Request For Proposal

Thousands of planners have discovered that the Cvent Supplier Network is a fantastic resource to research meeting venues, whether they’re looking for a venue locally, nationwide, or even globally. But what many planners don’t know is that sending a Request for Proposal (RFP) through the network can equate to major savings for their clients or organization. Did I mention that this service is completely free of cost? Listed below are five cost-saving reasons to send an RFP through the Cvent Supplier Network:

1. Save Time

You may be thinking, “I already have a system in place to source venues for my events, and it works just fine for me.  Why should I invest time in learning a brand new process?” The answer to that question is quite simple—because it will save you much more time in the long run! Do you re-write an RFP for every meeting that you plan? Chances are, if you’re holding an event this year that you have held in previous years, your requirements for a venue probably aren’t going to change much. With the Cvent Supplier Network, you can replicate your previous RFPs and quickly update any changes to send it out year after year. Then, you’ll have a record of all the venues you’ve considered over the years and all of their quotes, easily accessible from your Cvent account.

Maybe your current system doesn’t involve writing RFPs at all, but rather, you research venues on the internet and call the properties directly.  But how long does it take you to Google all the potential venues in an area, confirm that they have the meeting space that you need, find their contact information, wait on hold while the front desk transfers you to the Sales office, relay all the information about your meeting, wait to get emailed back pricing…? You get the picture. Multiply that process by 8-10 properties to make sure you’re getting the best deal, and your days are easily consumed just sourcing your event—not to mention all the planning that comes after! Fortunately, Cvent has a team of representatives called the Supplier Response team who are entirely dedicated to getting your bids back from venues quickly when you send out an RFP. They make all the phone calls and explain your meeting details directly to the venues so you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting. The Supplier Response team also ensures that venues respond to your RFP through the Cvent system in a timely manner so that you can compare your bids side-by-side, all in one place.

2. Gain Negotiating Power

Another reason you might be skeptical of sending an RFP is because you already know the venue where you want to hold your event, or you’ve held it at that location before.  But are you sure that you’re getting the best rate at your stand-by property? What if another property could better suit your needs? On Monday, I wrote a post on how to negotiate better deals by sending an RFP on the Supplier Network. Knowing what else is out there is extremely important, even if you’re sourcing an event locally, because if you have bids from competing properties, you can better negotiate down the rates at your preferred venue. In this economy, several venues have had to significantly change their pricing, and sending an RFP is a quick way to check what the going rate is in an area. You might even find that a venue has an enticing promotion that you just can’t turn down!

3. Build on Existing Relationships

Perhaps you’ve already done your time on hold, waiting to be connected to the correct contact at a venue, and since then you have actually built a rapport with that person.  That’s great! In the meetings and events industry, relationships are extremely important (and they can even help you snag better rates).  With Cvent’s functionality, you can send your RFPs directly to your personal contacts at a venue to ensure that your RFP falls in the right hands. You get all the benefits of having your RFP details and meeting history stored in your Cvent account, plus you get the credit for sending business to your go-to supplier!

4. Leverage National or Global Sales Contacts

What if your contacts aren’t at an individual property but you rely on National or Global Sales contacts at major hotel chains? Cvent has you covered! On the Cvent Supplier Network, you can take advantage of our NSO/GSO forwarding functionality, which allows you to send your RFPs to a National or Global Sales rep.  Then, the NSO or GSO can forward your RFP out through Cvent to its properties that fit your needs. Using this feature, you get all the cost-savings of using the NSO or GSO, plus benefits #1-3 above. 

5. Use a CVB’s Expertise

If your job entails planning meetings in destinations that you’re unfamiliar with, a Convention and Visitors Bureau (also known as a Destination Marketing Organization) can help. A CVB is a non-profit organization that represents a specific metropolitan area or city. Since CVBs are the experts on their respective destinations, using a CVB helps you save time and money because they know which venues in their area are best suited to your RFP.  CVBs also know which properties can offer you the best rates and promotions because they’re always looking for ways to make their city more competitive than the next.  On the Cvent Supplier Network, you can send your RFP to a CVB (or a few), and they can forward your RFP to the best properties in their city.  It’s as simple as searching a major metro area on the Supplier Network and filtering the “Venue Type” on the left hand side of the results screen by clicking “CVB.” Add the CVB to your RFP and launch. Voila! Just wait for the bids to start rolling in.

