Tourism Richmond, in collaboration with our 10 RHDA hotel partners, is offering a new incentive program for meeting planners who choose Richmond, BC for their next business event.

Significant funding is available for both pre-event activities, such as site visits, and for event costs when you book eligible meetings in Richmond, BC. 

Total funding is determined based on a number of factors including:

  • Group size and total number of room nights.
  • Time of year.
  • Industry sector.  
  • Event sustainability plan. The Richmond Roadmap: Responsible Events in Richmond provides ideas and information for event planners to help create an environmentally and socially responsible event. 

How it Works:

1. Complete the application form below.
2. Tourism Richmond will review your application and follow up with you within 5 business days.
3. If your event is eligible, Tourism Richmond will provide a Letter of Intent with funding details.
4. Once your event is confirmed and you have a contract with one of the RHDA hotels, send a copy of the signed contract to Tourism Richmond.
5. Next, a Funding Agreement will be provided by Tourism Richmond.
6. After the event, you are required to fill in a Post-event Report provided by Tourism Richmond as the final step.

Eligibility details:

  • There are no blackout dates to worry about!
  • Minimum of 25 rooms on peak night.  
  • When applying for the incentive fund, you must not already have a contract signed at a hotel.
  • It is only applicable with a contract signed with one of the RHDA hotels.
  • Travel trade groups, sport hosting events, tournaments, and sport competitions do not qualify.
  • Tourism Richmond requires a post-event report defining the sustainability plan and overall summary associated with the event (Tourism Richmond to provide).
  • Eligibility and funding is determined at the sole discretion of Tourism Richmond and eligibility criteria may be amended by Tourism Richmond. Funding is limited and may end at any time.
  • For questions or more information, contact Sophie Lui at slui@tourismrichmond.com

10 RHDA hotels are:

  1. Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel
  2. River Rock Casino Resort
  3. Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport
  4. Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport
  5. Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel & Marina
  6. Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel
  7. The Westin Wall Centre, Vancouver Airport
  8. Hilton Vancouver Airport
  9. Versante Hotel
  10. Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Business Events Incentive Fund Application

Contact Information

Organization Contact(Required)
Organization Address (Billing)(Required)

Third Party Planner (as applicable)

Third Party Contact

Event Information

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*If you are responding yes, you must submit your sustainability plan post event.
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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Note: If you currently do not have an RFP for this program, you can upload any supporting documents, or submit only the application without attachments.

Note: After clicking ‘Submit’, please remain on the page until the confirmation screen appears. To ensure a smooth process, please refrain from using the browser’s navigation buttons such as ‘back’ and ‘forward’ during this time. Should you encounter any issues or have questions, feel free to reach out to Sophie Lui. We appreciate your submission of the Business Events Incentive Fund Application and are here to assist you throughout the process. Thank you for choosing Tourism Richmond.