McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau

Specialties

The McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau is the first stop for most visitors to our community and we love sharing our town with them! We strive to help visitors have the best possible experience while here by providing a variety of printed information and in-​person interaction with visitors in our McKinney Visitors Center, via our website and our various social media avenues (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, blog, and more). We also work with groups to support events held here through securing hotel room blocks, providing goody bags and literature for attendees, and matching event organizers’ needs with service providers and vendors who can help make the events successful. We also work to bring travel writers and television and movie crews so they can take the stories and images of our community out to a wide audience!

The MCVB is a entity within the city government, run by a 9-​member board appointed by the City Council. We are funded by a percentage of the city’s collected lodging tax.

History

Established in 1999.

When the organization first started serving visitors to McKinney, it was located on the downtown square and was known as McKinney Tourism Services. The office then moved into the Chamber of Commerce building on Virginia near Central Expressway, and operated as an entity within the Chamber. In 2007, the organization, per a City Council vote, was renamed the McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau and was transitioned out from under the Chamber, operating as an independent organization within the city. Still reporting to a Board of Directors, the MCVB also added two position to its staff and moved to a new location. Then Christmas week of 2012, the MCVB relocated its office back to the downtown square where they plan to stay, as the historic downtown is the primary attraction that brings visitors to McKinney again and again.

Meet the Manager

Dee-​dee G.

Manager

Diana joined the MCVB in 2007, first as the Tourism Services Representative then becoming Tourism Sales Manager in 2008. In May 2012, she was named by the MCVB Board of Directors as the organization’s Interim Executive Director.

Diana has a B.S. from Texas Women’s University (Denton, 2006) and is a member of Theta Kappa Honors Fraternity (1987 – 88, 2002-​06). Ms. Guerra became a Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) in 2009 and, in 2012, completed two parts of her Tourism Destination Marketing (TDM) Certification Program — Tourism Sales and Group Sales. She also completed Destination Marketing Sales Academy Destination Selling I & II in November 2008 through Destination Marketing Association International.

McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau also recommends

Chestnut Square Historic Village

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Landmarks & Historical Buildings

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Museums

Dee-​dee G. says,

«Home to McKinney’s wonderful Farmers Market, Chestnut Square is home to the county’s oldest homes as well as being a popular wedding and event venue.»

Heard-​Craig Center for the Arts

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Landmarks & Historical Buildings

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Museums

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Party & Event Planning

Dee-​dee G. says,

«Visit the historic Heard-​Craig House, its adjacent carriage house, Katie’s Gardens and the Heard-​Craig Performance Hall, all popular event venues.»

McKinney Performing Arts Center

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reviews

Performing Arts

Dee-​dee G. says,

«The McKinney Performing Arts Center in the center of the downtown square, offers a variety of spaces for events or meetings.»

North Texas History Center

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Museums

Dee-​dee G. says,

«Now known as the Collin County Historical Society, this wonderful museum (in the 1911 Post Office) hosts exhibits and educational presentations.»