Source safely
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Connect with venues to get safety details
Browse a database of over 280,000 venues. Use filters to include results that meet your specific event venue criteria.
- Access health and safety information within venue profiles and the Source Safely resource centre to ensure a venue is implementing new protocols.
- Use the meeting space capacity calculator to understand the space you need to accommodate an event with distancing measures in mind
- Leverage customised question templates in your RFP to ensure you are asking the most important questions to you and your organisation.
- Track cancelled space credits and ensure it doesn’t go unused to mitigate financial risk.
Cvent is actually the hub of our program. It standardises some of our procedures and provides visibility into our meetings as well as for our leadership team.
Kendra Olive
Lead SMPP Strategist, Medtronic

Improve visibility across your organisation
Centralising meeting data is key to managing a crisis. Cvent’s venue sourcing solutions help you gain valuable visibility so you and your team are on the same page.
- See where RFPs are going, share history, and view internal notes.
- Mark favorite suppliers within the account for every user to find easily.
- Provide enough user logins for everyone on your team.
The standard questions and concession requests are perfect for the professional planner and certainly helps to achieve best value!
Jef Robinson
Global Category Manager, Citrix Systems, Inc.

Rein in your meeting spend
- Use comprehensive reporting and tracking to analyse RFP history and stay on budget.
- Add contracted information to calculate proposed vs. actualised data.
- View your organisation’s history with properties, brands or chains to use as leverage for future negotiations.
- Build and customise RFP budgets to ensure you are staying within your objectives.
I love how I can quickly assemble information on different properties from different cities, and hotels respond to our RFPs with all the information we need. We saved $66 dollars per hotel room.
Kenly Novotny
Field Support Manager, Success for All Foundation

Work smarter by leveraging hotel contacts
Save time on manual processes and strengthen your supplier relationships within your venue sourcing platform.
- Upload industry contacts into your account for easy access.
- Send RFPs directly to contacts or copy them on leads sent to their associated properties.
- Allow hotel contacts to distribute RFPs on your behalf and track responses.
- Get faster responses and receive the most negotiated rates.
NSO's love it when you include them! It's a great way to strengthen relationships too. Win! Win!
Kelly Devlin, CMP, Bunzl, USA
Manager, Meetings and Travel Services
"The sourcing tool has allowed me to increase my event bandwidth and made me the 'go to' in our office for meeting and events."
Shana R.
G2 Crowd Review

Sourcing for your next meeting or event?
Check out the Event Planner's Guide to Sourcing for a step-by-step guide to success.