Memphis Destination Planning Guide

Meeting and Convention serviCes The MCVB Convention Services department is staffed with a dedicated team and a full complement of meeting and event-planning professionals who are committed to ensuring your success. The Gold Service and Pinnacle Award-winning staff is one of the reasons that Memphis was named one of the Successful Meeting magazine’s “Top 10 Hottest Meeting Destinations of the New Millennium.” MCVB services include: convention and meeting planning assistance The Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau is here to see that your meeting is successful and memorable. Housing, meeting centers, caterers we can fill your needs. What’s more, we give you the day-to-day backup that will make your meeting an enjoyable, worry-free experience. The Convention Sales Staff can assist you with a selection of the best facilities to meet your requirements. Memphis has facilities to accommodate groups of all sizes. The Convention Sales Staff can provide the following: • A formal presentation to an Executive Committee or Board of Directors • Personalized site-inspection arrangement and familiarization tours transportation services memphis international airport In addition to being one of the nation’s busiest airports, Memphis International Airport serves every major airport in the United States and serves as a major hub for Northwest Airlines. Four additional major carriers and five regional carriers offer 500 flights per day, including direct flights to Amsterdam and connections to 149 cities and 83 countries via Northwest KLM Airlines. Memphis International Airport is located only 15 minutes from downtown. Host Marriott Services Corporation manages more than a dozen merchandise and food and beverage establishments at the airport, so if you find yourself with time to kill, Memphis International has been cited as one of the best airports in America for between-flight dining and entertainment. Of course, being the home of the world’s best barbecue and blues music definitely helps! • TERMINAL A: Delta Airlines and Comair • TERMINAL B: Northwest & KLM Airlines, Continental and US Airways • TERMINAL C: American, United, Airtran and Frontier main street trolley system Operates 7 days a week in Downtown Memphis along Main Street. North/South route extends from the Convention Center to National Civil Rights Museum. East/West extends to Midtown medical centers. Fare $1.00 / All day and multiple day passes available. sun studio shuttle bus This free shuttle first stops at Sun Studio and then proceeds to the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum. Conclude by touring the Heartbreak Hotel and Graceland. convention services The following is a list of services provided by the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau Convention Services Department: • A six-minute video highlighting the city’s many attractions • A computerized Housing Bureau that can assist major convention groups with the lodging of your delegates • Pre-convention promotion assistance • Full-color promotional brochures that will stimulate interest in our City and its attractions for pre-convention mailings • Publicity materials such as press kits, images, videos and local media guides for your editorial, trade journal and in-house publication needs memphis area transit authority Citywide Bus Service. • Assistance in coordinating meeting and exhibit space in the Convention Center, FedEx Forum, or Agricenter • Hotel meeting space and guest room coordination based on your meeting and convention specifications • Assistance arranging preferred convention airfare discounts for convention delegates • Need a magician, a jazz combo, something for spouses to do on a Wednesday afternoon? From the location of the nearest golf course to a keynote address by “Mark Twain”, we can suggest the who and what or supply you with a choice of firms offering the services you need. taxi service $25 one-way to/from Memphis International Airport to Downtown. Downtown Shuttle Service servicing Downtown Memphis to/from the Memphis International Airport. $15 one-way / $25 roundtrip voucher. Roundtrip ticket vouchers do not have to be used on the same day. airport shuttle Pork did You Memphis is theMay’s barbecue capital of the world, thanks to Memphis in World Championship Barbecue Cooking Know? Contest and more than 100 barbecue specialty restaurants. Want to know more about Memphis? Visit us on the web at www.memphistravel.com. 22 http://www.memphistravel.com

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Memphis Destination Planning Guide Contents Themed Itineraries Annual Events Meeting and Convention Services Memphis CVB Sales Staff Convention Facilities Hotels and Lodging Meeting/Event Planners Hotels and Lodging Tour/Travel Planners Attractions Dining Shopping Sports and Recreation Stages, Arenas and Entertainment Venues Theater and Performing Arts Sightseeing and Tour Services Around Town Transportation Airlines Business Services City Map Downtown Map

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