If you’re not even sure yet which cities to consider for your next meeting, check out the Cvent Destination Guide, which has information specifically geared towards meeting planners about destinations around the world. You can also see which destinations are most economical for your meetings by comparing average stats for each city on our Event Planning Comparison Chart.

Meeting planners often tell us that they don’t need to send requests for proposals (RFPs) through the Cvent Supplier Network because they hold events at the same venues year after year, and they already have established relationships with contacts at the property. While this loyalty and consistency can certainly help establish trust and improve your bottom line, repeatedly defaulting to the same venue and event agreements may be throwing precious company dollars out the window.

Why did you choose that venue for your event the first time around?  Was it in a convenient location?  Was it the only property with the amenities your group needed? Or did it all come down to the price? Whatever the reason, the hospitality industry is constantly in flux, and you could stand to benefit from all the changes. Perhaps several new hotels or restaurants have been built in your event destination in the last few years.  Maybe a run-down property has undergone a huge renovation. And - most importantly - maybe your preferred event venue has significantly changed its pricing.

One benefit to searching the 100,000+ global suppliers on the Cvent Supplier Network is that it’s a great way to learn about new venues in your area and stay up-to-date on what they have to offer. For instance, you can filter the search results in your metropolitan area to show only venues that are offering special Cvent promotions! Even if you insist on having your event at the same location every year, it’s good to know what else is available.  Sending an RFP using the Cvent Supplier Network is a great way to get some proposals from other area venues.  With these proposals in hand, you may find that you could negotiate a lower rate at your current venue! Just because they gave you a great deal two or three years ago doesn’t mean that it’s still the most competitive rate out there (especially given the recent changes in the marketplace). 

So, do a little homework on the Cvent Supplier Network today to make sure you’re getting the best deal at your next meeting or event!

Annual meetings - each year many of us are charged with planning at least one to rally the troops and motivate the team. The challenge this year? Produce the annual meeting on a smaller budget, without compromising the bells and whistles. Here are a few budget-tweaking suggestions that will make even the guys in Accounting smile:

Hit the slopes - in the summer.

By all means, book your meeting into a wonderful resort location, but go out of season to get the best rates. In the last few years we’ve scored some amazing meetings packages in Stowe, Vermont, in May; Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in June; Phoenix and Las Vegas in August. Better yet, our team got bragging rights about the amazing resorts they stayed in for the meeting.

Work backwards.

Once a banquet manager has received your RFP, traditionally they’ll send a list of their standard meeting menus. Problem is, your numbers and theirs may be miles off the mark. If this is the case, then work backwards – start from the amount per person you are willing to spend, and ask the vendor to come up with a combination of menu items to meet that price - including tax and gratuity - and all below-the-radar charges associated with the event(s) in question, such as fire marshals, delivery-to-seminar-room charges, bartender-to-guest ratios, etc.

Ban the bottle.

Save money and the planet by knocking bottled beverages out of your budget. The most inexpensive way to keep liquids flowing throughout the day is to limit the beverage selection to those that can be easily decanted in urns and pitchers instead of individual bottles, such as coffee, tea, lemonade and ice water.

Oops, I did it again.

Things being what they are these days, rather than overestimating the number of attendees and potentially getting stuck with a larger bill than you can afford, underestimate the number of guests by five percent. Vendors are usually fairly happy to increase quantities at the last minute depending on your contract. Dropping the numbers at the last minute? Um, not so much.

In today's economy, it's helpful to get an idea of what an event is going to cost you before you start the long and arduous task of making it happen. To help, the event coordinators at Reveal (my staffing and events company in Orlando) have a pricing rubric to put together before we even start an event.

This rubric works anywhere and for any event, from corporate functions to social parties, to get a general idea of budget on the low, middle, and high ends. Keep in mind that Orlando has so much to offer to make any event happen, but setting your event budget is one of the first things to be done during the planning process.

Write out the six basic elements of your event in individual squares. Then list three preferred Orlando event suppliers, or the elements that you want, from least expensive to most expensive.

For example, here are two of the category listings one of our event coordinators put together in the early planning stages for a recent Wake-board DVD release party in downtown Orlando.

