NORTHEAST
For over 40 years, the team at Chicago-based PRA has created engaging, memorable event experiences tailored to the goals of its clients. Through its strategic approach to creative design, production services and destination experiences, the company offers end-to-end integrated service capabilities and solutions with business meetings and events. When it comes to digital, PRA’s strategy of combining best-in-breed technology tools with highly customized experiences makes for successful virtual or hybrid events.
PRA’s 29 team locations operate approximately 3,100 programs annually, 400 of which were successfully operated in the Northeast region. The company continues to evolve in pushing event design, staying with current trends, and seeing and meeting the needs of the industry as a whole.
Access prides itself on being a majority women-owned and -led national DMC that strives to reimagine the industry in new and creative ways. The company has produced memorable programs across Washington, D.C., New York, Philadelphia and Boston, in partnership with top-notch supplier partners. In crafting programs, Access works closely with clients to inspire attendees with creativity, design and execution, highlighting the best of the region.
Aiming to transform client events into exceptional experiences, CSI DMC produces 1,000+ programs annually while bringing beloved destinations to life. The company produces a wide range of tours and experiences, special events, custom culinary experiences, team building and CSR programs, hybrid meetings and more. CSI’s team includes designers, destination experts, and event-management specialists, all working to ensure that meetings and events achieve maximum results.
For 45 years, 360 Destination Group has delivered extraordinary events for clients. In their own words, “We take a stuffy corporate meeting or conference and make it feel like the only event in town.” The 360 DG team handles all logistics and organization, engaging both management and employees with carefully thought-out event concepts. A modern art affair, a carnival-themed seminar, a Latin nightclub reception — 360 DG has done them all, and more.
Casting a wide net upon the globe, Hosts Global has produced experiences for corporate clients in such diverse locations as Bhutan, Finland, Greenland, the Maldives, Monaco, Peru, Sri Lanka and many others, not to mention more than half (and counting) of the United States. The company can engineer full-service event design, concept and theme development, venue selection, decor, catering, entertainment and more, making Hosts Global truly a one-stop shop for planners.
SOUTHEAST
Across the nation, Access delivers vivid experiences to their clients. The company prides itself on being a majority women-owned and -led national DMC that continues to set the bar for what’s possible for the industry, year after year. The Access team works diligently on logistical plans and weekly or biweekly calls with the client planning team to ensure that all are engaged and focused on delivering a memorable event.
In the Southeast region, Access has operated many high-caliber events. From tours in the Louisiana Bayous to block parties in the heart of Music City (aka Nashville) to events in the Smoky Mountains or on the Florida coast, the company has created shared experiences that inspire, and always with an emphasis on supporting local women and diversity-owned businesses.
COTC Events is a creative and award-winning DMC celebrating 14 years of collaboration with corporate planners in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and The Palm Beaches. A companywide culture of high-touch service and innovation helps the planning team create exclusive best-in-class attendee experiences focused on connection, collaboration and celebration. COTC (for Cream of the Crop) strives to create recognition for brands, opportunities for sponsors and an environment for attendees to feel valued and appreciated by management.
For the team at CSI DMC, the goal is straightforward: to transform client events into exceptional experiences. To that end, the company produces more than 1,000 programs every year while bringing a wide range of destinations to life. The company organizes in-depth tours, imaginative special events, custom culinary experiences, a wide variety of team building and CSR programs, hybrid meetings and more.
A favorite with clients as well as its own tightly knit team of employees, 360 Destination Group is devoted to delivering extraordinary events. The firm personally handles all logistics and organization, devising carefully thought-out event concepts, whether a gala set in an art museum or a reception taking place in a Latin nightclub. In their own words, “We take a stuffy corporate meeting or conference and make it feel like the only event in town."
MIDWEST
From fireworks to fire permits, square footage to staging, venue selection, entertainment and more, Hosts Global helps planners produce experiences that make lasting impressions on attendees. The company has produced events for corporate clients in such diverse locations as Aruba, Bulgaria, the Faroe Islands, Nepal, New Zealand, Singapore, Panama and many others, along with more than half of the United States.
Among Host Global’s extensive menu of services are event design, concept and theme development, venue selection, décor, catering, entertainment and more. The company’s Chicago team has designed curated dinners under the origami at the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art, orchestrated private performances at the Chicago Theater and executed a memorable 1,000-person event in partnership with the Food Recovery Network.
PRA is a leading business-event management firm that crafts in-person and digital experiences tailored to meet client goals. The company uses a strategic approach to creative design, production services and destination experiences, as exemplified by a recent incentive trip for a client’s top performers that included a trip to the Sundance Film Festival, topped off with a stay at a five-star resort. PRA managed the entire program, including a private film screening and lunch with Robert Redford. It’s no wonder the company has been awarded a 10-year contract as the official DMC of IMEX America.
Whether in South Florida or Scottsdale, the Bahamas or Boston, South Africa or Slovenia, the team at CSI DMC produces in-depth tours, imaginative special events, custom culinary experiences, a wide variety of team building and CSR programs, hybrid meetings and more. The company produces a total of more than 1,000 programs every year, many throughout the Midwest, including business meetings and conferences, incentive programs, special events and site inspection/FAM trips, all with a high degree of expertise, creativity and value.
