business. 

Communications

Brochure Display

Members are provided space to display brochures in Lafayette Travel’s Visitor Center, located off the Evangeline Thruway, and in the administrative offices d in downtown Lafayette. 

Publications & Internet

• Allons Inspiration Journal (markets: consumer, meeting planners, sports tournament directors, travel agents, group tour planners, and media).
  • Allons™ in Cajun French means “come now,” or “let’s go,” which perfectly sums up what Lafayette Travel's journal is all about. In addition to serving as a travel resource for visitors, it also shares the stories behind the food, music, culture, and history at the heart of Louisiana's Cajun & Creole country. The content is served up with a heaping helping of witty dialogue and first-hand photography, along with event and artist spotlights, and deep dives into some of the most time-honored Cajun & Creole traditions, all written by locals. Members are listed in the Allons Inspiration Journal by business service category, so visitors can see what our members offer while they are in the parish!
• Lafayette Travel Membership Directory
  • All members are listed in respective Membership Directories which are published in numerous places, including the website, the Allons Inspiration Journal, and other guides which promote Lafayette as a premier destination for business and leisure travel.  In addition, Lafayette Travel produces a stand-alone Membership Directory available in numerous locations throughout the region, making members more visible to all traveling to Lafayette Parish.   
• LafayetteTravel.com - the official tourism site for the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
  • This resource allows visitors to plan their trip by reviewing what Lafayette has to offer and learn more about our members and what they provide for our guests. From attractions and hotels to nightlife, restaurants, festivals, and sample itineraries for families, couples, and individual travelers, the LafayetteTravel.com website is the single greatest planning resource for those coming to our amazing Parish. Note – Though the purpose of Lafayette Travel is to promote all business in the parish, members receive priority placement of listings on the website in all categories.
• The Lafayette Travel Extranet (LTE) - Sales leads, the convention calendar, and your LafayetteTravel.com listing
  • Members have access to the Lafayette Travel Extranet system, allowing you to receive direct communication regarding new events that have chosen Lafayette Parish as the host destination. The LTE system includes a convention calendar and direct contact information for planners bringing events to Lafayette, allowing members to promote their businesses to event producers. Members can use the LTE to update their organizational information displayed on the LCVC website and in all printed publications, and submit member events for publication on the member event calendar. The LTE also provides the opportunity for member hotels and lodging businesses to receive direct housing leads from the sales team working to secure room blocks for potential events. These “RFP”s allow the sales team to analyze available rooms across the parish as well as room rates, and provide the members the ability to offer special rooms, rates, and dates to the client directly. Access to sales leads is available only to Full Members, defined as lodging members in Lafayette Parish, as well as non-lodging members within a 30-mile radius of Lafayette center. Exceptions for associations, businesses, and corporations may be granted for room-night generating entities including, but not limited to, bus companies, airlines, state associations, and tour services.

Statewide Sales Missions

Throughout the year, Lafayette Travel may host sales missions throughout the state to introduce associations and event producers to the many benefits of hosting their event right here in Lafayette Parish. Member partners can participate in these sales missions as an exhibiting member of the community. These events are limited in nature due to venue size and are available to members on a first-come, first-serve basis. We announce upcoming sales missions through the Lafayette Travel Extranet and the monthly Member Connection newsletter. 

EatLafayette Recognition Program (limited to Locally Owned Restaurants in Lafayette Parish)

Members receive priority placement listing in the EatLafayette app. The app is promoted through numerous hotels, event venues, event guides, trade show and conference programs, consumer events, and outdoor advertising, ensuring guest travelers to Lafayette Parish can easily find a locally owned restaurant near their location and the events they are attending. As a member, you get priority placement in all searches, geofencing listings, and categories.

Destination Travel Network Member-Only Advertising Opportunities

The Destination Travel Network has partnered with Lafayette Travel to develop a unique, sponsored content program that will deliver your message on LafayetteTravel.com in front of a highly qualified, ready-to-spend visitor audience. The DTN Paid Content program offers a variety of placements and programs that can be tailored to meet your specific marketing plans and budget needs. The DTN team also offers free creative services to help get your program running quickly, easy access to performance reporting, and a friendly support team.