The Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association is a non-profit organization that provides FREE meeting and convention planning, booking and promoting services to make your KC meeting a success.

1. Identify groups in your life that hold meetings or conventions (companies, organizations, associations, fraternal organizations, religious groups or even family reunions).
2. Research if that group has ever considered having a meeting or convention in KC, and why or why not.
3. Encourage the group to hold a meeting or convention in KC.
4. Share these leads with the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association by submitting a meeting Request for Proposal (RFP) or calling (888) 474-8520.
5. Follow-up with the group’s board and decision-makers to let them know how passionate you are about KC and its great meeting features.

No matter how big or small your group is, call (888) 474-8520 today to find out how you can be a hometown hero.

Convention & Tourism Industry is BIG BUSINESS for our City.

• Conventions and tourism save every KC household $502 each year in taxes.
• Tourism generates $184 million in local taxes annually.
• This tax money turns over and over again in KC –supporting the police, schools, road improvements and communities through the metropolitan area.
• The average convention attendee expenditure is $974 (three-day stay).
• Tourism supports nearly 45,000 jobs in the KC economy.
• Business and meeting travelers spend more on lodging and restaurants in KC than leisure travelers.
• More than 4.2 million business travelers visit KC each year. Help us push that goal to 5 million business travelers by 2011. 

KC is a Great Meeting Destination

• Take pride in your city and show KC off to your friends and peers.
• KC’s affordable, central location boasts more than 50 non-stop flights, making KC the economical choice for your group or association’s next meeting.
• KC has superb meeting, convention and exhibit space for every occasion.
• KC’s new downtown is perfect for the meeting and convention attendee with nine square blocks of dining, shopping and entertainment steps from hotels and convention center.
• KC’s convention center boasts one of the top 10 largest grand ballrooms in the country at 46,484 square feet.
• The convention center grand ballroom achieved a Certified LEED Silver rating and boasts numerous environmentally friendly features including a digital day-lighting system that allows natural light into the space.