Meeting Planner Testimonials

"I love the complimentary RFP Valet service; I sent in my specs, answered a few questions and that was it. Right away I heard back from ConventionPlanit.com and we worked together to identify several high-end New York City properties for my Fortune 100 client. I can't believe how fast ConventionPlanit.com was with the responses. It’s great."

"I met ConventionPlanit.com at the Affordable Meetings Mid-America show and put them to work immediately with an RFP Valet request for European destinations. They responded quickly with tremendous research and attentiveness. I can’t wait to use them for my next RFP - the service is unbelievably helpful and best of all free!"

"I needed to find a property for our national sales meeting. Using the complimentary RFP Valet service, I received quotes only from the types of properties we requested - Four Star/Diamond properties that could fit both our room rate and meeting space needs. We’ll have site inspections completed and a contract signed shortly. I gotta tell you, this whole process is impeccable through you. I can't imagine how much time it would have taken me to complete this process! And you can quote me!"

"I came across ConventionPlanit.com while conducting research online, and I am sure glad I found them! The complimentary RFP Valet service reduced the usual months-long ordeal of finding an appropriate venue, to a few short weeks. ConventionPlanit.com put us in touch with highly experienced contacts who made it all happen quickly and efficiently. We selected a Four Star/Diamond resort perfect for our meeting, and ConventionPlanit.com was the catalyst for coming to this decision. Thank you! I would recommend the RFP Valet service to anyone in a minute."

"We were looking for several properties across the country to host some traveling educational programs, and ConventionPlanit.com got the job done quickly and found just what we needed. The RFP Valet service is incredibly efficient and we got a personal phone call from the staff within minutes of posting our RFP to help us identify the best potential properties. We will use them next time as well!"

"I just recently learned about ConventionPlanit.com when I faced a challenge booking a hotel on short notice in Boston, a tightly booked top-tier market. I love the automated RFP platform where I could easily attach my specs and send one e-mail to multiple properties listed on the ConventionPlanit.com site. When some of the hotels didn’t respond, the ConventionPlanit.com staff stepped in and provided personal support to make sure I got what I needed. The result: I booked the ideal hotel within a few days!"

"Your assistance through the RFP Valet service was invaluable! Virtually all the hotels sent a proposal in response to our RFP, and they all met our criteria. We were able to quickly narrow our search down to five very strong options to make our final decision. I would recommend ConventionPlanit.com and the RFP Valet service to anyone."

"Narrowing down qualified properties for several meetings at the same time from literally thousands of possibilities can be an overwhelming task. But the ConventionPlanit.com RFP Valet service made it easy! Their free assistance helped us identify several excellent choices for a client, and their meetings are now booked and ready to go."

"When I heard about ConventionPlanit.com, I put it into action immediately by sending 14 RFPs directly through the site to properties that could host our next meeting. The ConventionPlanit.com staff was also extremely helpful in following up with properties to make sure we got what we needed. The end result: An excellent contract with a great Four-Diamond resort that is ideal for our meeting!"

"I had more than 30 responses from hotels by using the RFP Valet service! The timeliness of these proposals was important, and the extra effort you put in to make sure we got what we needed was much appreciated. I will definitely use your service again!"

"Sometimes an extra effort is really important in landing meetings business. I recently worked through ConventionPlanit.com to select a meeting site for a client's winter meeting using the RFP Valet service. The personal attention I received from the ConventionPlanit.com executive was outstanding and helped me identify a few top properties to consider. One of the salespeople for the property in Cabo San Lucas even visited me in person with details about their proposal that helped sway the Board of Directors for the association to decide on that property. I was extremely pleased with the entire process."

"When my company needed a site in the Caribbean for our national sales meeting, ConventionPlanit.com quickly helped us narrow down hundreds of potential choices to just a few that met our criteria. I was impressed with how quickly we identified the properties that met our needs, and we ended up with three outstanding options for our final choice. Plus, all this assistance was completely free! I recommend the RFP Valet service to anyone."

"The very best thing I’ve done all year is search the Internet and find ConventionPlanit.com. This was my first attempt at planning a sales meeting for my company, and I didn’t even know where to begin. At first I only looked at the hotels on the website and picked out a few I thought we might be interested in. The website is so well designed, I was able to filter on the exact type of property I was looking for, helping to narrow down my selection choices based on our needs. How convenient is that? But when I tried calling a couple of properties to get information, I really didn’t even know what to ask. I called the ConventionPlanit.com office and that was the second best thing I’ve done this year. I was given some really great advice, and after discussing our needs, they even sent out RFPs to more than 50 resort properties. And if that wasn’t enough, they followed up to be sure I was receiving feedback from the hotels. At first I didn’t get many responses, so again, ConventionPlanit.com stepped in and contacted these properties again. The responses started pouring in. I would recommend ConventionPlanit.com to anyone planning an event - from the novice (like me) to the experienced planner. They can save you a lot of phone calls, site searches, and headaches."