With 45 years of experience and a devotion to delivering extraordinary events, 360 Destination Group personally handles all logistics and organization, devising carefully conceived event concepts, whether a reception taking place in a Latin nightclub or a gala set in a spectacularly decorated warehouse. The team relishes a challenge and has a proven track record of turning run-of-the-mill corporate gatherings into unique and memorable moments.
SOUTHWEST
As a majority women-owned national DMC, Access builds a strong foundation and collaborative environment for its clients and partners. The company operates throughout the Southwest with programs that enhance their settings, bringing attendees and the destination together to accomplish business goals, while creating shared experiences to inspire and drive organizational change.
A recent Scottsdale, Ariz., event for a global law firm featured over 700 lawyers from around the world enjoying a Bridgerton-themed event complete with opulent settings, flowers everywhere and a symphony in the round. Imaginative gatherings like this are the epitome of what Access does, and always with an emphasis on supporting local women and diversity-owned businesses.
From Austin’s first DMC to a DMC doing things differently today, Fifth Street (formerly Kennedy Creative and K.DMC) has built a 22-year legacy founded on memorable events, immersive experiences and solid relationships in the place they call home. From groups of 50 to groups of 15,000, Fifth Street’s industry experts design gatherings that challenges attendees to reach their full potential in creating new connections with others and the city around them.
Skilled at orchestrating events in America’s Southwest and around the globe, the team at CSI DMC produces in-depth tours, imaginative special gatherings, custom culinary experiences, a wide variety of team-building and CSR programs, hybrid meetings and more. The company produces a total of more than 1,000 programs every year, including business meetings and conferences, incentive programs, special events and site inspection/FAM trips, all with a high degree of expertise, creativity and value.
In Arizona, if you know what a DMC is, the chances are good that you’ve heard of Southwest Conference Planners. The company is a leader in creating new ways to wow clients and achieve company goals. Whether arranging a garden party decked out in a riot of local flora to creating a beer, wine and whiskey event featuring wood barrel highboy tables, saloon-inspired seating and red wine-colored linens, SCP delivers a unique Arizona experience.
FAR WEST
Inspiring people through shared experiences is the ultimate modus operandi of Access, a majority women-owned national DMC that combines the consistency of a national brand with the expertise of its local teams. The company excels in designing custom program elements that deliver meaningful results for clients, beginning with strategic site visits that enable planners to experience destination-specific program elements. Access carefully curates local vendors with a focus on the impact they have on their communities, so client spend truly makes a difference.
With offices throughout California, as well as through the mountains of Montana and Wyoming and the bright lights of Las Vegas, Access knows the far-west terrain, enough to transform events into truly inspiring experiences.
With offices throughout Southern California, Eventis Destination Services has a 35-year track record of producing imaginative, results-oriented events. The company draws from productive partnerships with more than 300 vendor owners, hotel associates and DMO contacts, all helping to provide excellent resources and services. The Eventis team does it all, from off-site venues and dining experiences to staffing and transportation logistics, tours and activities, event production scheduling and vendor oversight, on-site team-building logistics and more.
Fueled by a team of savvy event professionals who share a sense of purpose, creativity, local knowledge, global resources and proven logistical expertise, CSI DMC produces more than 1,000 programs annually, including business meetings and conferences, incentive programs, special events and site inspection/FAM trips. CSI’s associates create in-depth tours, imaginative special gatherings, custom culinary experiences, hybrid meetings and more, with a clear eye on achieving client goals and bringing destinations to life.
INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. TERRITORIES
Fifth Element Group is a live-experience firm, recognized as a leading creative force in large- scale galas and events, fundraisers, conference management, design and more. For over 20 years the company has created and managed event environments for some of the world’s top brands, companies and philanthropic efforts.
The Fifth Element team has built its reputation by listening carefully to clients and providing well-thought-out strategic and creative programs designed for complete cohesiveness from inception through execution. Event design, marketing activations and sampling, sponsorship acquisition and management, custom brand experiences and talent/artist procurement and management are just some of the many services expertly provided by this award-winning company.
Since 1964, TAM Travel Corporation has been the leading inbound tour operator and destination management company in Costa Rica. Talk about incentives: A sample three-day TAM itinerary begins in the capital city of San José and travels through Braulio Carrillo National Park and picturesque villages, then continues by boat to exotic Tortuguero through canals amid striking views, and then back onto land for jungle trails, the Arenal Volcano area and the Monteverde Cloud Forest. An added plus: The company is a proud participant in Costa Rica’s nationwide sustainability movement.
Excel Travel Egypt boasts a team of 400 passionate professional industry consultants who specialize in creating tailor-made programs throughout the country. Offerings involve historical, archeological, cultural, religious, beaches, wellness and entertainment programs. In addition, the company orchestrates team-building activities, theme parties and gala dinners in authentic and historical places, along with real Egyptian culinary experiences.