Convene, a global hospitality company that designs, builds, and operates premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces, today announced it has partnered with LM Media Worldwide, a business that helps organizations with hotel room blocks, to offer hotel room block sourcing and contracting as a complimentary service for Convene Meeting & Event clients.
Convene is committed to being a partner, not just a place, for meeting and event planners, curating a one-stop-shop experience for all potential needs and services. With global business travel rebounding and expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2024, the company is preemptively offering complimentary hotel room block sourcing and contracting services to clients as an extension of that commitment. Its partnership with LM Media Worldwide allows clients to take advantage of a global purchasing power that is able to secure exclusive rates, availability, and promotions across hotels of all price points; in 2023, LM Media Worldwide sourced, contracted, and negotiated over 400,000 hotel room nights globally.
The Convene portfolio of brands, which includes etc.venues, is designed to accommodate a wide range of meeting and event programming, with Convene serving as a premium lifestyle brand best suited for large, highly experiential events while etc.venues is an accessible lifestyle brand ideal for value-driven small meetings and corporate trainings. Each has hospitality at its core and offers a full-service experience inclusive of on-site catering, in-room AV and technology, and dedicated planning resources.
The Convene portfolio of brands is the largest single provider of dedicated meeting and event venues in the U.S. and U.K. with a network of 39 locations across nine global cities.
