With hotel rates, F&B costs and other meeting expenses continuing to climb, planners are looking for ways to stretch their budgets.
Destinations are responding with incentives for 2027 meetings, ranging from per-room-night rebates and master-account credits to extra commissions, site visit assistance and customized concessions.
The offers vary considerably: Some provide cash directly to the organization or planner, while others apply credits to hotel bills or specific event expenses. Many also come with restrictions on group size, booking deadlines, eligible dates and whether the business must be new to the destination, so be sure to check with individual bureaus to confirm current availability, eligibility requirements and program details.
Visit Seattle: Save When You Meet in Seattle
- $10 rebate per actualized room night, up to 750 rooms ($7,500 maximum), plus enhanced concessions from downtown hotels.
- Self-contained groups with 25–500 rooms on peak, meeting downtown in November–December 2026 or January–March, November, and December 2027.
- Rebate is calculated once the program actualizes. Details Here
Discover Newport (RI): Off-Season Advantage
- Cash incentive on actualized contracted room nights: $10 per room night for 10–49 room nights, $15 for 50–149, $20 for 150 or more.
- Eligible meeting dates: Nov. 1, 2026–April 30, 2027, and Nov. 1, 2027–April 30, 2028.
- Extras may include support for a welcome reception, transportation help and attraction passes.
- New programs only. The RFP must be submitted through the Discover Newport sales team. Details Here
See Monterey (CA): Inspiration Pays Off
- $20 back per midweek room night, up to $20,000.
- Groups using 25 to 1,000 guest rooms, Sunday–Thursday, for stays from November 2026 to May 2027.
- The credit applies only to transportation to an off-site venue, or to F&B at an off-site venue, in Monterey County. Payout follows within 60 days of actualization.
- New business only. Cannot be combined with other offers. Weddings and social events are excluded.
- A separate Fly-See-Book promotion covers airfare, hotel, ground transportation and meals for a site inspection. It is for qualified planners with 50+ room nights on peak who are new to Monterey County. Details Here
Meet Chicago Northwest: New Group Incentive
- Up to $10 per room off the hotel master bill.
- Minimum of 200 total paid room nights.
- RFPs must be received and signed by June 30, 2027. Groups must actualize before Dec. 31, 2029.
- Credited to the partner hotel master bill after pickup is verified. No cash value. Details Here
Visit Tucson: The Master Account Incentive
- Book three consecutive years with at least one booking to occur in 2026, 2027, 2028 or 2029 and they will credit your Master Account for up to $15,000 (depending on room nights). Details Here
Visit Colorado Springs: Rebate Incentive Program
- Flat rebate based on total actualized room nights: $500 for 100–250, $1,000 for 251–500, $1,500 for 501–750, $2,000 for 751–1,000. Larger groups should contact the bureau.
- Minimum of 100 rooms over at least two nights. New bookings only.
- Offer applicable to groups with stay dates from Nov. 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027, 2028 or 2029.
- Can be used toward F&B, transportation, AV and other event expenses. Details Here
Visit Lake Charles (LA): Meeting Incentive Program
- $5 per room night for new business (maximum $7,000). $3 per room night for repeat business (maximum $4,000).
- Minimum of 40 rooms on peak, with a midweek (Sunday–Thursday) pattern.
- The submission must reach Visit Lake Charles at least 45 days before the meeting, and before the hotel contract is finalized. The meeting must be held by Dec. 31, 2027.
- Paid directly to the host association or organization once room pickup is verified. Details Here
Visit Oceanside (CA): Pick a Perk
- $10 credit per room night Sunday through Wednesday nights. $5 credit per room night Thursday through Saturday nights.
- Minimum is 10 actualized paid rooms on peak. New business only, at Oceanside stakeholder properties.
- The credit goes toward the hotel master bill (facility rental, F&B, AV) or group transportation. Awarded after actualization, while funding lasts. Details Here
Visit Mobile: Third-Party Planner Bonus Commission
- 5% additional commission on groups actualizing in Mobile County in 2027. 4% on groups actualizing in 2028 and 2029.
- 2% additional commission on Grand Hotel bookings in 2027.
- Three round-trip airfares for site visits, and a Visit Mobile partner to build the package.
- For third-party planners. New business must be sourced to Visit Mobile and contracted with a headquarter hotel by Dec. 31, 2026. Details Here
Greater Birmingham CVB (AL)
- Additional 3% commission on new convention business booked for 2026–2029.
- Total actualized room nights must exceed 50. The meeting must be new to Birmingham (no meeting there in the past three years).
- Paid to official third-party organizations that source the business. Details Here
Marina del Rey Tourism Board: New Year Meeting Planner Incentive
- Up to $10,000 in hotel master-account credits for qualifying 2027 and 2028 meetings, based on actualized room nights.
- Contracts must be signed by Jan. 31, 2027, with meetings held by December 31, 2028. Details Here
Visit Stockton (CA): Stockton Meetings Incentive Program
- $10 per room night for 50–100 room nights, $15 for 101–250, $20 for 251 or more.
- Paid after the event, once actual room nights are verified.
- New events only; must be booked and take place before Oct. 1, 2027. Details Here
Visit Marin (CA): Marin Incentive Program
- Cash incentive of $1,000 for 50–75 actualized rooms, $1,500 for 76–125, $2,000 for 126–250, $2,500 for 251 or more.
- For meetings at Marin County BID hotels.
- Paid to the hotel master account within 10 days of the group’s arrival. Details Here
Greater Miami CVB: Miami Beach Convention Center/Grand Hyatt
- A customized opening-phase incentive package for the first 10 new qualifying citywide groups that contract with the Miami Beach Convention Center and the coming Grand Hyatt by September 2027.
- Requires 1,500+ peak room nights and use of the convention center.
- Groups with 3,000 or more peak rooms qualify for the incentive plus an enhanced support package. Details Here
