Advertising & Marketing Opportunities

Official 2025 Love Catalina Island Visitors Guide

Each year we produce the Catalina Island Visitors Guide as our #1 fulfillment piece and a primary source of information for visitors planning a trip to the island. This attractive, magazine style publication is designed to sell Catalina Island to prospective visitors as a premier, year-round vacation destination.

View 2025 details
Printed each year in January, for distribution throughout the coming year. 
Advertising Contact: Michelle Warner, michelle@lovecatalina.com

Island Map & Directory 2025-26 

End of January/early February: Ad & listing sales begin via email and snail mail.
Ad spaces are available first-come, first-served, one per member business.
February 24, 2025: Ad & listing contracts due
March 3, 2025: Artwork and payment due
April: 175,000 maps printed April 2025
Advertising Contact: Michelle Warner, michelle@lovecatalina.com
2025-26 Map Advertising information  View details 

Annual Events & Programs

AAA Mailing Opportunity: include your flyer or rack card (fee) in the annual AAA travel office mailing, each year in late Jan/early Feb, contact Michelle Warner: michelle@lovecatalina.com
Taste Around Avalon: 1st Thursday after Memorial Day, May 29, 2025. Sign ups (sent via email and Thursday Update e-newsletter) begin late March/early April. Kick-off to the Annual Avalon Restaurant Week. more info
Shop Catalina: 1st Saturday in December, kick off December 6, 2025. Treasure Card Hunt & Prize Entries, December 6-13, 2025. (sent via email and Thursday Update e-newsletter) begin mid to late Oct., due mid-November. more info
New Year's Eve Gala Hotel Package Opportunity: hotels/properties offering reservations (at a discounted price, keep the commission or pass the savings along to your guests) to the Gala will be featured on our New Year's Eve event page. Contact Carmen for more information & to participate.

Membership & Mixers

Membership/Renewals: renewals mailed to all members May/June each year, due July 1st (fiscal year July 1, 2025 –June 30, 2026). New member application and info.
Contact: Carmen Chavez, 310-510-1520 or carmen@lovecatalina.com

Member Mixers: Typically held the third Thursday of each month, except August and December. Open to all members to participate.
Contact: Janet DeMyer; janet@lovecatalina.com

Consumer Email Blast

Sales open in Member Portal 2 x’s/year: April (Q3/Q4) & November (Q1/Q2)
Be a part of our twice monthly consumer eblasts! Get in front of 132,000 consumers interested in receiving special offers and information about Catalina Island. Our average open rate is 32%! Each participant receives space for an image, an offer and 3 links back to your website. The cost is just $300 per ad. View upcoming eblast dates in the member portal or see below

2025 Consumer Eblast Schedule: January - June

• January 8, January 22
• February 5, February 19
• March 5, March 19
• April 2, April 16
• May 7, May 21
• June 4, June 18

Contact: Lynn Stevenson; lynn@lovecatalina.com
Sign up in the Member Portal

Website Sponsored Ads

Promote your business 24/7 on LoveCatalina.com. While every member receives a free business listing, advertising on the site increases exposure to prospective visitors and can significantly increase referrals to your website. Each participant receives one ad with an image, text and trackable link back your website, appearing on all main navigational page of LoveCatalina.com. The cost is just $250 per month.
Contact: Lynn Stevenson; lynn@lovecatalina.com
Sign up in the Member Portal

Public Relations

Promote your business by sharing your news and press releases with us. News can be included within the Press Release section of this website and used to promote your business and Love Catalina to media within our Press Releases. Send news to catalina@62above.com.

Travel Trade Show Program

Fiscal year program, July-June Co-op buy-in, various $ per show/day Show sign ups in Fall, open to all members
Contact: Michelle Warner 310-510-7653 or michelle@lovecatalina.com

Thursday Update

Emailed to all members every Thursday am; free for members to include a press release due by noon on Wednesday. Member Portal upload preferred. Also, use the Member Portal to add your "Member to Member" offers to this page.
Send info/updates/inquiries to: thursdayupdate@lovecatalina.com

Rack Card Displays at the Visitor Center

It's FREE for members to display a 4x9 rack card in the brochure racks at the Love Catalina Island Visitor Center on the Green Pleasure Pier. Drop your rack cards at the Visitor Center. If you have Q's or aren't sure if we already have your brochures, stop by the Visitor Center.
Contact: Carmen Chavez 310-510-1520 or carmen@lovecatalina.com.

Mainland Terminals Brochure Distribution

Get your magazine or brochure in the hands of visitors on their way to Catalina Island. Certified Folder Display's Catalina mainland terminal brochure display rack program is offered exclusively to Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority members at a low monthly rate. Our Catalina Island information displays are located at all the major Catalina mainland terminals. Cost: varies (as low as $50/month).

How to sign up:
Download the Mainland Terminal Brochure Distribution flyer for more information, including rates and how to sign up.