Explore Asheville

Asheville Is Exceeding Expectations

Explore Asheville provides support to help you build your most successful and memorable meeting ever. By sourcing your meeting through Explore Asheville, you’ll receive the best local information and our full menu of Exclusive Services, which includes registration staffing, attraction value cards for attendees and more. Additionally, planners that book a meeting through us may qualify for our Have More Fun On Us incentive program. Thriving local businesses, microbreweries, street performers, and a unique culinary culture all shine in the heart of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, providing the perfect backdrop for your meeting or event. Whether your group is large or small, we have the perfect venue for you. Asheville is within a 600 mile radius of 50 percent of the U.S. population. It is centrally located in the epicenter of numerous major metro cities from Atlanta to Nashville and Cleveland to Jacksonville and easily accessible from major interstates I-40 and I-26. The Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is located just 12 miles from downtown, offers 60+ nonstop flights daily to and from 22 destinations, including six international hubs, and is served by six airlines: Allegiant, American, Delta, Elite, Spirit and United. From eclectic craft breweries to more than 250 independent restaurants, venues in Asheville are as diverse and numerous as your needs dictate. Whether an exclusive event on the 8,000 acres of the legendary Biltmore Estate surrounded by the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains or a Bluegrass & BBQ hoe-down on a 500-acre working farm, Asheville has a venue with your group’s name on it.