This lovely little blog post is just a friendly reminder…YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE HOTEL AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES!

Some venues make commission when booking audio visual services through a provider they have contracted with. If you bring in your preferred provider they don’t get that incentive pay. This is why they push for clients to use “their team”.

A hotel cannot prohibit you from bringing in equipment or av technicians provided they are within local safety standards laws and you are not mounting equipment on walls or ceilings. Be sure to have any clause removed that restricts your rights to bring in your vendor of choice! Before signing anything for a hotel meeting room rental get this clause added to all contracts.

Contracting an outside audio visual provider makes you the top priority. Should you choose to go with hotel av, just keep in mind the likelihood of other events going on at the same time is high. Hotel av contracts limit competition, which means they’ll provide poorer service and less value than an outside company can provide. More room for error when using the hotel av.

Hotels are sneaky with their attempts to hide charges! Your full service audio visual production team will be able to bring in a MiFi FCC clearly states: No one can ban you from bringing in your own MiFi devices or blocking their signals.

Better service, clearer sound, more knowledgeable technicians? Sounds like bringing in your own av team is the safest solution for your event!