Free Programs & Services
Creating memorable experiences here on PEI
We understand there are countless moving pieces involved in planning a meeting or convention. That’s why we offer a range of free services designed to help you create the best experience possible for you and your guests.
These services include:
- Assistance with bid proposals
- Site Inspections
- Availability search
- Gather proposals for accommodations and meeting space
- Assistance with all supplementary services such as off-site functions and transportation; entertainment, delegate gifts, etc.
- Companion program ideas
- Online Planner’s Toolkit
- Promotional videos
- Promotional material for your delegates
- Information on potential funding programs and opportunities
Other Free Programs:
- “PEI On Your Own Time” FAM Tour Program
- "Come Early, Stay Late" Program
- "Big Fish in a Small Pond" Welcome Program
- Local Ambassadors Program
Our On Your Own Time Familiarization (OYOT FAM) program is a personal invitation for meeting planners to experience PEI when it suits your schedule. Whether you need to visit for a specific site selection or just to become acquainted with our beloved Island before you host your business event here, a PEI FAM trip is a perfect way to experience everything Prince Edward Island has to offer.
We’ll provide:
- Round-trip Airfare for one person, up to $1,000**
- Airport Transfer to Host Hotel upon arrival included (booked by Meetings & Conventions PEI)
- Hotel or Resort Accommodation (Maximum 2-night stay. Hotels/resorts chosen must meet the requirements of your future potential business and is based on availability)
- Personalized Itinerary to Meetings & Conventions PEI partners (See Planner’s Toolkit)
- Guided site selection by M&CPEI professional
- MCPEI site visit will be focused on future business possibilities
- One (1) Dinner and one (1) Lunch hosted by M&CPEI Guide
*Available only for planners with business for city-wide conferences (400+ delegates)
**Airfare booked by Meetings & Conventions PEI Staff. Any upgrades or changes are the responsibility of the client
If you’re interested and would like us to consider you for group or individual FAM, please fill out the form below and submit.
“Come Early, Stay Late” is our pre- or post- travel program designed to help meeting planners boost conference registration by encouraging delegates to make a vacation of it and bring the entire family.
For each conference, we have created exclusive offers for delegates, like reduced rates or value-added offers at member locations. We have also created promotional tools that will help you promote these exclusive offers to your delegates.
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In partnership with the City of Charlottetown, any meeting or convention with over 400 delegates is eligible for Meetings & Conventions PEI’s complimentary “Big Fish in a Small Pond” Welcome Program. The program is specifically designed to make delegates feel special from the moment they arrive and throughout their stay on PEI. Let us personally welcome your guests, Island-style!
This program includes:
- Delegates are personally greeted at the airport by our Meetings & Conventions PEI team with samples from our 2024 Big Fish product sponsor: Honibe
- Welcome Signage at the airport customized with your affiliation’s logo.
- Streetlight banners customized with your affiliation’s logo strategically hung throughout the downtown Charlottetown core.
- Show Your Badge and Come Early Stay Late programs – providing special discounts and offers at participating Charlottetown merchants through our PEI Virtual Delegate Bag Web App.
Thank you to our 2024 Big Fish program sponsors Honibe and the City of Charlottetown
It’s important to us that you have the maximum turnout for your upcoming PEI meeting. Meetings and Conventions PEI can provide you with promotional materials and treats to help you promote your next conference on PEI. Use some or all of these items below when announcing that PEI is your next conference destination.
A number of items are available to you:
- Meetings & Conventions PEI Promotional X-frame Banner Stands (loaned out)
- Personalized promotional video to play at your event the year prior, and promote online.
- Come Early, Stay Late program
- Show Your Badge program
- Virtual Delegate Bag App
“PEI On Your Own Time” FAM Tour Program
Our On Your Own Time Familiarization (OYOT FAM) program is a personal invitation for meeting planners to experience PEI when it suits your schedule. Whether you need to visit for a specific site selection or just to become acquainted with our beloved Island before you host your business event here, a PEI FAM trip is a perfect way to experience everything Prince Edward Island has to offer.
We’ll provide:
- Round-trip Airfare for one person, up to $1,000**
- Airport Transfer to Host Hotel upon arrival included (booked by Meetings & Conventions PEI)
- Hotel or Resort Accommodation (Maximum 2-night stay. Hotels/resorts chosen must meet the requirements of your future potential business and is based on availability)
- Personalized Itinerary to Meetings & Conventions PEI partners (See Planner’s Toolkit)
- Guided site selection by M&CPEI professional
- MCPEI site visit will be focused on future business possibilities
- One (1) Dinner and one (1) Lunch hosted by M&CPEI Guide
*Available only for planners with business for city-wide conferences (400+ delegates)
**Airfare booked by Meetings & Conventions PEI Staff. Any upgrades or changes are the responsibility of the client
If you’re interested and would like us to consider you for group or individual FAM, please fill out the form below and submit.
"Come Early, Stay Late" Program
“Come Early, Stay Late” is our pre- or post- travel program designed to help meeting planners boost conference registration by encouraging delegates to make a vacation of it and bring the entire family.
For each conference, we have created exclusive offers for delegates, like reduced rates or value-added offers at member locations. We have also created promotional tools that will help you promote these exclusive offers to your delegates.
"Big Fish in a Small Pond" Welcome Program
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In partnership with the City of Charlottetown, any meeting or convention with over 400 delegates is eligible for Meetings & Conventions PEI’s complimentary “Big Fish in a Small Pond” Welcome Program. The program is specifically designed to make delegates feel special from the moment they arrive and throughout their stay on PEI. Let us personally welcome your guests, Island-style!
This program includes:
- Delegates are personally greeted at the airport by our Meetings & Conventions PEI team with samples from our 2024 Big Fish product sponsor: Honibe
- Welcome Signage at the airport customized with your affiliation’s logo.
- Streetlight banners customized with your affiliation’s logo strategically hung throughout the downtown Charlottetown core.
- Show Your Badge and Come Early Stay Late programs – providing special discounts and offers at participating Charlottetown merchants through our PEI Virtual Delegate Bag Web App.
Thank you to our 2024 Big Fish program sponsors Honibe and the City of Charlottetown
Local Ambassadors Program
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It’s important to us that you have the maximum turnout for your upcoming PEI meeting. Meetings and Conventions PEI can provide you with promotional materials and treats to help you promote your next conference on PEI. Use some or all of these items below when announcing that PEI is your next conference destination.
A number of items are available to you:
- Meetings & Conventions PEI Promotional X-frame Banner Stands (loaned out)
- Personalized promotional video to play at your event the year prior, and promote online.
- Come Early, Stay Late program
- Show Your Badge program
- Virtual Delegate Bag App at www.delegatebag.ca
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