Visit Howard County
38th Annual Meeting

September 13, 2019, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
At the NEW Tenable Building in the Merriweather District
(6100 Merriweather Drive, Columbia, MD 21044)

Featuring

• An exciting speaker line-up with Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball
• Networking lunch
• Visit Howard County industry awards
• Tourism industry exhibitors from around the region
• And more!

Tickets

Individual tickets - $60 (by August 31st)

Tickets Purchased after August 31st - $65

Sponsorship

• Gold, $500 includes:
  • Admission for 8
  • Reserved Program Seating
  • Presentation Recognition
  • Logo Featured in Program
  • Exhibit Table
     
• Silver, $300 includes:
  • Admission for 4
  • Presentation Recognition
  • Logo Featured in Program
  • Exhibit Table
     
• Bronze, $150 includes:
  • Admission for 2
  • Logo Featured in Program
  • Exhibit Table

Sponsorship Deadline: August 30th
Become a sponsor

We hope to see you at this not-to-miss event celebrating Howard County's Hospitality Industry.

MEDIA ADVISORY (coming soon)

Thank you to our sponsors (thus far)! 

• Host Sponsor
  • Howard Hughes Corporation 
• Gold
  • The Wendy Slaughter Team
  • Howard County Economic Development Authority
  • Downtown Columbia Partnership
  • Inner Arbor Trust
  • Howard County Library System
  • Patapsco Heritage Greenway
  • Hampton Inn and Suites/South & Springhill Suites Columbia 
• Silver 
  • Turf Valley Resort
  • Blossoms of Hope
  • Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center
  • Historic Savage Mill
  • Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, LLP
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia
  • Tino's Italian Bistro
• Bronze
  • The Elkridge Furnace Inn
  • Recreation News
  • The Howard County Chamber of Commerce 
  • HiPro Productions & Media (Alan Gaffere) 
  • Historic Oakland
  • Columbia Festival of the Arts

Past Award Recipients

2018

• Tourism Partner of the Year: 
  • Mutiny Pirate Bar and Island Grille - Elkridge, Maryland (Steve Wecker, Rob Wecker, Lee Marziale, Nate Hynson) and CURED Table & Tap and 18th & 21st (Steve Wecker, Vince Culotta) 
• Tourism Ambassador of the Year
  • Pete Mangione​, Turf Valley Resort
• Sgt. Eddison Alexander Hermond - Hospitality Employee of the Year
  • Dimitrijs Korablovs, Executive Housekeeper, Homewood Suites Columbia 

2017

• Tourism Partner of the Year:
  • I.M.P.
  • The Howard Hughes Corporation
  • Downtown Columbia Arts & Culture Commission

• Tourism Ambassador(s) Of The Year:
  • Pam Long
  • Marlys East

2016

• Tourism Partner of the Year:
  • The Marriner Family
• Tourism Ambassador Of The Year:
  • Private First Class Travis Turner, Community Resource Officer for Old Ellicott City

2015

• Tourism Partner of the Year:
  • Custom Media Options

2014

• Tourism Partner(s) of the Year: 
  • Elite Tournaments
  • Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults

2013

• Tourism Partner(s) of the Year:
  • Columbia Association
  • Historic Savage Mill

2012

• Tourism Partner(s) of the Year:
  • Howard County Delegation, Maryland Senate, Maryland House of Representatives
  • Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, Howard County Council

Prior to 2012

• Tourism Partners of the Year:
  • Columbia Triathlon
  • Clarks Elioak Farm
  • Turf Valley