"I am a new meeting planner and although I have industry experience, it's been very overwhelming - it is like starting a whole new career! I recently attended the HSMAI Affordable Meetings National show in Washington DC, hoping to walk away with just a little information to help me with the meeting process. Boy, did I succeed!! The one piece of information I took away from the show was ConventionPlanit.com!! I cannot speak highly enough about this website. It has been an enormous help to me just over the last month alone. I get quick and targeted responses from hotels we are interested in. It has literally shaved hours of research time from the RFP process and as you know in this business - every extra moment counts! Recently, I used ConventionPlanit.com for an international meeting and because of the assistance I received, I quickly had many options for my client and we are on our way to finalizing a contract! Thank you to the ConventionPlanit.com for helping me become a more successful meeting planner!!!!"

"I was recently introduced to ConventionPlanit.com’s RFP Valet service and I have already found it to be an invaluable tool. Within days of entering the requirements for our organization, I received proposals that allowed me to identify selected properties that met our criteria. I’m now ready for site selection and contract negotiations! I’ll never go back to the old way of doing RFPs! Thanks ConventionPlanit.com."

"I found ConventionPlanit referenced in a meeting planner magazine website and it has made a world of difference. Our company holds an annual conference in different cities every year and the process of finding hotels to fit our criteria as well as the lengthy process of filling out RFP's for each one has been a daunting task. Not only did our ConventionPlanit representative narrow the search based upon our meeting specifications, they also assisted in making sure we had all the information that the hotels needed in the RFP's so the proposals received were precise the first time. I had most of the proposals the same day I had completed the questions through the RFP Valet Service. Another advantage I found is when we had to change our RFP, our representative sent the information for us to all the hotels we submitted the original RFP to and we had revised proposals the same day. You can only benefit from utilizing ConventionPlanit."

"I found ConventionPlanit.com via a major search engine. I was looking for any assistance with sending out multiple RFP’s to hotels in different regions of the USA, Caribbean, Bahamas, etc. when I stumbled upon their web portal. This is a WONDERFUL site to keep as one of your favorites. Normally, we don’t use CVB’s for our business, but this time we needed to save time, get a quick response, and get out multiple requests at once ... that is what we got thru ConventionPlanit.com. I sent an email with my brief RFP requirements and what areas I was interested in and within a few hours … I was receiving callbacks for one of our top corporate clients. I just want to say THANKS to the ConventionPlanit.com team for making my job and search very efficient. I'm so glad I found your site!! "

"I saw ConventionPlanit.com advertised in a meeting planners magazine. As the only meeting planner for my company, I’m swamped with events and finding a venue can be a very time-consuming. When I contacted ConventionPlanit.com, I was excited to get the professionalism and help I needed. I found several venue options for my meetings and even made contacts for future meetings. I appreciate the help and follow-up for each of my requests. It’s nice to know we are not alone and have companies out there to give us a helping hand!"

"Even though my meeting attendees are travel agency owners and managers who focus on finding great vacation destinations, we wanted help in finding the very best site for our next meeting. ConventionPlanit.com gave us just what we needed through its RFP Valet service. Within a few days we had several excellent proposals from qualified properties, and chose one for our event. I would recommend this service to anyone!"

"I want to thank the ConventionPlanit.com team for their RFP Valet system. My company is planning an annual international conference in Miami in March. I had manually submitted RFP’s to several hotels in the Miami area but received a very poor response. Once I filled out the RFP Valet on ConventionPlanit.com, I immediately heard from a member of their staff to make sure they had all the details of my meeting clear and to determine exactly what my needs were. I then instantly received a response listing several hotels that would work well for my meeting and ConventionPlanit.com forwarded my needs on to those hotels. I received instant response from those venues. I have signed an excellent contract with one of the hotels on their list and know my meeting will be a success thanks to the help of the ConventionPlanit.com team."

"We needed an affordable property for our Stewardship Conference in the Boston suburbs, and we needed a particular time pattern to make it work. Using the ConventionPlanit.com RFP Valet service, we identified several options and picked the best one following site inspections. The RFP Valet service made the process extremely simple and allowed us to find the best venue. The staff of ConventionPlanit.com followed up via phone calls and e-mails to make sure we received the proposals by our deadline."

"I absolutely LOVE ConventionPlanit.com. I recently participated in a survey conducted by a European Tourism Bureau -- they wanted to know which websites I use as a resource for conferences/congresses, etc. I only put ConventionPlanit.com down. I don't think I need to look any further."

"The ConventionPlanit.com website stands out among thousands of websites like a wildflower in a field of weeds! It’s easy to use, full of information and educational as well. One of the best items is the Stellar Tips. I pick up great ideas every month just reading them. This website is an invaluable resource to be used again and again!"

"We had a very important meeting with multiple breakouts that we had to book less than two months out. ConventionPlanit.com quickly swung into action through its RFP Valet service and soon we had several properties to choose from. Their diligence made it happen! I consider it a miracle that we found the right property with so little lead time."

