RICHMOND, British Columbia, Aug. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Richmond, BC is offering meeting planners who book a meeting in 2013 up to $2013 in savings towards their Richmond, BC meeting costs and group master folio. Located right next door to Vancouver, BC, Richmond is growing in popularity as an ideal meetings destination on the West Coast with meeting planners booking small or medium meetings. Meeting space in Richmond, BC provides accessibility, affordability, high quality meeting venues and unique delegate experiences unlike anything in North America.
"For any planner looking to the West Coast, we invite them to put Richmond, BC on their consideration and RFP list," said Gayle Morris, Director of Sales at Tourism Richmond. "Richmond has great delegate appeal as a destination, presents a savings of over 30 per cent over big cities, is highly accessible and offers a booking incentive that provides that all important value and ROI that every meeting planner is looking for."
Meeting facilities in Richmond are best suited for organizations hosting events with up to 500 delegates. Richmond, BC has a wide range of meeting rooms and conference space throughout 27 name brand hotels with 5,000 guest rooms. With wineries to explore, 800+ restaurants (400 of which are Asian), a casino, top notch shopping, National Historic Sites, plus nature parks and walks, meeting planners have plenty of options for pre and post meeting activities to please everyone. Most importantly, the key to meeting and event success is having the advice and support of Tourism Richmond's on the ground team who make life for the meeting planner easier than ever with their personalized "can do" meeting service approach.
To receive the up to $2013 credit, bookings must be made by December 31, 2013 for a minimum of 10 peak rooms (based on a two-night minimum stay). Some conditions apply. For more information visit www.tourismrichmond.com/meetings-conventions
Submit your Meeting RFP here.
Visit www.tourismrichmond.com, send a tweet to www.twitter.com/MeetNRichmondBC
or click "like" on www.facebook.com/RichmondBC.
About Tourism Richmond
Tourism Richmond is a non-profit, membership driven destination marketing organization (DMO). The primary mandate of Tourism Richmond is to enhance awareness about the destination through sales and marketing initiatives and by providing excellent visitor and member services. Ultimately, Tourism Richmond's goal is to increase economic activity related to tourism for the City of Richmond and all stakeholders. Tourism Richmond is British Columbia's fourth largest DMO and a former Venue City for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. For more information, visit www.tourismrichmond.com.
Media Contacts
Michelle Dunn, Director of Communications, Tourism Richmond: 604-821-5481, 778-822-5481 (cell) or mdunn@tourismrichmond.com
Kate Rogers, Tartan Group: 604-682-8811 or kate@tartangroup.ca
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