Read what meeting planners are saying about the Elite Meetings Alliance:

"I have recommended this meeting to several corporate meeting planners and will continue to do so. It is the only professional meeting that I attend at this point."

"The thought and planning that goes into this event, from soup to nuts, is so far above and beyond what you experience in other similar events. The timing and the turn-key efficiency is the trademark of the Alliance."

"Top notch! A perfect opportunity to meet with so many hoteliers and peers! Your passion for the industry is reflected on the quality of this event."

"The most valuable part of coming to these is the ability to meet with so many properties in one trip, in one building. Very cost-efficient."

"What an incredible event; I think I’m still in shock. Within minutes of returning to my office yesterday I sent a two-page e-mail to my boss telling him what a stellar event that was and what an incredible learning experience."

""It's like conducting 14 site visits in a day and a half. All the meetings are extremely helpful, educational, and the "speed dating" approach is a huge time saver for us."

"Very well organized. Good balance of meeting and network time. Excellent array of hoteliers, experienced planners, and as always, the Elite team is helpful and friendly. The venue was beautiful and the group activities a blast. Thank you for another amazing experience."

"Great experience—so much better than trade shows where you never get one-on-one time with the properties. Plus the speakers and entertainment were incredible!"

"I came away from the Alliance with a wealth of information, not only from the meeting planners but also from the properties. On the flight home, I looked through Elite Meetings magazine and was blown away. It is truly a work of art; all the information is at your fingertips for all the topnotch properties."

"Just got back from the Ojai 2008 event and just wanted to let everyone know it was a wonderful experience. This was my first time attending this event and it won't be my last. The speakers were very motivating, provided valuable information, and just reinforced the reasons why I decided to become a meeting planner."

"The take-away from this meeting is huge! I've already incorporated two ideas into a show I'm planning in June that I learned while attending the Elite Meetings Alliance. I would recommend this to any meeting professional."

"This was my first meeting and WOW! I was very impressed and I loved the 'speed dating' concept of meeting with the property managers."

"Just wanted to express my sincere appreciation to you and your team for an outstanding event at Ojai! The Elite Meetings Alliance provided the perfect forum to interact with hoteliers and corporate meeting planners. It was both informative and fun! "

"The meeting was the perfect combination of educational content, networking with other planners, and hotel one-on-one appointments. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Thanks for a great conference."

"The event was extremely well run. The diverse array of properties enabled me to cover the spectrum of needs—from major conferences to incentive trips. Great use of my time!"

"I can't say enough great things about my Elite Meetings Alliance experience. The staff at Elite is beyond amazing and it is most impressive how every detail is handled so perfectly. I attended every part of it (as I did not want to miss any speakers, functions, etc.). My work schedule does not give me much time to do site inspections, meet with hotels doing sales calls, etc. and I rarely take the time to attend any meeting."

Read what hoteliers are saying about the Elite Meetings Alliance:

"I highly recommend this event for two reasons. #1 - The ROI is there! I had one-on-one appointments with 14 meeting planners, which resulted in a signed contract while at the event. Additionally, we received multiple leads for numerous meetings. #2 - The Elite Meetings staff were consummate professionals, treating us (hoteliers) with the same treatment typically only experienced by customers."

"I would like to thank you for your hard work and tireless efforts to ensure that I had a great conference and event. It exceeded all of my expectations, from a great level of customers to wonderful sessions and networking events. It was an action-packed agenda, which kept us all interfacing consistently. For now, I can tell you that I brought home 4,600 total room nights in viable leads and I do believe that more are yet to come."

"Well-done meeting. I was most impressed and will definitely push to keep this in the budget. I will also let my counterpart at the Liberty in Boston know they should be a part of this. I will probably end up with five or six signed groups by the time all is said and done."

"The best client/vendor event I have ever attended. Very qualified seasoned planners attended. Very professional, and we will attend again."

"It was great meetings qualified experienced planners with actual leads in hand for properties like mine."

"Impressive screening process for qualified planners. Best event I have ever attended. A great mix of education, networking and fun!"

"First, I really enjoy the appointment format as the one-on-one time is invaluable. Second, the clients had a true interest in speaking with me and had potential business for my property. As a first time attendee myself, I appreciate that the clients in attendance were end users rather than third parties, and in most cases, either decision makers or key influencers."

"One of the best events I have attended, the quality of the meeting planners is just what every hotelier expects."

"It was a pleasure meeting you and for a “first timer,” I think that it was an EXCELLENT SHOW!! I personally am suggesting to my resort that we become a regular attendee. I returned home with 5 potential leads. The clients were truly qualified and came to the meeting with business they were looking to book."

"Fabulous event with terrific ROI!"