Transportation Incentive

In partnership with the City of Wilmington, the GWCVB is offering $20,000 in Transportation Assistance for Meetings, Events and Groups placing overnight rooms in the Greater Wilmington - New Castle County area!

To be eligible:

• Your event must involve an overnight stay
• Generate a minimum of 100 room nights

The incentive will encompass:

• Transporting attendees to and from the airport
• Transporting attendees to and from the train station
• Transporting attendees to an off-site event or attraction
• Transporting attendees to a central meeting location from different hotels
• Transporting attendees to and from the area by bus

How to Qualify (Stipulations):

• The planner/organizer must contact the GWCVB PRIOR to signing a contract.
• The event must go to contract with a New Castle County, GWCVB member hotel, between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
• The actual event must take place between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2013.
• A copy of the signed contract and transportation requirements must be received by the GWCVB.
• Once the above is received, the GWCVB will negotiate price  and help set-up transportation arrangements with a GWCVB transportation provider.
• Funding is awarded on a first come-first serve basis based on the stipulations above and/or until all designated funds have been depleted.
• No funds will be released until after the event has occurred and actual generated room nights are verified.
• Any remaining balance not covered by the transportation incentive will be the sole responsibility of the planner/organization to meet.

• Located along I-95, midway between New York and Washington, DC
• 6,000+ hotel rooms and choose from over 300 event sites
• Strategic access to one-third of the U.S. population, within a 350-mile radius
• Low lodging tax of 8% - 10%
• Daily Amtrak Service including Acela
• 20 minutes from Philadelphia International Airport
• NO SALES TAX on Meeting Room Rental, Food and Beverage
• NO SALES TAX on Shopping, Dining and Entertainment

Printable Version of the TransportationIncentive Program 

Experience significant savings before your event even begins in an area that showcases spectacular gardens, world-classmuseums, performing arts, excellent restaurants and hotels, a revitalized Riverfront, charming wineries and historic 17th- and 18th-century towns...all within a 10-mile radius!