Downtown Orlando Venue
1. Latitudes on Church St.
2. Rooftop Waverley Condo
3. Lake Eola Amphitheatre

Food
1. Bubbalous  Bar B Q
2. Wildside Bar B Q 
3. Puff-N-Stuff Catering   

Laying out these options makes the choices much easier when it comes to sticking to your event budget. You can select the most important areas in which you want to really invest, then opt for the less expensive options for the remaining categories. Plus, laying out the pricing allows you to see where what competition is out there, making it easier to negotiate a great deal when you send these suppliers your Request for Proposal!

How much do you want to pay for your next meeting and event? That's what Dolce Hotels and Resorts wants to know, and, more importantly, it's what they're willing to agree to.

Dolce's new "Make Us an Offer...Anything Goes" promotion asks meeting planners to make an offer to host your next meeting at one of its participating properties—no reasonable offer will be refused! Good for any new meeting reserved by December 18, 2009, and used by May 31, 2010, your offer must include the preferred location(s), dates, facilities needed and desired budget. It must also be "reasonable based on industry standards for meetings at properties of similar size and quality as Dolce properties for the dates selected."

To make your offer from the United States and Canada, call 1-800-57-DOLCE. Or visit, Dolce Special Offers to learn more about how to submit your Request for Proposal (RFP) today!

Back in July we blogged about big changes coming to downtown Indianapolis, including the construction of a new JW Marriott hotel that will be the brand's largest property in the world. Set to open in 2011, event planners can now get a first look at the 1,005-room property at the JW Indy website.

At 34 stories, the new Indianapolis hotel will be connected via skybridge to the newly expanded Indiana Convention Center and will be just minutes from the newly constructed $1 billion Indianapolis International Airport. The hotel will also offer 104,000 square feet of its own meeting, banquet and exhibit space, including 23,000 square feet of breakout space and the 40,500-square-foot Grand Ballroom, the largest ballroom in the Midwest.

Expecting to change the face of Indianapolis, the convention hotel will join the four other Marriott hotels of the Marriott Place Indianapolis complex, which will offer a total of 145,000 square feet of meeting space.

Outside of the boardroom, overnight meeting guests will enjoy 37-inch high-definition LG plasma-screen televisions, well-lit, spacious work stations and high-speed Internet access in its amenity-laden rooms. The hotel will also have three different dining options: High Velocity, a high-tech sports bar; Tuscan Bistro, for fine Italian dining; and a gourmet, European-style coffee bar.

Planners interested in booking the JW Marriott Indy can take advantage of its special Indianapolis meeting promotion. Submit and RFP and receive a special pre-opening offer. Or, submit an RFP for 500 or more rooms for 2011 or 2012 and receive a complimentary site visit.

Visit the hotel website to learn more about the offer, and check out the JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown on the Cvent Supplier Network today!

With its rich history, seaside locale and world-class golf, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches is a the top of the list for event planners looking for "something different." And now you can find out for yourself for free!

St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches is offering a free round-trip plane ticket to planners who submit a qualified RFP. The on-site visit must occur before December 31, 2009. Meetings must be held before December 31, 2010 and must plan to book a minimum of 75 room nights and spend $20,000 including incrementals. Planners must tour a minimum of two properties within St. Johns County.

Visit MyFloridaMeetings.com to learn more about the offer and submit your RFP today!

When creating an electronic Request for Proposal (RFP) using the Cvent Supplier Network, a planner can easily create an extensive agenda in a short amount of time. A best practice tip that we recommend when building the agenda for an RFP is to "copy' agenda items, which you can do onto the same day as well as onto other days.

Often times your event agenda might include four simultaneous breakout sessions on a particular day. It's time-consuming and mundane task to manually enter in the details for each session, so using Cvent, planners can simply copy that session over onto the same day by using the Copy button.

This is particularly useful when creating extensive agendas that have the same or very similar schedules for each  day of the event. In this case, meeting planners can input all of the agenda items for the first day of the event and then simply copy all of the agenda items for that day over one time for the remaining event days:



Other features included with the agenda building process that can help save planners time are the Notes field and the Space Calculator. Using the Notes field, planners can add any additional comments that would be specific for one agenda item, such as what audio-visual equipment is necessary for that session. Meanwhile, the Space Calculator can help planners determine how much meeting space they need for a particular agenda item based on the setup type that is needed. Try out these features the next time you create an RFP and see how much time you save!

