visitRaleigh meetings insider

When deciding where your group should meet in the Raleigh area, the downtown Raleigh meeting district is an excellent choice. The district is full of energy and vibrant, Southern culture, and with unique meeting spaces and James Beard Award-winning restaurants to world-class museums and an expansive

Want to get an inside look at Raleigh, N.C.’s Airport meeting district? You can with our new Threshold 360 virtual tours! The Airport district is great for meeting and event strategists looking to stay close to RDU International Airport. And hotels in the district are also conveniently...

Want to get an inside look at the Cary meeting district? You can with our new Threshold 360 virtual tours! Cary, N.C., stands out for its charm and renowned quality of life as well as its love for all things local. The vibrant town (only ~17 minutes from downtown Raleigh) is home to the USA Baseball

Take a look around the Midtown Raleigh meeting district with our new Threshold 360 virtual tours! The Midtown Raleigh district includes two walkable areas—Crabtree Valley and North Hills—with some of the destination's most popular meeting hotels and plenty of familiar and local...

You can now take a look around the downtown Raleigh, N.C., convention center campus with Threshold 360 virtual tours! Of course, nothing compares to touring in person—not only to fully experience each campus venue, but also to soak in downtown Raleigh by tasting incredible dishes at nearby

Since we can't give in-person tours right now due to the COVID-19 crisis, we rounded up fly-through videos of the Raleigh Convention Center and connected headquarters hotel Raleigh Marriott City Center. "Step inside" these outstanding meeting spaces and envision how your future...

Updated Jan. 31, 2020, noon New sales team members at Visit Raleigh, internal promotions and market assignment updates Visit Raleigh welcomed Marc Dooner as national sales manager and Kathryn Hollomon as sales manager. Kathryn earned her degree in Business Administration from the University of North

Downtown Raleigh's Moore Square: Now open! Moore Square, the four-acre park in the heart of downtown Raleigh, is back with a brand-new look after an extensive renovation that started in late 2017. The new park features a restaurant, a splash pad for children, two open lawn areas with a total

Forbes Travel Guide and AAA recognition for Raleigh, N.C., area hospitality stars Big news for fans of first-class experiences! No stranger to major accolades, The Umstead Hotel and Spa—tucked away among Cary’s natural beauty and spacious woodlands—has been named as a Five-Star...

The relationship between a Visit Raleigh team member and a meeting planner is one based on strong partnership, and we are incredibly lucky to work with planners and local connectors who go the extra mile on a day-to-day basis. We want to shine the spotlight on some of the planners we work with to