All the right services.

The McAllen Convention & Visitors Bureau offers groups the following services: 
 
 Pre-convention planning & counseling

• Providing guidance and assistance from early planning stages through to the  end of the convention
• Serving as liaison between meeting planner, city facilities and convention-related services
• Meeting with your planning committee to answer questions or offer suggestions
• Distributing event information to hotels and gathering hotel bids
• Gathering all information needed for  RFP and delivering bid proposal in a timely manner

Entertainment & leisure activity planning

• Assisting with pre-meeting or post-meeting leisure activities
• Offering the resources to plan spouse activities or special functions during conference
• Suggesting local speakers for event

Publicity & marketing 

• Preparing news releases prior to convention, upon request
• Acting as a liaison with City government officials to arrange City welcome
• Promotional materials
• Providing brochures on area attractions, events, hotels and restaurants
• Offering goody bags with items such as McAllen pens, grapefruit jelly beans, memo pads, etc.

Registration assistance

• Assisting with event registration  
• Supplying badges and badge holders for attendees

Green meetings

• Offering your attendees environmentally friendly goody bags
• Recycling your badge holders
• Finding green consulting services to help your event become more environmentally conscious

Reception

• A 60-minute McAllen Margarita Reception to welcome guests to South Texas. 

If you need additional assistance, please let us know. We’ll work with you and your group to make your gathering just what you expect – and more.