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CITY LIMITLESS®

Visit Mesa offers support to local, domestic and international travel media and freelance travel writers visiting Arizona on assignment. In addition to planning customized, individual media tours – the following group tours will be offered:

Thrillseekers have long known that Arizona is a playground for pursuing nearly every outdoor sport imaginable. Mesa shares a border with the Tonto National Forest, the

fifth-largest forest in the country, and is surrounded by water with three lakes and two rivers just outside the city’s hotel lobbies. This media tour will focus on these distinct

outdoor pursuits that are in high-demand by today’s adventure-loving travelers. Experiences may include a guided sunrise hike into the Superstition Wilderness, a group (SUP) paddle along the canyon walls of Saguaro Lake, a leisurely float

along the storied Salt River and an off-road Hummer adventure showcasing Arizona’s starry night skies. Mesa was also named one of Forbes magazine’s Best

Cycle Cities and we’ll show off this bike-friendly community with a guided mountain-biking adventure at the newest Desert Trails Park.

DESERT EXPLORER:

~ February 10-13, 2016 ~Let’s Play! Outdoor Fun in the Southwest

In Mesa City Limitless, our bountiful harvest is one that we proudly share with our visitors. Serving as a culinary gateway in Arizona, the neighboring farms in and around Mesa are providing a continuous bounty of seasonal goods for visitors to enjoy – along with tailored foodie experiences that are unique to the region and the

local flavors of Arizona. This media tour will feature harvest celebration events at Queen Creek Olive Mill, Schnepf Farms, Hayden Flour Mill and True Garden, and culminate with the ever-popular culinary travel experience Outstanding in the Field. This event returns to Agritopia, recognized

by the New York Times as one of the nation’s leading ‘agrihoods’ and urban farms. The dinner series will feature renowned chefs from Scottsdale and Phoenix. Additional culinary tours and experiences will be arranged in these partner cities.

CELEBRATING ARIZONA’S HARVEST IN CITY LIMITLESS® FEATURING THE NATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED

CULINARY SERIES OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD~ Oct. 25 – 29, 2015 / Partner: Visit Phoenix ~

~ Oct. 26 – 30, 2015 / Partner: Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau ~

Priority will be given to travel writers with advance, confirmed assignments for covering Mesa, Arizona and our surrounding destinations. Recent article clippings are appreciated. Media-rates are available for all experiences upon request. Please note, listed media tours may change and are subject to availability. Participation is not guaranteed.

Amy McConnell480-682-3678, Amy@VisitMesa.com

CONTACT: Michelle Streeter480-682-3638, Michelle@VisitMesa.com

@VisitMesaPR#MesaCityLimitless

This is a tour for the tastebuds with foodie-driven experiences that start in the southern region of the state and head north. Feast on smoky, spicy moles and street tacos in Tucson and Tuscan-inspired cuisine in Queen Creek, and tour the citrus wonderland that is still prevalent in Mesa. This tour will focus on so many of Arizona’s identifiable culinary charms. Date shakes and Sonoran hot dogs will be on the menu, as will Arizona wines, award-winning craft brews and local spirits. Don’t miss the many interactive and educational foodie tours along the Agritourism Trail in City Limitless® and beyond.

TASTE OF ARIZONA

PLAY BALL! SPRING TRAINING

~ Nov. 15 – 19, 2015 / Partner: Visit Tucson ~

~ March 2016 ~

Calories burned and earned is the motto on this tour timed to the new year. Visit Mesa’s annual Southwest sojourn will feature a guided vision-hike with Meaning in Motion/Core Clarity, yoga in the desert, an herbal tea and tincture making class at Southwest Herb, and nutritional seminars at Queen Creek Olive Mill featuring their new Olive Spa product line and Mesa’s newest wellness attraction, True Garden, a vertical greenhouse featuring living food. Life is about balance and adopting this practice through our travels is vital for renewal and growth. Preference given to media with fitness and/or health, wellness and beauty focus in their planned coverage.

TRAVEL WELL: FITNESS & FOCUS IN THE DESERT

~ January 13 – 16, 2016 ~

Individual media tours for travel writers and journalists on assignment for the Arizona Spring Training experience are offered all March long. Mesa is the Spring Training home to two teams and two stadiums: Chicago

Cubs at Sloan Park and Oakland Athletics at Hohokam Stadium. Game schedules available in 2016.