When planning your corporate travel, special event or conference, the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau (SMCVB) is your greatest ally and asset.

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Plan Your Meeting

Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau is here to help make planning your corporate gathering as simple a process as possible. To that end, we’ve compiled all of the tools necessary to make your event a success. Below is a brief summary of how we can help you plan your meeting, with links to more information:

Location of Santa Monica

Santa Monica is located on the beach just 8 miles from LAX Airport and only 13 miles from the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.

Transportation In and Around Santa Monica

Santa Monica itself is a walkable seaside city with plenty of public transportation options and easy access to greater Los Angeles and Southern California destinations.

Sample Santa Monica Itineraries

A wide variety of activities and attractions awaits, and we have suggestions for how best to discover Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Meeting Planner Fact Sheet

Find out the nuts and bolts facts about Santa Monica, from sales tax to temperature, from travel time to room rates.

Promote Your Santa Monica Meeting

Santa Monica CVB can help you promote your meeting with destination photography and marketing materials and more.

Come Early, Stay Late

Santa Monica has a wide variety of attractions, activities and entertainment options, making it an ideal place to host meetings.

Group Dining and Catering in Santa Monica

Santa Monica is recognized for some of the best dining in all of Southern California. There are plenty of options for group dining and for catering your meeting.