Partners in Planning
Successfully negotiating your hotel and meeting needs
Source
Armed with your criteria, we will source the best fitting properties for your event and compile the details into an easy to compare proposal.
Negotiate
Using our expertise, buying power and strong industry relationships, we will negotiate on your behalf to ensure you have the best possible offer from your preferred property.
Contract
We’ll contract the hotel or venue of your choice, carefully reviewing each clause to reduce your liabilities and provide flexibility.
The process is efficient, strategic and personalized!
What We Do
Strategic Site Selection conducts unbiased hotel and resort site searches, meticulously plans site inspection itineraries, and negotiates contracts on behalf of our clients. We do all this while creating strategic alliances with key industry leaders. The continued goal at Strategic Site Selection is to build a world class organization that is considered the best at what we do while creating a great experience for each one of our clients and partners. We believe our relationships have been key to our success and we take pride on providing a free service, a friendly team and continuously saving you time and money.
Ready to get started?
Talk to an SSS team member about your program needs and learn about our no charge service!
According to Our Clients
Working with Strategic Site Selection is nothing short of an absolute pleasure. As a department of one, finding the time to research venues, negotiate upfront and manage multiple projects is a challenge but with the expert assistance of Strategic Site Selection, the process is manageable. Strategic Site Selection is a one stop source for managing multiple events, contracts and navigating the negotiation process. I am forever impressed with their roster of contacts and knowledge of venues in multiple cities. They are a team of true professionals and experts in their field and it is an honour to call them partners.
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A big welcome to the newest member of the @strategicsiteselectionsss team! @noellemgreen comes to us with 8+ years in hospitality and events and is looking forward to working with our clients to deliver exceptional events. #team #yourpartnersinplanning #hospitality #eventprofs
An evening to remember @fairmontvan with our clients and friends at @accor A big thank you to our amazing hosts for a spectacular evening! #yourpartnersinplanning #eventprofs #connections #partners
Talking contracts and RFP’s at @pcmace with our very own @angela__visconti and fellow industry #eventprofs @planner_protect_inc at the newly renovated @sheratongatewaytoronto #pcmaeast #eventprofstalk #yourpartnerinplanning
Meet Virginia! We are so excited to welcome Virginia Welder to the @strategicsiteselectionsss team. Virginia will be working to support our clients along side the Key Account team.
#team #yourpartnerinplanning #eventprofs
Happy work-aversary to our amazing @jodiclair_sss ! It’s been 10 years and we look forward to all the amazing things you will accomplish in your next ten! Here are the top 3 reasons why we love Jodi and if you haven’t met her (you really need to), you will love too. 1. Jodi has the BEST sense of humour and is one the funniest people we know. 2. Jodi is A-MAZING and is one of the most experienced and professional site selection people in Canada. 3. Jodi loves people and is one of the most caring people we know. We are so grateful to have her as part of the SSS team! #workanniversary #eventprofs #happyanniversary
Happy almost long weekend! The SSS team had an amazing day of planning and collaboration yesterday at the @hilton.markham Big thanks to @hilton.markham for their hospitality! We can’t wait to share this gem of a property with you! And a big happy birthday to one of the newest team members @reneesamara 🥳🎂
Today is Earth Day! We love working with our clients to find sustainable solutions and properties where they can bring to life their “green” objectives 💚
Here are a few simple things you can look for when selecting a hotel for your next event:
Does the hotel RFID wooden key cards instead of plastic? Made using bamboo, a sustainable and incredibly durable alternative to plastic.
Where is the food sourced? Buying from local suppliers reduces the distance that your menu has to travel, reducing emissions from transportation, as well as giving you the opportunity to support local businesses in the process.
Plastic use at your venue. Reducing plastic is another simple way to help reduce your events carbon footprint and avoids adding to the global plastic waste problem. Some easy swaps are switching out your plastic straws for glass or metal ones or changing up plastic water bottles for reusable glass ones.
