Choosing a Hotel Site Selection Company
If you are thinking about using a hotel site selection company for assistance with your meetings there are a number of things to consider. Size, experience and range of services are but a few considerations. When qualifying a company to provide hotel site selection services, we recommend that an organization review the following areas of expertise. A printable version of this page is available by clicking here.
| Stability | |
| * | Years in operation |
| * | Tenure and experience of account representative |
| * | Client list |
| * | References and testimonials |
| * | Number of meetings per year |
| * | Industry reputation |
| Services | |
| * | Range of services |
| * | Client Communication Process |
| * | Frequency of communication |
| * | Presentation of search results |
| * | Response time |
| * | Cost |
| Destination & Industry Knowledge | |
| * | Capacity to work with client preferred destinations and properties |
| * | Destination expertise (e.g. U.S. vs. international or downtown vs. resort |
| * | Industry Contacts |
| * | Awareness of new properties, expansions and renovations |
| * | Trends in contracting (attrition, F&B minimums, new types of charges, etc |
| Additional Considerations | |
| * | Ability to work with multiple contacts in client organization |
| * | Geographic location of offices |
| * | Ability to deal with experienced and inexperienced planners |
| * | Availability of account trepresentative throughout process |
| * | Lead time required to book meeting |
| * | Site inspection arrangements |
| * | Overall philosophy of site selection company |
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