One of Cvent’s many great features is the requirement for planners to note why they are declining a Request for Proposal (RFP). What's the reason for this step?

Well, for event venues and suppliers, it lets them track proposals that were turned down and use this data to improve their offering. For example, if a venue is continuously having its bids declined due to the fact that its room rate is too high, the venue may consider making some changes to room rates to attract more business.

For planners, you can see how including this feedback could benefit you in the long run. If enough planners remark on the high room rates, you could all enjoy a better deal next time around.

Additionally, it's important to keep in mind that providing just a "No" in your supplier response does little to further your reputation as an event planner. It's more likely to burn bridges than anything else, which is never good. After all, perhaps you declined a venue this time around because it didn't have enough meeting space. When you realize in the future that it would be the perfect venue space for an upcoming corporate function, won't you be glad you respectfully declined the earlier proposal and are still on good terms?

Including a reason for why you decline an RFP is is beneficial to both suppliers and you as a planner, so make sure to do so for your next RFP!

The Cvent Supplier Network offers a number of features that benefit both planners and suppliers as they source and book event business. Take, for example, a supplier's ability to include local attractions or "Places of Interest" to its profile. Cvent offers a Places of Interest page within each complimentary supplier listing on the Cvent Supplier Network. This addition not only adds an extra page to the supplier profile, it also provides some valuable information to Cvent meeting planners.

Did you ever get an RFP and under the "decision factors" section see "location"? The placement of a property can have a big impact on event venue selection. So why shouldn't suppliers go ahead and market a great locale from the beginning? Are you close to the convention center or airport? Maybe you have great shopping close by or even a theater district. These attractions can sometimes be the tipping point for winning big business. Take some time and talk about the convenience that the location of your property can offer to a planner.

Suppliers can also use this page to promote the area in general. When planners consider several meeting destinations, the local attractions advertised by each venue can really help in the decision-making process. Is the area a beach or a golf destination? Are there any historic or national sites close by? These descriptions can help planners make an informed decision.

Create a Places of Interest page on your supplier profile! It will help to enhance your offering, and provide much-needed details to planners.

When it comes to managing electronic Requests for Proposals (RFP), Cvent tries to make the process just as easy for event suppliers as we do for planners. After all, the simpler the system works on both sides, the faster and more successful you will be in booking what you need.

Cvent clients on the supplier side can update listings on the Cvent Supplier Network with a number of features. You can provide venue or service descriptions, add image galleries, upload documents, and event list meeting promotions, all of which make it easier for planners to determine if you're the best supplier for their event.

It doesn't take long to update supplier profiles. Remember last week when we blogged about how planners can save time on RFP creation by copying meeting requirements? Suppliers have a similar advantage when creating profiles for each of their meeting rooms. If you have several meeting rooms with the same square footage, room dimensions, ceiling height, etc., you can easily just create a room once, then copy it as many times necessary. Name each room appropriately, update the pictures, and you're done!



Tips like this save suppliers time, making it easier for them to create fuller, more detailed profiles for planners to compare on the Supplier Network.

Creating an event Request for Proposal (RFP) doesn't have to be a time-consuming process. In fact, at Cvent we do our best to make sure RFP creation is quick and pain-free, even for complex meetings and conferences.

For example, did you know that there’s a great way to save time if you have a lot of meeting space requirements to enter? Say you are hosting a three-day event and you plan to have a welcoming/start-the-day breakfast every morning for an hour. So, you'll need a room for about 100 people each day.

Instead of having to create and enter the same meeting room requirement on your RFP, you can copy the blank lines in the meeting space requirements chart to multiple days.

Just select the room requirement and click "Copy." Select the days to which you want to copy the requirements (in this example, both Friday and Saturday) and click "Submit."



You'll automatically create the same room requirements for those days.



Just another time-saving tip!