"Getting a representative’s unsolicited phone call is too often an annoyance, but the call I received recently from ConventionPlanit.com brought this hidden gem of a web site to my attention is now looked back upon as a welcome one. I’ll use this ‘time saver’ site often for future meeting planning."

"A great resource for anyone dealing with all the details involved in putting together a seminar, meeting or event. Many tips can be found on the site that will insure greater efficiency!"

"Thanks for putting together such an excellent website! As the members of our management team are stationed throughout North America, there isn't much opportunity for brainstorming. Thus, whenever I get stymied, the first place I turn is Convention Planit. The samples and checklists, not to mention the Stellar Tips, always get my creative juices flowing. Thanks for the great resource!"

"Thank you for all of your help. I have over 26 properties from Arizona that have responded. Your service has been a tremendous help; I wish I had used you from the beginning because it would have saved me a lot of time! I will keep ConventionPlanit.com in mind the next time I need to gather proposals from multiple hotels."

"As a very busy Publisher/Meeting Planner my time is precious. ConventionPlanit.com has proved to be a great tool for gathering RFP's. The response has been tremendous, the venues are just right and my time saved is invaluable. Thanks ConventionPlanit.com - you're my number one resource moving forward!"

"The RFP Valet was extremely valuable to me in selecting a property. ConventionPlanit.com provided personalized service to match my needs with the best properties available according to my specifications."

"ConventionPlanit.com is fast and efficient. I especially like having industry resources at my fingertips."

"Over the past year ConventionPlanit.com has expanded my universe of contacts - it's a one-stop shop and the best on the net! Congratulations and keep reaching for the stars."

"I read about ConventionPlanit.com in a meeting magazine and went to the website. I was impressed by two specific areas: The first was the planners tip section. As our conferences and meetings are more often than not in the same city, we are limited in our use of other properties. With that as the groundwork, using an RFP is not a tool I need on a regular basis (which is one of the highlights of this site). However, I have had my highest rate of success by learning from others, what has worked, and hasn't worked, and this is a perfect platform for that. They say nothing is better than experieince as a your teacher, and using others' tips proves that over and over.

The second area I was impressed with was the reference to APEX. I've been involved with APEX almost since it started and find it refreshing when I see it referenced by organizations/facilities/websites based in the meeting industry. We have to keep getting the word out on APEX and ConventionPlanit.com is helping to make that happen."

"As many event planner do, I spend a large part of my day doing research. If I'm not in the middle of working on a group in Chicago - I'm trying to figure out where the next group will go or where my next group will come from. ConventionPlanit.com has loads of great ideas with lots of invaluable facts and resourses. I enjoy just 'clicking' through the headings to see what's been added, who's new and who has done what to their properties ~ it' s an afternoon of education without leaving my desk! Many of the books I used all the time -- now just sit on the shelf -- I have ConventionPlanit.com right in front of me every day. Thanks for making it so easy."

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"Thank you so much for providing information regarding the hotel/convention industry. There have been many times that I have logged on to ConventionPlanit.com to find out what is new and exciting in our industry. Also, you provide new ways to keep up with industry practices. Keep up the good work!"

"ConventionPlanit.com is a fantastic resource. I facilitate training sessions for our administrative assistants who plan the occasional meeting and always refer them to your website for a "one-stop shopping" source. The Stellar Tips often provide effective ideas for saving money, producing a more effective meeting, enhancing the attendee experience and other benefits. The links to magazines and other resources is also valuable when I'm pressed for time and trying to find information quickly. Thanks for providing this great service to busy meeting planners."

"Logging onto ConventionPlanit.com always gives me great ideas, and points to ponder. I love poking around in the Industry Information section, not to mention checking out all the Stellar Tips...... They're great!"

"I am very impressed with ConventionPlanit.com which has to be a different and efficient tool in order to get planners to utilize it, and it is! I am especially impressed with the growth in content over the last few years."

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"I learned about ConventionPlanit.com at a conference for meeting professionals and find it invaluable in helping me find venues for my seminars quickly and with ease. It's simple to send my RFPs instead of having to fill out the hotel's RFP each time. I check the website daily to find extremely practical information."

"As someone new to convention planning, ConventionPlanit.com is an excellent resource. I was able to find the information I needed, and delighted to have help from the 'Planit Master' himself, David Markham. After a visit to the web site and a few pointers from David, I was able to get great results! ConventionPlanit.com ROCKS!"

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"As I experience a majority of today's 'To Do' list being added to tomorrow's 'To Do' list because of too many demands on my time, it is great to discover a website that will help me 'PlanIt' and make my days much more efficient. I look forward to using the site so that one day, again, I can spend time talking and exploring ideas and opportunities with other meeting planners and with others in the industry rather than spending all my time 'doing' things. Perhaps you soon will be known as the 'search engine that could.'"

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