Event Planners See Green with Newest Incentives From Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau

"Two aggressive destination marketing promotions restore budgets with instant money

Ontario, CA ? All event and meeting planners who have not finalized 2010 event locations and venues have an unprecedented opportunity before them: Send a RFP to the Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau, and it will either meet or beat pricing on any proposal. Third party meeting planners with Helms Briscoe and Conference Direct will receive an instant 10% commission upfront upon the confirmation of an event.

?We know planners are expected to generate the highest return on their investment, while maintaining or increasing attendance at their events is paramount," said Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO and President Bob Brown. ?We have always prided ourselves on helping to secure rates that allow clients to host events on or under budget ? and these promotions achieve just that."

?The Ontario, Southern California RFP Challenge!" offers savings on venue and hotel reservations for events that are confirmed and actualized in 2010. If the event is within the continental U.S. or Hawaii, planners simply submit the proposal to the Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Bureau will work with comparable hotels to either meet or beat the room rate, dates, meeting space facility and room rate requirements. In addition, the Ontario Convention Center will provide the group up to a 20 percent rebate to the maser account if the event is confirmed and actualized in 2010.

?Book Now ? Get Paid Now!" offers an immediate 10 percent, upfront commission to Helms Briscoe and Conference Direct planners who book meetings or events between now and December 31, 2010. The promotion also includes: one per 25 complimentary policy and 50 percent attrition. The Ontario Convention Center will provide the group up to a 20 percent rebate to the master account if the event is confirmed and actualized in 2010.

?The Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau is committed to helping event planners reduce what matters to them most: the bottom line," said Brown. ?Never before have event planners had to be so focused on increasing event ROI. OCVB is attuned to this demand, and prepared to partner with them as a budget management partner."

The Bureau is also rolling out an event-marketing program designed to assist meeting and event planners market their events more effectively, while also maximizing their budgets. The program is essentially a 12-item a la carte menu from which the meeting or event planner can customize an event marketing program to fit their needs.

To save money on planning your event, call the Bureau?s Director of Sales and Marketing, Amita Patel, at (909) 937-3002.

About the Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau
The purpose of the Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau is to provide the meeting planner with "one-stop shopping" when booking business within the city. Whether the group business is hotel-only, a citywide, convention center only with minimal room nights, special events or sporting events, the Ontario CVB will provide the assistance the meeting planner needs to have a successful event. The Bureau?s sales team is housed inside the Ontario Convention Center; this provides the meeting planner with immediate answers for date availability and detailed information about the Convention Center. For more information about the Ontario Convention and Visitors Bureau, operated by Philadelphia-based SMG, visit www.ontariocc.com or call (909) 937-3000.

About the Ontario Convention Center
The Ontario Convention Center is contemporary in design and equipped with the latest in technology. The Convention Center boasts over 225,000 total square feet of exhibit, meeting and function space. An ideal venue for conventions, tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Convention Center provides a full range of technology services, including Wi-Fi, Internet, DS3 and video-conferencing capabilities. For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, operated by Philadelphia-based SMG, visit www.ontariocc.com or call (909) 937-3000.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 200 venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than 10 million feet of exhibition space."