RVA by the Numbers

Why Richmond?

20 k+

Hotel Rooms

Region Wide

80 +

Daily Direct Flights from RIC

700 k+

Flexible Meeting & Exposition Space

900 +

Local & Unique Restaurants


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New year, new incentives

Looking for a new host destination for your upcoming meeting or convention?  Now through December 31, 2024, earn incentives on new citywide business booked in designated need periods1 and small meetings booked in the year for the the year for 2024.  Check our exclusive incentives for small meetings and citywide new business:

 

Pick Four: Citywides

Book a new meeting in the Richmond Region and pick one of the following four incentive offers:

  • $4 room night rebate per actualized booking
  • 10% off audio visual or F&B master bill2
  • 15% meeting space rental discount
  • 2% planner commission for actualized booking

 

EARN MORE: SMALL MEETINGS

Earn a room night rebate to help offset hosting expenses3

  • 50-100 on peak - $4 rebate per actualized room
  • 101-150 on peak - $5 rebate per actualized room
  • 151-200 on peak - $6 rebate per actualized room
  • 201-250 on peak - $7 rebate per actualized room

 

Want to know more? Fill out the form to get in touch with our Destination Sales team!  


Learn ASL with RVA

Everyday, we invite planners and visitors alike to visit here, meet here, and love it here.  Our commitment to creating a community of belonging through diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility is more than what we do - it's who we are.

If you missed our ASL activation at Convening Leaders, check out some of the ASL learning resources we shared below.

Speaks for Itself

Incentive Terms and Conditions:

 1Groups must utilize 400+ rooms on peak for at least two consecutive nights in one of the designated need periods:  July, August, September, November and December of 2024; March, June, July, August, September, and December of 2025; February, July, August, September, and December of 2026. 210% discount only applies to in-house audio visual master bills.3Room nights must arrive on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and stay for two consecutive nights with meeting dates that occur in the year for the year before December 31, 2024.  

Small Meetings Incentive:  This incentive offer applies to Groups utilizing one or more participating Visit Richmond VA Tourism Improvement District hotels for groups with 50-250 guest rooms on peak for two consecutive nights. The incentive will be paid to the group directly within 60 days post-event. Valid for new business only that meeting date occurs before December 31, 2024, and is not applicable to previously contracted business. Sales lead must originate with the Visit Richmond, VA Sales Team or eligible hotel(s) must provide the event RFP to request Visit Richmond, VA promotional assistance. Once approved by Visit Richmond, VA, the hotel can offer the promotion to the client as long as the lead and fully executed hotel contract is shared with the Visit Richmond, VA sales manager. The promotion cannot be combined with other promotional offers from Visit Richmond, VA. Visit Richmond, VA reserves the right to cancel the promotion at any time and funds are used on a first come, first served basis.

Citywide Incentive:  This incentive offer applies to Groups utilizing one or more participating Visit Richmond VA Tourism Improvement District hotels for a minimum of 400 guest rooms on peak for two consecutive nights. The incentive selected will be paid to the group directly within 60 days post-event. Valid for new business only with meeting dates that occur in a designated need period, and is not applicable to previously contracted business. Sales lead must originate with the Visit Richmond, VA Sales Team, and venue and hotel contractual agreements must be shared in order to issue a LOI to confirm the incentive before December 31, 2024. The incentive cannot be combined with other incentive offers from Visit Richmond, VA. Visit Richmond, VA reserves the right to cancel the incentive at any time and funds are used on a first come, first served basis

 

Meet the Destination Sales Team

Jerrine - LI-1

Vice President of Sales

Jerrine Lee

Jerrine leads the amazing Visit Richmond, VA Destination Sales & Sports teams.  She also oversees legacy accounts, partnerships, incentives, and sponsorships.

📩: jlee@visitrichmondva.com

Lauran - LI

Director of Sales Marketing & Business Development

Lauran Peoples, CGMP

Lauran oversees the Government and Multi-cultural markets for small meetings and conventions.  

📩: lpeoples@visitrichmondva.com

National Destination Sales Manager

Jason Whitt

Jason oversees the Association, Corporate, and Hobby markets for citywide meetings and conventions.

📩: jwhitt@visitrichmondva.com

Kevin - LI

National Destination Sales Manager

Kevin Holland

Kevin oversees the Faith, Fraternal, Government Multi-cultural, STEM, and Emerging markets for citywide meetings & conventions.

📩: kholland@visitrichmondva.com

Destination Sales Manager

Casey Watson Armstrong

Casey oversees the Association, Corporate, and Hobby markets for small meetings and conventions.

📩: carmstrong@visitrichmondva.com