Comprehensive Meeting Planning Services
B.E.S.T. provides full-scale meeting planning services designed to make every event seamless. Leveraging our extensive industry relationships, we guarantee the lowest rates and the most comprehensive amenities.
Site and Venue Selection
B.E.S.T. simplifies site and venue selection, saving you time and money while providing service that exceeds expectations. We manage the research, evaluation, and contracting of meeting and event destinations worldwide, allowing you to focus on your core business.
What We Do
- Provide no-cost sourcing for 30+ room nights.
- Maintain direct global contacts with major chains, luxury hotels, privately owned venues, conference centers, and special event locations.
- Offer access to top-quality venues worldwide.
- Act as a customer advocate with no allegiance to any property or brand
- Serve as a single point of contact to streamline the meeting process.
- Maximize savings through volume discounts and vendor relationships.
- Ensure compliance with your preferred suppliers.
- Deliver a 48-hour RFP express turnaround.
- Present search results in a side-by-side comparative format
- Supply a comprehensive spreadsheet of proposed venues, including pricing, location, website, and key attributes.
- Provide a PowerPoint presentation with photos and recommendations.
- Coordinate site inspections.
- Outline important due dates in a one-page summary, including deposits, attrition deadlines, and rooming lists.
- Achieve proven cost savings for clients.
- Provide guidance on complex contractual language, including attrition and cancellation clauses.
- Act as a customer advocate to protect your interests.
- Supply venues for special events.
- Analytically review each clause and negotiate terms to protect you.
- Offer insights on area restaurants, attractions, and local amenities.
Hotel and Venue Contract Negotiation
Saira Banu Kianes is a recognized industry expert and shrewd negotiator. We guarantee that the prices we secure for your meetings and events are as low or lower than you could arrange independently. Each contract is carefully reviewed to reduce liability and align with prevailing industry standards. We review hundreds of contracts each year and provide a detailed analysis of your agreement—not as a legal advisor, but to assess industry standards, reduce liability, and safeguard your interests.
From your initial inquiry to the final payment, we handle all negotiations. We customize each contract to align with the specific needs of the venue, destination, and client.
Key Points
- Guest Room Rates
- VIP Upgrades and Amenities
- Complimentary Meeting Planner accommodations
- Attrition Allotments
- Cancellation Clauses
- Cut-Off Dates
- Overbooking Clauses
- Walk Policies
- Force Majeure Clauses
- Construction Clauses
- Non-Compete Clauses
- Indemnification Clauses
- Other Concessions (Amenities, Parking, A/V, Food, and Beverage)
Budget Management
B.E.S.T. ensures your budget works as hard as you do. We assess your financial needs, create a preliminary budget, and actively manage costs throughout the program. At the end, actual costs are applied to finalize the budget, demonstrating clear ROI. Through careful negotiation and strong industry relationships, B.E.S.T. consistently lowers costs while protecting the client’s bottom line.
What We Offer
- Preliminary Budget Overview for Client approval
- Ongoing Review of Budget to Stay Within Compliance
- Conclusion of Program: A Comparison of Actual Cost to Budget
- Reconciliation of All Bills with Appropriate Back Up
- Forecast for Future Meeting Budgets
On-Site Coordination and Expertise
When your meeting needs go beyond site selection, B.E.S.T. provides flexible, expert on-site services. We handle as much—or as little—as you need, from partial program support to full event management.
Our on-site representatives and event management facilitators proactively confirm arrangements, anticipate challenges, and maintain constant communication with staff to ensure a seamless, stress-free experience. We also partner with project managers and trip directors nationwide to save clients time and money.
What Our Services Include
Our services include the development and coordination of:
- Complete On-Site Trip Director
- On-Site Registration Services
- Meet and Greet Airport Transportation Service
- On-Site Meet and Greet and Transfer Service
- Venue Liaison
- Food and Beverage
- Ground Transportation
- On-Site Travel Assistance
- Process and Manage Lists and Reports
- Meeting Material Coordination
- Meeting Room Set-Ups
- Executive and VIP management
- Amenity and Room Deliveries
- Corporate Retreats and Activities
- Staffing Services
- Off-Site Tours and Activities
- Dine-Around
- Guest and Spouse Programs