BENEFITS | The Meeting Designers

Buying Power By working with us you will receive the benefit of our collective buying power. You will experience no limitations to your venue search due to our worldwide relationships with hotel chains, convention bureaus, conference centers, and cruise lines. Managing the contracts of over 200 events on an annual basis (which represent millions of dollars in revenue at venues throughout the world) allows us to negotiate discounted group rates and concessions for your organization. We routinely get group rates well below published website rates and BTS (Business Travel Sales) rates. This cumulative buying power gives us leverage to negotiate the best possible rates, concessions, and overall hotel offer that addresses your “Hot Buttons” and “Must Haves” for a specific program. Documented and itemized costs savings for each contract we negotiate will be provided to you.

Industry Knowledge and Trust The Meeting Designers prides itself on a strong sense of industry ethics. We have earned the respect of major chain hotels and independent hotels. Our team consists of experienced event planners and former hotel executives. We know the "Ins and Outs" of the hotel site selection process and contractual "Dos and Don'ts." Furthermore, our clients rest easy knowing that their hotel contracts have been reviewed by our company’s legal counsel, which is an expert in the industry and available to assist in the trickiest legal situations as your advocate. We will be an active listener of your requirements and expectations for each event. Unlike other event planning companies, The Meeting Designers does not have any Preferred Partnership Agreements or additional/advanced commission incentives with hotel chains. Therefore, we will offer you objective and unbiased options that best suit your vision and event.

Time Saver We remove the time-consuming and hassling administrative work from your desk so that you can focus on other responsibilities, such as your attendees and core program content. A dedicated Account Director will be your single point of contact and one-stop-shop from start to finish. Customized availability summaries providing you with information at your fingertips will be delivered in hard copy or via email. We will handle the proposal process, collecting and compiling availability, answering of emails from hotels and vendors, arrangement of site inspections, and contractual negotiations. When companies save time, they save even more money!

We're Your 911 Number Even the best hotels and most organized meetings have disruptions and mishaps which can affect your program. From a hotel breaching a contract to a last-minute change to your event, we will step in to work with the venue on an immediate resolution. When you dial 911, we handle your emergency!

Whether your event is for 5 or 5,000 attendees, we will present you a spectrum of ideal locations for your program based on your specific needs and budgets. Once you choose a venue we will negotiate the contract to ensure that you receive the best possible rates and contractual clauses to protect your organization. We will be your active partner all the way through from the initial site search, site inspection, contract negotiations, actualization of the program and reconciliation of the final bill—all at no cost to you!