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Explore Asheville is a meeting planner's best first point of contact to find the right size fit for a meeting in Asheville. Our complimentary services save time and effort, and working with our team makes planners eligible for Exclusive Services.

NOT JUST MEETING. EXCEEDING.

Named Lonely Planet’s “#1 Best in the U.S. Destination for 2017" and long celebrated for its bohemian flavor and superb quality of life, Asheville exceeds the expectations of meeting and conference planners. Asheville has 8,000 hotel rooms, the Asheville Regional Airport, with non-stops and easy connections through major US hubs and a range of conference hotel options. Explore Asheville offers vital planning services to help create the most successful meeting ever. Our award winning staff is a meeting planner’s connection to the best local information to find the right hotel and create memorable destination experiences for attendees. Working with our team makes planners eligible to our full menu of Exclusive Services, which includes the Have More Fun on Us incentive program, registration staffing, attraction value cards for attendees and more. Come see for yourself and join us for our Asheville 48-Hour Experience.

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Not Just Meeting. Exceeding.

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“You have an amazing staff and all CVBs should take your lead on how to welcome and work with meeting planners and visitors to their city.  I know if…my travels bring me back to Asheville or through Asheville, I have wonderful people I can contact.

Kathi Bretcko
Executive Director
Independent Laboratory Distributors Association

Industry Recognition

  • 2019 Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award
  • 2019 ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Award 
  • 2018 Stella Awards Finalist: Best CVB Southeast Region
  • 2018 Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award
  • 2017 Stella Awards Finalist: Best CVB Southeast Region
  • 2016 Prevue Visionary Award Gold Winner: Best Planner Support from CVB, Southeast
  • 2016 Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Award
  • 2015 M&C Gold Service Award

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