HTL 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Meeting And Convention Planner

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTL 503
• Professor: Judy Healy

Document Summary

Meeting people gathered to discuss a topic. Convention series of meetings with a tradeshow/exhibit attached. City wide convention many people attending several hotels needed to accommodate all. City wide as in how many hotels used the room nights. Incentive a reward given to those who qualify. In house: planner is an employee of the company whose role is to plan events. Third party planners: meeting management company, planner is part of a large company hired to orchestrate the meeting/convention services, example: conference direct. Create a bid proposal to solicit the (international_ convention to your destination. Officially hire a meeting planner and go over again the objectives and convention program outline. Send out a request for proposal (rfp) to potential properties.