LET US HELP
President Diann Bayes has nearly 30 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. She specializes in convention sales, meeting planning, securing hotel rooms, event coordination, registration, and guest experience. Let Diann help you plan your next convention in Tyler, Texas.
Meeting Planner Services:
All services are dependent on hotel room nights and/or the number of attendees.
- Arrange Hotel Room Blocks
- Attendance Boosters
- Provide Resources such as speakers, entertainers, caterers, facility rentals, transportation, and more
- Media Releases
- Photos/Logo/Multi-media for presentations, programs, etc.
- Registration Assistance
- Tyler guides, maps, coupons, etc.
- Door prizes and/or goodie bags and other items
Meeting Venues
Places to Stay
“Because of the assistance of Visit Tyler, our TSA Annual Meeting was a huge success. The services Shari provided were a huge hit, and the dedication to her job and Tyler was evident in the way we were treated.”
Jim Tidwell
Texas Shrine Association Annual Meeting Event Organizer
“Susan helped make our reunion a success. We couldn’t have had such a good program without her! Tyler is very fortunate to have Susan representing it.”
Etta Rush (Chair) and Joy McAdams (Co-Chair)
Pipeliners
“It is an honor to work with an organization like SPORTyler and with a person like Cindy. Cindy’s goal is to give every visitor a first-class experience to enjoy everything Tyler has to offer.”
Tim Drain
Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs at Tyler Junior College
“One would expect a person in Susan’s position to be friendly and helpful, but Susan is that and then some!”
Wichita Rose Society
“Our guests were ‘WOWed’ by the generosity and friendliness of the City of Tyler and Visit Tyler. The example of hospitality will long be talked about, and I am very grateful for the help all along the way.”
DeAnna Hargrove
Texas Nonprofit Theaters Association
“Susan is a delight to work with and made certain everything was as it should be. I will be working with her again on our next trip to Tyler.”
Margaret Thomas
First Baptist Church, Corsicana
“Our trip to Tyler was wonderful! Everyone was pleasantly surprised. Thanks goes to Shari for everything she did to make this event a success.”
Patti Ledesma
Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool, Executive Assistant
“Working with Susan has been an absolute joy. She helped make this the easiest trip I’ve ever made to Tyler. She worked out all the little details that really helped me out as a small business owner.”
Dorthy Martin
Running R Travel