Transportation Incentive

In partnership with the City of Wilmington, the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering $20,000 in Transportation Assistance for Meetings, Events and Groups placing overnight rooms in Greater Wilmington, New Castle County Delaware.

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:

• 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.

• A copy of the signed contract, credit card authorization form 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 based on CONTRACTED room nights.

• 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.

Benefits of Greater Wilmington:

• 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

Download a printable version of the Transportation
Incentive Program here.

Experience significant savings before your event even begins.

Hold your next meeting or event in an area that showcases spectacular gardens, world-class museums, performing arts, excellent restaurants and hotels, a revitalized Riverfront, charming wineries and historic 17th- and 18th-century towns...all within a 10-mile radius!

And remember, it's all tax-free in Delaware!