#earthday #earthday2022 #events #hotels
Wishing you a safe and Happy Easter from our SSS family to yours 🐣🐰🌷
#events #eventprofs #meetingprofs #strategicsiteselection #partnersinplanning #hotel #venue #hospitality #eventindustry #meetings #planner #inspo #easter
Wrapping up this busy week at #strategicsiteselection we wanted to be sure to thank @alhi.gso and the team at @lacanteraresort for bringing this group of amazing people together to create some unforgettable memories.
We are so grateful to see live events back in action! 👏
PS- How beautiful is this hotel? 😍
#sssmoments #partnership #hotels #venuesourcing #events #clients #liveevents #alhiresorts
In celebration of #GMID we wanted to take this opportunity to re-introduce you to the person who started it all; Mark Dosman, CEO of Strategic Site Selection and Sandbox Events.
We interviewed Mark and asked him three personal questions so that you can get to know him better:
1. If you could pick a new skill, what would it be? “I’d like to be able to throw a fastball 100 mph and break into the major leagues with the Blue Jays as a 40+ year old rookie. Close second would be writing music and singing.”
2. What is your favourite place that you’ve travelled to and why? “Whistler for sure – I have created such amazing memories with my children there!”
3. What is your favourite hobby? “Music – everything music. Listening, singing, learning the guitar...it is such an outlet for me.”
From our team to yours; Happy #GlobalMeetingsIndustryDay
#gmid2022 #meetingsmeanbusiness #meetings #hotels #clients #timetomeet #events #lovewhatyoudo #sssmoments
We are beyond thrilled to announce our newest team member at our sister company @sandboxeventsinc
With over 12 years of experience globally in meetings and events, Bruno’s experience with large scale event production and project management is an exciting addition to our growing team.
Welcome to the Sandbox team Bruno Maceno!
#events #eventplanning #newhire #eventprofs
We are in Ottawa!
Thank you to our amazing partners at @fairmontlaurier for hosting a spectacular dinner with our valued clients in Ottawa.
We appreciate this time we had together and look forward to many more memories in Ottawa.
#sssmoments #partnership #hotels #venuesourcing #events #clients
A big thank you to @fairmontroyalyork for their ongoing partnership and collaboration. Last week we worked together to host our valued clients for dinner over two fantastic evenings.
#lovewhatyoudo #SSSmoments #partnership #hotels #eventplanning #events #clients #hospitality
We are thrilled to announce the newest member of our team at @strategicsiteselectionsss
A big welcome to Ashley Hill, Executive Assistant, who will be supporting @markdosman
#hotels #siteselection #events #newmember #clients #SSSmoments #team
We are thrilled to announce our newest team member at #strategicsiteselection Renee Tingle, Key Account Manager🎉
Welcome to the team @reneesamara
#hotels #siteselection #events #newmember #clients #SSSmoments #team
SSS wouldn't be here today if it were not for the resilient and intelligent women that work so hard everyday to make themselves heard.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay
From friendship to mentorship to leadership, this team is the reason our company stands.
We had the privilege of hosting our first in-person team meeting in over two years! And it was worth it!
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is the progress. Working together is the success.
The future depends on what you do today.
Thank you to our host @omnikingedward and to the @sheratoncentretoronto and @fairmontroyalyork for a wonderful breakfast and lunch
#lovewhatyoudo #SSSmoments #travel #hotels #eventplanning #events #clients #hospitality
With spring starting to poke its head up, we are reminiscing about great times and great clients and a visit to Palm Springs #TBT
Where are you planning to travel this year?
#travel #hotels #eventplanning #events #throwback #clients #hospitality
HAPPY TWOSDAY
In honor of 2-22-2022, we tried 2 pick out our 2 favourite hotels, but it was 2 hard!
Tell us about your 2 favourite hotels!
#2222222 #february22 #hotels #hotelindustry #contracts #clients #SSS #partnership
Behind the scenes sneak peek of todays Activate Your Network session at @ImpactAVSolutions with @markdosman and @kristi_hoffmann77
We had so much fun on set!
#events #hybrid #eventplanning #hotels #clients #impactav
