About Us - For Meeting Professionals

The Hyland Group is a great resource for meeting professionals.

The Hyland Group has twenty-five years of sales and marketing experience in the hospitality industry.  With key office locations in Chicago and Washington, DC and frequent sales missions to secondary markets, The Hyland Group employees serve as a local resource to meeting professionals in need of assistance in booking a conference or meeting.

The Hyland Group understands its corporate social responsibilities and is committed to ethical and responsible business practices.  We actively support and participate in programs that build relationships within the communities we operate.   Meeting Professionals International’s Potomac Chapter (PMPI) named The Hyland Group its Honorary Organization and Meeting Professionals International’s Chicago Area Chapter (MPI-CAC) inducted The Hyland Group into its Hall of Fame in 2008.  These awards, amongst many others earned by individual staff members, acknowledge the dedication and commitment we have to our meeting professional clients.  

How will you benefit from working with The Hyland Group?

• Largest Collection of CVBs – The Hyland Group represents 18 convention and visitors bureaus, as well as over 200 additional destinations from the US, Canada, and Caribbean. 
  
  
• Experienced Sales Professionals – Our team of sales professionals offer experience and intimate knowledge of each destination in our portfolio.  They are prepared to assist you with distributing your leads and serve as a one-stop shop for you to get your questions answered.
  
  
• Time Savings – Our staff is prepared to assist you with distributing your lead.  Our ability to check a variety of suitable destinations for your program, enables you to save time by using The Hyland Group as a resource. 
  
  
• First Class Networking Events – Not enough time to visit every place on your list of potential host destinations?  The Hyland Group hosts luncheons, receptions, and unique functions all over the country that provide meeting professionals with opportunities to network with representatives from Hyland Group destinations. 
  
  
• Client Appreciation Program –  Working with other planners and suppliers provides unique opportunities for collaboration and makes for a great way to learn others’ solutions to obstacles you may also encounter when working on a program.  To encourage client involvement in industry affiliations, The Hyland Group offers clients certificates of registration to industry educational sessions, such as MPI, PCMA, and AMPs.
  
  
• hylandgroup.com – The Hyland Group’s website offers links to industry organizations and other meeting planning resources such as a full calendar of industry events, space calculators, restaurant, weather and flight tracking tools.
  
  
• Latitudes – Through our resourceful monthly e-newsletter, Latitudes, clients discover more about destinations in our portfolio.  Clients will also learn of hot dates / rates and networking events hosted by The Hyland Group and destinations.   

Contact us today and let The Hyland Group serve you and your organization.

What Our Clients Are Saying…. 

“Many times a year, I have to book a property without being able to site the hotel.  I have complete trust in The Hyland Group and the destinations they represent to assist me in finding the right location.  Plus, their fun team makes business a pleasure!”  
-Toshie Okochi, CMP, National Education Association

 “The Hyland Group’s diverse collection of hotels means that ALA has options outside of the ‘chain’ hotels. Their staff is familiar with all of their properties and cities and gives us unique insights that help make our decisions.”
-Lisa J. Mikita, CMP, CAE, Association of Legal Administrators

 “As a meeting professional, I have to deal with three important decisions; location, hotel and budget.  The Hyland Group makes these decisions easier.”
-Robert Berrra, Credit Union Conferences