Group Sales

Howard County Tourism as part of Team Maryland.

Howard County Tourism
Hotel / Group Sales Breakfast Club

Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of every other month from 8:30-10am.
Host venues are asked to provide hot / cold beverages and breakfast snacks for approximately 15-25 meeting attendees.

Thursday, September 10, 2009
TOPIC: Ecotourism panel discussion
TERRAPIN ADVENTURES AT HISTORIC SAVAGE MILL
8600 Foundry Street, Savage, MD 20763, 301-725-1313, www.terrapinadventures.com

Thursday, November 12, 2009
TOPIC: Meet the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival organizers!
HEBRON HOUSE
2331 Calvin Circle, Ellicott City, MD 21042, 410-465-3993 www.hebronhouse.mthebronpc.org

Thursday, January 14, 2010
GUEST SPEAKERS: Mary Jo McCullough, President, Maryland Tourism Council & Maryland Hotel Lodging Association and Amy Winston, Vice President of Membership Development
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT COLUMBIA
7055 Minstel Way, Columbia, MD 21045, www.springhillsuitescolumbia.com

Thursday, March 11, 2010
GUEST SPEAKER: TBA
HILTON COLUMBIA
5485 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-872-9200, www.hilton.com

Thursday, May 13, 2010
GUEST SPEAKER: TBA
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON
8320 Benson Drive, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-872-9200, www.homewoodsuites.com

Thursday, July 8, 2010
GUEST SPEAKER: TBA
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL AND SUITES
6064 Marshlee Drive, Elkridge, MD 21075, www.hiexpress.com/elkridgewes

Group Sales Opportunities and Information

Trade and Consumer Shows
Howard County Tourism Co-Op Trade Show Policy

MD Travel & Tourism Consumer Show, Arundel Mills, August 28—30, 2009 FREE
Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM - 9:30 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Be in front of nearly 50,000 customers during the 2nd busiest time of year! Who should exhibit? attractions, hotels, restaurants, campgrounds, sport fishing charters, golf courses, cruise and tours companies, wineries, etc. e-mail Sue@visithowardcounty.com what 4hr shifts you want…

HSMAI National, Washington DC, September 9-10,
$3500.00 for 10x10 booth, 6 way split, ONLY $585.00 each for one of the two-days!
Planners looking for the magnificent, moderate and everything in between! HSMAI's Affordable Meetings Conference & Exposition attracts motivated planners from all sectors of the industry who attend looking for quality resources to enhance their meetings and events. Example: Association planners,Conference managers, Conference planners,Corporate planners, Government planners, Green Planners, Independent planners, Religious planners, Special Event planners, Trade Show managers

TEAMs New Orleans, LA October 13—17, 2009 (Rachelina Bonacci & Team Maryland)
For the Sports-Event Industry. Exciting conference program with leading experts who share the latest. Informative trade show with more than 300 sports-event suppliers and destinations that provides new contacts and ideas

Meetings QUEST, Washington DC, November 24, 2009
$2,395.00 (two booth delegate registrations)
Since 1984, Meetings Quest has provided a one-day trade show event, specifically designed for the busy meeting professional. With the day's agenda planned to effectively meet an attendee's needs, including valuable and significant educational seminars, an exhibit hall where one can do a month's worth of business in one day, and endless outlets for networking with industry peers - all in a relaxed atmosphere.

ABA National Conference Marketplace / Galas, National Harbor January 15—19, 2009
($4,000.00 Tourism has 4 booth spots and tickets to Maryland Gala event!)
The American Bus Marketplace is the premier business event for the group travel industry. The appointments are the core of the show; which allow Buyers and Sellers to meet face-to-face in prescheduled seven-minute appointments. In addition to the quality appointments, Marketplace offers professional education seminars and numerous networking opportunities.

Destinations Showcase Conference & Expos, Washington, DC, February 25, 2010
$2,850.00 (one booth delegate registration, extra person $350.00)
Taking place annually in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25, 2010, Destinations Showcase Conference & Expos are the meeting industry’s largest forums exclusively bringing attending corporate, government, association, and independent meeting planners together with exhibiting destination marketing organizations (DMOs and CVBs) from the U.S. and beyond.

ASAE Springtime, Washington DC, April 2010
Approximately $3,000 for booth with three delegates
The Springtime Expo is the largest one-day show in the meetings industry. Spend one day with us and head back to the office with tangible takeaways that will jump-start your meeting planning in the year ahead! Network with new and familiar colleagues, elevate your knowledge, and explore hundreds of fabulous destinations, products and services on the expo floor. Stay tuned for the soon to be announced 2010 Springtime Expo date!

Leads

• Tourism tradeshow leads for TEAMs
• Tourism tradeshow leads for HSMAI National Affordable Meetings
• PR Lead need New or Improved Meeting Facilities / Programs for Small Market Meetings, a national monthly newspaper
• Group Sales Leads from Mini-MORE 2008
• Catering Lead-Crab Feast Venues
• Group Sales Lead-Wrestling Camp Opportunity
• Special Event Lead need venue 250-300 people (mostly standing) that allows outside catering
• Group Lead-Student Tour for Bedore Tours
• Group Sales Leads Travel Alliance Partners Marketplace and Maryland on the Road
• Retreat lead G.S. Proctor & Associates Staff Retreat
• DBED marketing department, interesting team building/corporate activities to do in Howard County for a group of 20-plus people, part of “Discover Maryland” program
• National Tour Association Marketplace, Pittsburgh, PA
• Lead-Full Service Hotel Room Request - Jul 31-02, Aug 7-9 2009
• Ontario Motor Coach Association Marketplace, Toronto, Canada
• Lead-April 15-2009 - 11 Quad Rooms for 5 Nights
• Lead-45 Quad Rooms for May 20-22 2009
• RFP for 2009 Sheep & Wool Festival
• Eastern Light Getaways 200+ rooms full service hotel
• Leads from QUEST, Washington, DC
• Resource with Destination DC for Inauguration 2009
• Professional Outdoor Media Association, (POMA) in Maryland in 2011, 100+ rooms
• Lead-One If By Land Tours- 50 Rooms for 2 nights & New Years Eve
• EASTERN LIGHT GETAWAYS 700 Hotel Rooms Request - Feb 19 - 21, Feb 26 – 28
• Tourico Holidays Wholesaler Looking for “F.I.T. - Friendly Hotels”
• Distribution Center Freight Unloaders May 16, 2009, 35 consecutive days (Comfort Suites BWI)
• Maryland Tourism Council Travel & Tourism Summit 2010, 200 rooms
• 11/1/09 The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance Competition
• Baby Shower for 25 w/ F&B
• HSMAI Mid America Leads, 60+ contacts
• ASAE Springtime in the Park, 30+ contacts
• International PowWow Leads (Maryland & Virgina), 80+ contacts
• Maryland Naturist Association, August 2009, 150 guests, meeting space only, no rooms/F&B

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Major Employers

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RFPs

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