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In the November 8, 2019 Edition 

My Profession? Business Tourism Event Designer

Many professions can contribute to promoting tourism in Quebec, which helps a region's economic development. Among these professions, there are different actors in business tourism event planning that ensure the smooth execution of corporate events, meetings and conventions. These include sales representatives, project coordinators and banquet teams. These three distinct departments are found in most establishments that host major events, such as convention centres and large hotels. All three are complementary and essential within the tourism ecosystem because they are the front line in a critical part of the industry - holding corporate events dedicated to business tourism.

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A New Venue to hold Business Events

Montérégie
Hôtel Alt Quartier DIX30

Whether you're hosting a small, intimate gathering or holding a large-scale event, you'll find the perfect space among our five meeting spaces and creative lounges.

  • Meeting room for up to 130 people on the 15th floor of the Hotel with a wonderful view of downtown Montreal
  • Perfect location at the intersection of 10 and 30. The Hotel is located 15 minutes from downtown Montreal.

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Do you know that the QACP network has 30 destinations and some 115+ sites to host business events throughout Quebec!


Discover what our 30 destinations  have to offer

Accommodation Capacity of our Network


Quebec Business Tourism News

The QACP publishes more than 400 news per year dealing with business tourism in its News section at congres.com.

Here is a selection of recent news featuring our members:

Official opening of the Mont-Sainte-Anne Conference Center

Investments of $5 M facilitated the renovation of the Conference Center to bring it up to current standards and increase its floor space to over 23,000 square feet. Including the meeting rooms in the Château, the project has enabled the facility to maintain its status as the biggest resort-based conference centre in Quebec. Château Mont-Sainte-Anne is already significantly benefitting from the major initiative.

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An Image is Worth 1000 Words

QuébecOriginal presents

Top 5 Reasons to Apply for a Professional Award

As human beings, we are wired to respond to positive reinforcement, and what’s better than being honoured with an award? Awards exist to highlight the achievements of our best and our brightest and winning one can be a life-altering moment that can catapult your career to the next level. However, we increasingly find that entrants are hesitant about applying.

Find out why you should

Source : David Lincoln, CSAE Blog

CSAE Blog


6 Tips to Cut Your Event F&B Costs

How to trim the fat of your food budget, without sacrificing the flavor.

One of the biggest line items on an event budget is food and beverage. So when costs need to be trimmed, naturally, planners will look here first. But considering how important F&B is to the attendee experience, cutting back on meals could risk hurting the gathering.

Fear not. Just because a meal doesn't come with a big price tag doesn't mean guests have to miss out on flavor or impact.

Discover the 6 tips

Source : Alex Palmer, Deputy Editor, NorthStar Meetings Group 

On the Agenda

Ottawa's Tête-à-Tête 30th anniversary
January 29, 2020

Join us on January 29th, 2020 at the EY Center in Ottawa to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tête-à-Tête tradeshow, one of the most important events in the association sector in Canada.

Tête-à-Tête is the must event of winter! Take the opportunity to expand your network and meet other association managers and event planners. More than 150 experts from across Canada will be at your disposal to advise you and make you discover their new services.

Meet the QACP team and its members

The list of members present will be announced shortly!

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At Your Service!

QACP is a network entirely dedicated to business tourism. It brings together highly qualified organisations and individuals with a perfect knowledge of Quebec’s event and congress market.

QACP provides business event organisers with quick and efficient access to its network of 30 destinations, including hotels and congress centres within these destinations.

Organisers looking for a place to hold an upcoming event will save time and money by using QACP services. The Association will assess your specific needs and relay the request to targeted destinations. All you have to do is choose between the proposals you’ll receive. The process is simple, quick and entirely free. Organiser requests can be made via phone or email. To try it is to adopt it!

Learn more on congres.com