Looking for an Atlanta wedding venue that can live up to your wedding day dreams? The W Atlanta-Midtown is the place, with a chic, elegant ambiance that makes this hotel an ideal spot for a modern-bride to say “I Do.” Not only is this Atlanta hotel a beauty in the heart of Midtown, but the W is also offering an exclusive WOW VOWS promotion through the end of 2009 to make your day extra special.

As part of the WOW VOWS offer, you can celebrate your wedding or commitment ceremony at the W Atlanta-Midtown and receive:

•    Upgrade to a Fantastic Suite for the couple
•    $100 Bliss® Spa gift certificate
•    Breakfast in bed the morning after for the couple
•    Champagne toast for up to 200 guests for your reception
•    Wedding cake cutting and plating for your reception
•    Complimentary venue rental for the ceremony

If you book your Atlanta wedding between now and the end of the year and spend a minimum of $25,000, then all of the above offers are yours, complimentary of the W. With a Great Room that can seat up to 800 guests in banquet seating, the W Atlanta-Midtown can accommodate even the grandest of weddings. Or, hold an intimate reception with close family and friends in one of the thirteen other event spaces at the property. Catering is also available at this Atlanta hotel with creative menus developed by the award-winning chef of the on-site restaurant, Spice Market. Secure your wedding location today by sending an RFP to the W Atlanta-Midtown and mentioning the promo code VOW07.

View more information about the W Atlanta-Midtown on the Cvent Supplier Network

Cvent will be in Australia throughout the month of September, and we want to meet you! Come see us on one of two days in late September while we're in Brisbane.

Join us for a free lunch seminar to learn about how our event management tools can increase attendance and reduce costs of your meetings. During this Brisbane event, we'll also talk about how you can use the Cvent Supplier Network to search over 100,000 suppliers and manage Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

Have lunch with us on the day that best suits your schedule:

• Tuesday, September 22 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Conrad Treasury Brisbane
• Wednesday, September 23 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Hilton Brisbane

Register here for the complimentary luncheon that best suits your schedule. To see all dates and locations for Cvent's product seminars, visit our online calendar.

The Star Alliance has launched a global product for the meetings market: Meetings Plus gives meeting planners and event planners a group travel discount of 10 to 20 percent on international travel for qualified programs.

Companies, meeting planners and incentive agencies needing to organize gatherings with participants from different countries now have access to the entire Star Alliance network, by contracting their travel needs through just one Star Alliance member airline.

"With Meetings Plus we are offering an alliance product to a new market segment. We are certain that our Meetings Plus customers will value the experience and expertise which we can provide, largely based on knowledge gained by having offered an alliance conventions product for more than eight years," said Christopher Korenke, vice president commercial, Star Alliance.

Meetings Plus can be used for most meetings of 50 people or more, with attendees originating in at least three different countries. Interested meeting organizers can send an online request for proposal (RFP) for airfare needs via www.staralliance.com/meetingsplus. The organizer will then be contacted by the Star Alliance member carrier designated to handle the travel requirements for the requested event. Bookings will be made through the organizers' appointed travel agency. The Star Alliance member carriers are offering fare discounts ranging between 10 to 20 percent off the published fare in either Business or Economy Class.

Here is a link to Meetings Plus
https://meetingsplus.staralliance.com

Cvent will be in Australia throughout the month of September, and we want to meet you! Come see us on one of three days in mid-September while we're in Melbourne.

Join us for a free lunch seminar to learn about how our event management tools can increase attendance and reduce costs of your meetings. During this Melbourne event, we'll also talk about how you can use the Cvent Supplier Network to search over 100,000 suppliers and manage Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

Have lunch with us on the day that best suits your schedule:

• Monday, September 14 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Crown Entertainment Complex Melbourne
• Tuesday, September 15 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Melbourne Town Hall
• Thursday, September 17 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Eureka 89 Melbourne

Register here for the complimentary luncheon that best suits your schedule. To see all dates and locations for Cvent's product seminars, visit our online calendar.

Cvent will be in Australia throughout the month of September, and we want to meet you! Come see us on one of four days as we start the month in Sydney.

