NAICS 561591

What is the NAICS code 561591?

The NAICS code 561591 is applied to those industries related to Convention and Visitors Bureaus.

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in marketing and promoting communities and facilities to businesses and leisure travelers through a range of activities, such as assisting organizations in locating meeting and convention sites; providing travel information on area attractions, lodging accommodations, restaurants; providing maps; and organizing group tours of local historical, recreational, and cultural attractions.

Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 561591 in the North American Industry Classification System.

This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:

• 56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
• 561 - Administrative and Support Services
• 5615 - Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
• 56159 - Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
• 561591 - Convention and Visitors Bureaus

Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 561591

NAFTA

This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Related codes

The NAICS industry 561591 has the following cross-references:

• Organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place) are classified in Industry 561920, Convention and Trade Show Organizers.
• Organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as festivals (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place) are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events.

Related activities

Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Convention and Visitors Bureaus industry (NAICS Code 561591):

• Convention and visitors bureaus
• Convention bureaus
• Tourism bureaus
• Tourist information bureaus
• Visitor information centers
• Visitors bureaus