Meeting Planners
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Saint-Hyacinthe, convention city!
With the largest hotel complex and regional conference centre in Quebec, Saint-Hyacinthe is well equipped to host conventions and meetings of all sizes. Conveniently situated within reach of large urban centres—200 km from Quebec City and 64 km from Montreal—Saint-Hyacinthe offers a vast array of infrastructures, including an accommodations network of over 600 rooms and more than 30 meeting sites.
Endowed with all the advantages of the large urban centres, and none of the disadvantages, the Saint-Hyacinthe area has every ingredient to make your event a guaranteed success! Your participants can savour varied cuisines at local restaurants and enjoy a range of attractions and activities (agrotourism, cultural and heritage), not to mention the great outdoors.
On top of that, in 1993, Saint-Hyacinthe became the first Canadian city to earn the title of Agrifood Science Park. Since then, the unique city has earned international acclaim for its concentration of companies and academic institutions specializing in the agrifood sector. Today, Saint-Hyacinthe is a fertile intellectual environment that encourages extensive contacts and exchanges.
The Bureau de tourisme et des congrès de Saint-Hyacinthe (Tourism and Convention Bureau) has been working in concert with event and convention organizers for more than 20 years, notably by providing advice and support throughout the organization process. We can put you in contact with local resources, and offer many free services. For more information, contact us.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Maskoutain region!
Services for convention and event planners
The Bureau de tourisme et des congrès de Saint-Hyacinthe offers a number of free services to organizers who have chosen to hold their convention or event in Saint-Hyacinthe or the surrounding area. Since 1986, more than 1,500 organizations and associations have taken advantage of the services offered by the Bureau de tourisme et des congrès de Saint-Hyacinthe to help organize their event.
For help in planning your convention…
- A resource person who is there to provide you with advice, support, and assistance in organizing your event
- Help in the research of a meeting and convention site and lodging
- Items to give your event local colour:
- Loan of representative photographs
- Suggestions for promotional items and gifts representative of our region (arts and cfrats and fine products of the region)
- Help in promoting your event:
- A supplied media listing
- An entry in the mensual Calendar of Events for Saint-Hyacinthe and the surrounding area, which is send to lodging ans restaurant owners.
- A hyperlink between our Web site (with over 36,000 visits in 2009) and your organization
- A message posted on the bulletin board - along Highway 20 - to welcome the people attending your event and on the electronic bulletin board Infocité
For your conventionners...
- Tourist literature about the Saint-Hyacinthe area:
- Tourist Guide
- Tourist map
- Suggested activities for groups (of 15 people or more):
- Booking and step-on guide services for groups (at a charge) (for more information, consult the Group services section)
To learn more about the advantages our region has to offer as a place to hold a convention or event, contact us.
Meeting and convention sites
Saint-Hyacinthe and the surrounding area have many halls that can host gatherings of all types and sizes. Whether you are planning a convention, a meeting, awards gala, activities for employees, exhibition, etc. in Saint-Hyacinthe, you will be sure to find a venue that can meet your needs and those of your participants.
You will find out more information about the main meeting sites in the Meeting sites section. or consult the Other Services section.
For advice on choosing an establishment that can meet your needs, contact us.
Lodging
With slightly more than 600 rooms distributed in over a dozen quality establishments, the greater Maskoutain area promises you and your participants a warm welcome adapted to yours needs. Note that 482 rooms are located less than 2 km from the Convention Centre.
To obtain the list of those establishments, consult the Food and Lodging section.
Additional services
There are several companies in and around Saint-Hyacinthe that can provide you with other useful services for organizing your event. You will find everything you need : personalized service of entertainment, corporate gifts, equipment rental (marquees, multimedia, lighting and public address systems, etc.), special events production, room decorating (ballons, flowers, etc.), background music, promotional items, photocopying, photographers, digital solutions, translators or caterers services and also transportation for your participants.
Contact us for advice or suggestions.
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