Join us for a free lunch seminar to learn about how our event management tools can increase attendance and reduce costs of your meetings. During this Sydney event, we'll also talk about how you can use the Cvent Supplier Network to search over 100,000 suppliers and manage Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

Have lunch on us on the day that best suits your schedule:

• Tuesday, September 8 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Casa di Nico Italian Restaurant
• Wednesday, September 9 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Hilton Sydney
• Thursday, September 10 from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at The ArtHouse Hotel
• Friday, September 11 at 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Cargo Bar and Lounge

Register here for the complimentary luncheon that best suits your schedule. To see all dates and locations for Cvent's product seminars, visit our online calendar.

Proving that meetings mean business is not the only trend in the industry these days. As I blogged back in April, another key trend for meeting planners in 2009 is a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Though the ideas and motives behind CSR vary from organization to organization, it continues to grow in popularity. In fact, a recent study found that the number of organizations with a CSR charter rose from 59 percent in 2008 to 61 percent today.

"We have such an incredible opportunity to impact millions of people by holding meetings responsibly," Bridget Chisholm, conference manager for the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), said in the September issue of Prevue magazine, which focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility. "It’s becoming mainstream and it’s what society wants. If a company is not conscious of the waste it produces, it’s going to eventually lose customers."

That's not an exaggeration. According a recent TBA Global white paper, 69 percent of Americans felt that companies should invest more in community projects. Additionally, a study by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and European expense management company KDS found that about 27 percent of companies prefer to do business with suppliers and partners practicing CSR policies. 

As Peter Robinson, CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation succinctly put it, "Ethics is the new competitive environment."

As such, it's not surprising that Prevue reports that community service has experienced exponential growth in today's meetings and incentives. According to the magazine, Destination Hotels & Resorts officially inked a deal this month with Odyssey Teambuilding, a philanthropic event planning company. This provides planners a more streamlined RFP process for groups desiring a volunteer event.

Odyssey, of late, has earned major press for their teambuilding program whereby attendees build prosthetic arms for landmine victims in Asia. Participants are then connected with the individual for whom they built the particular device.

Learn more about Prevue's "Change the World" cover story, which features interviews with industry execs and  planners in Vancouver, Denver, San Jose, Virginia Beach and Riviera Maya, or sign up for complimentary subscription information at www.prevueonline.net.

Cvent will be in Honolulu, Hawaii, next week, and we want to meet you!

Join us for a free lunch seminar to learn about how our event management tools can increase attendance and reduce costs of your meetings. During this Honolulu event, we'll also talk about how you can use the Cvent Supplier Network to search over 100,000 suppliers and manage Requests for Proposals (RFPs).

Register here to have lunch on us Thursday, September 3, 2009, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort. To see all dates and locations for Cvent's product seminars, visit our online calendar.

We’ve launched additional support and features for international meeting planning on the Cvent Supplier Network, the largest global database of meeting venues in the industry! Cvent has included meeting space profiles for over 35,000 meeting hotels, conference centers, convention centers, and special event venues across Europe, Asia, South America and Australia. Planners can sign up for a free account and send electronic Requests for Proposals (eRFPs) to any property to get information on pricing and availability.

All of Cvent’s event management customers now have the ability to send RFPs to international properties. Plus, Cvent has signed numerous meeting management companies that will be sending RFPs to properties internationally, including ConferenceDirect, Global Cynergies, EMC Venues, and Meetings & Incentives.

"Meetings & Incentives uses Cvent’s innovative technology to manage our clients meetings and events across the globe. The speed and consistency of supplier responses, even for venues outside of the United States, through the Cvent Supplier Network has allowed us to streamline our work," said David Sachs, director of sourcing services for Meetings & Incentives. "The global adoption of the Cvent Supplier Network with suppliers has made Cvent an application a necessity. Cvent is the end to end solution that every procurement and meetings manager should have access to every day."

Complementing the international profiles, the Cvent Supplier Network offers comprehensive functionality to support the global sourcing process. Planners can specify a search for meeting space by square feet or by square meters; use a meeting space calculator supporting the metric system to assist in requesting space; request pricing information from hotels in the monetary currency of their choice; and send RFPs in any language using RFP attachments.

And don't forget, Cvent features over 25 international destinations on the Cvent Destination Guide. Find information on event venues, meeting statistics, transportation data and more for locations across the globe, including London, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Singapore, Seoul, Toronto, Jamaica and the Bahamas.

To learn more about the expansion of the Cvent Supplier Network, read the full press release.