Online plattform. The new destination profile at empowerMINT.com is the latest tool helping meeting professionals easily find the best locations for their meetings.
empowerMINT.com aggregates all the best convention and visitor bureaus (CVBs, also called destination marketing organizations or DMOs) into a single, free web portal where planners can search, find, and compare destinations, and then submit just one RFP to all the destinations that meet their needs.
The new destination profile provides easy navigation, granting planners instant access to:
– Enhanced mapping feature; helping planners compare destinations and demystify the hotel locations in relation to other key geographical points
– Destination services checklists – providing planners a straightforward list of services provided by specific CVBs that save planners time and money
– Current contact information for the local destination expert, and
– Destination news section
In a free webinar, meeting planners will hear first-hand from their peer, Dawn Norman, President of NormanD Productions, on how she saves time and money working with the new features of empowerMINT.com and leveraging the knowledge and services of a local expert. Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) is hosting the 30-minute webinar, “Finding the Right Location for Your Meeting” on Thursday, September 8 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
“The new destination profile was created with direct input from several focus groups with planners identifying the key challenges they face when choosing a meeting destination,” said Christine Shimasaki, Managing Director of empowerMINT.com. “One of the resonating issues was that planners often find it difficult to know which destinations offer which services. Our new destination services checklist directly responds to this concern, making it easy to see exactly which services each destination provides.”
Among the broad range of services that CVBs provide include lead distribution, site inspection services, event and off site selection, attendance promotion, even help with community and political contacts and on-site support.
There are no costs associated with using the services at empowerMINT.com. The advantage of unlimited search and submission of RFPs at empowerMINT.com is paid for by the destinations themselves and are free to meeting professionals.
Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) advocates for the professionalism, effectiveness, and significance of destination marketing organizations worldwide. Representing over 600 destination marketing organizations (DMOs), DMAI’s membership includes more than 3000 DMO professionals, students, educators, and industry vendors and partners in over 30 countries. Providing cutting-edge educational resources, networking opportunities and marketing benefits, the association has worked on behalf of DMOs since 1914.
