Convention Bureaus - a Great Resource
How many times have you, as a meeting/conference planner been faced with no where to go for last minute sources of hotels, materials or transporation? You’ve done your best in your preplanning over the previous months and thought nothing could go wrong. Then, bam! Your hotel has a flood from an unexpected severe rainstorm consequently your group is left without a place to hold your conference; the transporation company went out of business and there is no way to get referrals because you are in a "foreign" city that you know nothing of other sources, and the shipping company delivered your workshop materials to another state! Just when you are at wits end, try contacting the local convention bureau and speak to one of the kind sales representatives. You would not believe how helpful they can be when in a pinch or even when you are in your early stages of planning your event.
Convention bureaus can practically gaurantee that you save money while saving your valuable time in matching up the perfect hotel and resources with your conference. They can often be the planners best friend in these situations! Since they have the inside scoop of the best rates among hotels, the best live entertainment, and an almost exclusive connection with other valuable services that you never even thought of, you may even become the new "hero" to your executive team. Thanks to you and your ingenuity, you topped your last year in imagination and quality of presentation. Isn’t that the whole reason to have a conference again next year?
In conclusion, when planning your next out of state conference, look up your friendly neighborhood convention bureau sales manager.
This issue of "news articles" written by Bruce K. Inouye of www.P2 Events.com
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