QuintEvents Presenting Travel/Experience Program On Behalf Of The Essence Music Festival
Online, June 7, 2011 (Newswire.com) - QuintEvents is introducing a new, publicly- available offering of tickets, accommodations and special access packages for the famed, annual ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans, providing fans with an experience previously reserved only for officials, sponsors and media partners.
The ESSENCE Music Festival has partnered with industry-leading hospitality company QuintEvents to design, market and fulfill the packages for the July 1-3 celebration at the Louisiana Superdome. Charlotte (NC)-based QuintEvents provides similar services for The Super Bowl and other NFL properties, The Kentucky Derby and the NBA All-Star Game.
The program, named ESSENCE VIP Events, uniquely provides backstage passes, invitations to parties with celebrity attendees, on-site hospitality and premier ticket locations available only from ESSENCE, which owns and operates the world-renowned festival. The customized packages are available at multiple price levels and all elements are guaranteed by ESSENCE, providing fans with the transactional security and a hassle-free experience.
The blockbuster lineup for the three days of music includes Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Kanye West, Mary J Blige, Boyz II Men and a host of other artists. Packages also include access to the 2011 ESSENCE Empowerment Experience, taking place concurrently at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Billed as a "Weekend of Transformation," the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience features speakers such as Rev. Al Sharpton, Tavis Smiley, Steve Harvey, Soledad O'Brien plus Gospel music, TV show auditions and authors as part of a multi-cultural complement to the festival.
ESSENCE VIP Events packages including center stage seats for all the music plus backstage, party invitations and VIP seating at the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience. "Through ESSENCE VIP Events, we are offering an all-inclusive service that accommodates our Festivalgoers in a special way; including exclusive backstage access and invites to after-parties." said ESSENCE General Manager Joy Collins. "QuintEvents has mastered the art of serving fans, groups and businesses for major events like the ESSENCE Music Festival and we are pleased to partner with them."
"Events of this scope and stature are perfect for the expertise we have developed over the years working on Olympics, Super Bowls and the Kentucky Derby," stated Brian Learst, President of QuintEvents. "Fans want to elevate their experience and ECI wants to make it memorable. We work with the fans in a way that reflects well on the ESSENCE brand."
ESSENCE VIP Events packages include the following benefits:
â— Premium Center-Stage seating on the Superdome floor
â— Premium seating at the empowerment seminars
â— All-access pass to the Platinum VIP Lounge
â— VIP parking and entrance
â— Official ESSENCE VIP Events gift bag
â— Reception with ESSENCE executives, local officials event sponsors
â— Private meeting with senior executive(s) of ESSENCE
â— Optional Accommodations at the InterContinental
â— Backstage access (selected)
ABOUT QUINTEVENTS:
Charlotte-based QuintEvents is an Official Hospitality Provider for NFL On Location®, for events including the Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, Draft and International Games, Churchill Downs® for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks and the NBA for the annual All-Star Game. QuintEvents' partners have more than 100 years of experience in travel, incentive and event management that merge to exceed expectations on every event and create unique, memorable experiences! Its unique partnerships with some of the greatest names in sports and entertainment enable them to offer customers access to larger blocks of seats, the best hotels and exclusive entertainment venues inside the stadium and access to exclusive parties at the world's most prestigious sporting events. Hospitality packages include a broad spectrum of seating options, unique venue access, celebrity appearances, dedicated entrances and other interactive experiences that make your entertainment event stand out.
ABOUT ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.:
ESSENCE Communications Inc. (ECI) is the number one media and communications company dedicated to African-American women. With a multi-platform presence in publishing, live events, and online, the ESSENCE brand is "Where Black Women Come First". The company's flagship publication, ESSENCE magazine, is the preeminent lifestyle magazine for African-American women; generating brand extensions such as the ESSENCE Music Festival, ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood, Window on Our Women (WOW I & II) and Smart Beauty I, II & III consumer insights, the ESSENCE Book Club, ESSENCE.com, and ventures in digital media (mobile, television and VOD). For more than 40 years, ESSENCE magazine, which has a brand reach of over 8 million, has been the leading source of cutting-edge information relating to every area of African-American women's lives.