Get Instant Access To Meeting Planner Tips

Enter your name and email address for instant access to our special offers: A video on Negotiating Your Meeting and a special report on How a CVB Can Save You Time and Money Finding the Right Fit for Your Meeting.

When Researching Meeting Venues and Event Planning...

One of your biggest challenges as a meeting planner is to FIND the right location for your next meeting, whether large or small. It is time consuming and often frustrating to find the right meeting space, the correct space, at the best cost. Well, you've come to the right place. empowerMINT.com is powered by the BEST convention & visitor bureaus, representing each of the nation's finest meeting destinations. And they exist to help you FIND the perfect hotel or conference locations. All for FREE. So what's the catch?

The services of our convention and visitor bureaus are not FREE at all... but they are FREE to you, the meeting planner, because as not-for-profit organizations or government agencies, their services are already paid for by local hotel lodging taxes or assessments. So WHY NOT take advantage of the local advice and services our convention and visitor bureaus have to offer.

empowerMINT.com will help you easily search for destinations based on your meeting needs, demystify the location of hotels and meeting facilities with maps customized for planners, and help send your meeting requirements RFPs(*request for proposal) directly to a destination expert.

Start your search today using the form on the left of this screen. If you're new to empowerMINT.com or stuck on how to get started, watch the video above.

As is the case for all large medical congresses, the preparatory route is a long one and requires the cooperation of all kinds of local and national organizations. Having been planning this congress for the past 6 years, I pay high tribute to the Vancouver Convention Bureau which helped us enormously in drawing up the bid and pulling in the congress. There's a lot of hard work involved in bringing more than 4,000 delegates to a city. Especially lots of collaborative work! — Professor Dr. Paul Keown
Director of Immunology & Head of Nephrology, University of BC
The Transplantation Society

We had our second highest attendance in Philadelphia. Everyone was supportive of the Society during the Annual Meeting. Any issues were dealt with quickly and I was kept informed of any potential problems immediately. — Jane Day, CMP
Director of Meeting Services
Society of Nuclear Medicine

"The Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau was extremely helpful in identifying sites for our Board retreat.  We could not have been more pleased with the entire experience.  We were able to dine as a group at several great locations, and although there was not a lot of free time in our schedule, our Board members were easily able to take in a quick hike or some sightseeing down on Pearl Street.” — Barbara Andelman, Esq.
Executive Director
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Staffing at all hotels, convention center, center suppliers, and CVB was outstanding! Excellent across the board, proactive, friendly, knowledgeable, and timely from the minute we considered Memphis to post-event. — Rebecca Burns

National PTA

"The staff and attention to detail was amazing. Several attendees approached me and said that we had fulfilled their life-long dream of staying at the Hotel Roanoke." — Trish Clark
ACSR, DAE, CPIW
National Association of Insurance Women- Region II Co-Chair

A Keeper... Peter (PRCB’s Destination Sales) was so fun and entertaining when we went to Arecibo. I really enjoyed the site tour and he has a wealth of knowledge with regard to the island, culture and points of interest. One of the best tours I have ever had! — Lelah Doyle
President
Event Lodgix, Stratowave Corporation

"Thank you [Greater Richmond CVB] for your excellent customer service ... I know that you were managing the needs of the entire meeting as well as other vendors but you made us feel like we were your ONLY customer! Thanks for being flexible and accommodating our needs throughout the week." — Kathy Miller
VP of Sales and Marketing
Immunalysis Corporation

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Greenville to visit the Hyatt Regency and explore the city as a possible meeting site for our annual meeting (500-700 people). Greenville has the amenities we need for our meeting, is pretty central in our region, and is not as expensive as Charlotte and Atlanta. I hope to convince our board to not only commit for 2010 but also to return many times in the upcoming years." — Carolynn Berry, Ph.D.
Executive Director of SEACSM
Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine

We exhibited and made two presentations at the convention center. The convention center facilities were fantastic, and the food at the noon buffets was outstanding. This was the best conference for meeting potential customers that we ever experienced since the company was formed six years ago. I want to thank you for your assistance.... You have a good thing going in Raleigh, and I wish you much success. — Nick Milasnovich
National Sales Manager
PassAssured

"The CVB staff checked in with us frequently and answered our questions in a timely manner. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They all went out of their way to help with anything and everything." — Debra Freed

Minnesota State Square Dance Convention

DestinationFinder

browse All Locations
Intended Destination
(type and press enter)

May 17, 2012
LIVE Webinar – 10 Considerations for Selecting the Perfect Destination for Your Meeting

In this session you will learn:

  • Analyze Your Group Dynamics
  • Consider Your Cost Constraints
  • Ask the Right Questions to Help You Uncover What You’re Really Looking to Find!

All contributing to a perfect match between your meeting and your destination.

Industry Pros: Kristy Breaux, Associate Director, Texas Computer Education
Steve Genovesi, Senior Vice President of Sales, Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau

Moderator: Terri Roberts, Training and Communications for empowerMINT.com

Live Webinar, Thursday, May 17th at 1 PM EST

Meet Your Partners and counting