Membership Benefits

Marketing, Visibility & Promotion

• Free business listing in the annual Catalina Island Visitors Guide and on LoveCatalina.com
• CRM/member portal access to build and manage your business profile on LoveCatalina.com, which attracts over 1 million annual visitors
• Display advertising opportunities in the Visitors Guide, Island Map, and website banners
• Lodging members receive free listing on LoveCatalina.com’s Book Direct booking engine
• Referral of visitors seeking your products and services
• Promotion through public relations programs and media outreach
• Amplification across Love Catalina social media channels (200,000+ followers), including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X
• Opportunity to submit featured ads or coupons in monthly visitor email campaigns (131,000+ subscribers; small fee applies)
• Opportunity to share upcoming events, business updates, and newsworthy announcements in the weekly Thursday Update e-newsletter
• Free website promotion of events, specials and packages, including inclusion on the “This Week on Catalina Island” page
• Cooperative advertising and promotional opportunities at specially negotiated rates
• Free use of the Love Catalina content library (photo & video assets)
• Free brochure display (4” x 9”) at the Visitor Center on the Green Pleasure Pier
• Opportunity to distribute brochures in mainland terminals through Certified Travel Media
• Participation in the Catalina Island Gift Certificate Program
• Participation in consumer and trade shows, including niche market opportunities

Networking, Education & Engagement

• Opportunity to host or attend monthly Member Mixers (typically held the third Thursday of each month; no mixers in August or December)
• Monthly committee meetings
• Annual Membership Meeting & Installation Dinner
• Annual Marketing Conference
• Access to sponsored seminars and workshops at member rates
• Opportunities to volunteer on committees
• Weekly Thursday Update member e-newsletter

Advocacy & Business Representation

• Representation at local, state, and federal levels of government
• Opportunities to help shape policies affecting local businesses
• Participation in local forums, surveys and questionnaires
• “Fixers”, meetings and collaborative discussions to address business-related issues