8 Reasons to Send Your RFP to Explore Asheville

Downtown Asheville

Explore Asheville has the tools to help meeting planners achieve successful and memorable meetings. Our complimentary services save planners time and help them make the smartest decisions.

Here are 8 reasons you should send your next RFP to Explore Asheville.

1. Personalized hotel selection assistance

Explore Asehville staff will qualify your hotel options, answer all your questions and help you select the meeting hotel that’s right for your meeting.

2. Site visit planning

Why schedule your site visit itinerary on your own? Leave it to our experts who will roll out the red carpet, provide transportation and tag along with you to help your busy day(s) go smoothly.

3. Incentives

Our Have More Fun on Us incentive program offers planners of qualified meetings up to $5,00 towards unique Asheville experiences. Send your RFP to the CVB to inquire about financial assistance that’s available to win your business.

4. Exclusive services

The Explore Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau is an industry trendsetter with a full menu of Exclusive Services for meeting planners who source meetings through the CVB. Services include registration staffing, welcome gifts for your VIPs, access to incentive funds and more.

5. Time-saving help from destination experts 

Our staff knows which restaurants have private rooms for 33 people, how to plan a food foraging team building adventure and how to contact that one street musician you saw two years ago to play at your opening reception. Call before you start Googling.

6. Attendance-building tools

We are expert destination marketers who offer marketing toolkits for meeting planners to help entice attendance —and show off your excellent destination decision.

7. Attendee satisfaction

Happy attendees make for a successful meeting. We can provide visitor information, maps, access to area attraction deals, a hospitality table and more to help your attendees connect to the destination and have memorable experiences.

8. Exceptional customer service

Our team has a proven track record of going above and beyond, and we genuinely want your meeting to be a smashing success. 

Contact our team or send your RFP today!