Elevating the Event Experience

Elevating the Event Experience

Meet Shannon Frank

With over 30 years in the hotel industry personally, Shannon’s goal is to find the best venues for your events, provide the most successful atmosphere for your attendees, and make you look EXTRAORDINARY!

Complimentary Global Hotel Sourcing and Expert Contract Negotiation

Complimentary comprehensive analysis of global venue options, coupled with a solid contractual foundation, you and your event will be set for success!

Meeting Services

Creating custom event solutions to remove your pain points, enhance your key delivery points, and Elevate YOUR ATTENDEE’S Event Experience.

Key Services

Complimentary comprehensive, competitive analysis of venue options based on an extensive database and an unbiased relationship with all hotels.
The Full Service Management division grew as a result of client demand. Let me assist you with coordinating the full site visit, from ground transfers, to hotel stays, to dining events, and the all-important site tour itself with each desired hotel.
The contractual foundation of the event is by far the most important element of the event. The attention to detail is absolutely critical. Have an expert on your side!

Meetings at Sea

I can secure discounted cabin rates, secure meeting space, group or individual excursions, and more.

Benefits of Working With Shannon

Site Searches

  • Organization’s identity kept confidential.
  • Extensive domestic and international hotel sourcing.
  • Sourcing of multiple cities and / or multiple countries.
  • Research of all hotels, branded or independent, that fit your event needs.
  • Reporting back in your hands in a few days, typically 72 hours for domestic sourcing.
  • Included on the reporting – listing of all hotels sourced, availability, guestroom rates, average catering costs, distance from the airport, concessions offered, and more.
  • Excellent snapshot of all options for consideration.

Rate & Concession Negotiation

  • We begin by understanding what key items are most important to you.
  • What has been most helpful for your organization in the past?
  • What were the pain points in the past that we need to eliminate?
  • We look at suites, complimentary rooms, upgrades.
  • We look at your food and beverage budget.  Are custom menus a good idea for your organization to lock in pricing now?
  • Let the volume our organization brings to the table lead you to a robust concession offering for your organization and attendees.

Site Visit Planning & Details

  • Once your short list is decided, it is time for the site visit.
  • We detail the full agenda from arrival into the city through departure.
  • We arrange transfers from the airport and hotels, as well as meals, city tours, and the most important piece, the hotel tour itself.
  • All you need to do is pack your bag and arrive in the city.  Sometimes we can even assist with arranging complimentary airfare too!

Full Contract Review & Negotiation

  • With over 30 years in the industry, “We  know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two.”  Our extensive hotel contract knowledge is all yours as we solidify the critical foundation of your event.
  • We pride ourselves in providing the most current verbiage and the most coverage for our clients.
  • We negotiate the document with the hotel on your behalf, so by the time you receive it for review, your best interests are already addressed.
  • Possibly a custom contract is best for you.  We can establish this shell so all future event venues follow this template making it easy for your review and reference as you move forward planning the event.

Vendor Assistance

  • Saving money is the name of the game and we will connect you with vetted vendors for audio-visual, DMCs, transportation needs, entertainment, mobile event apps, venue branding, swag, and so much more.
  • Did you know that by bidding out your audio-visual alone, it could result in a 40% savings to your organization?  It’s true!
  • No matter where your event will be held, local teams are the key to making an event dynamic.  We have connections globally and will make sure you look amazing!

On-Site Coordination

  • Our Meeting Services Team is poised and ready to assist when you need them.
  • From the pre-planning of theme creation, menu selection, or audio-visual coordination, to on-site assistance of welcome registration, logistics support, branding placement, and more.  Whatever your support needs are, we are here for you.

Let’s connect today and begin Elevating the Event Experience for your organization and attendees! From customized hotel searches, to contract negotiation, site inspection coordination, contract review, vendor support, and event consultation.

About HPN Global

Our overarching goal is to provide savings to our customers.  Our vendor relationships are unparalleled from the property level to the highest executives of the major chains. #RelationshipsMatter

Join the Team!

Are you a superstar hotel or CVB sales representative ready for a new adventure?  Let’s connect today!

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What Clients Say About Shannon's Service

Shannon has great knowledge about hotel contract law and her attention to detail with setting the foundation for our event has made a huge difference for our organization. She continuously ensures our best interests are well covered and negotiates a solid contract that protects our organization very well. We have worked with Shannon for years and her intimate knowledge of our very specific convention needs has made the contracting process very smooth year after year.

Nichole D. Scott

It has been a pleasure working with Shannon for the past few years. Her professionalism, knowledge of the meeting and planning industry and rapid response time is top notch. She is extremely helpful and really looks out for her clients' best interests. I appreciate her service and dedication

Debbie Snyder

Executive Director at Sigma Delta Tau
Shannon has been nothing but fantastic to work with during my time working with her. Anything I need, she is there to help with a smile and I know she is always working hard to get us the best. Not only does she handle all that comes with the daunting task of kicking off the whole planning process with requesting for proposals, but then she supports you throughout the entire process. I greatly appreciate having one contact to assist with all hotel brands so I can focus on other parts of my job. Having her there for the site visits was also amazingly beneficial. Not to mention she is so kind with such a fun spirit that she makes the long days of seeing hotel meeting space after hotel meeting space an enjoyable experience. Once we are ready to begin contracting, her expertise leaves me thankful every time. She knows so much about hotel contracts and, just as she does from the start, makes sure we are getting exactly what we need and are being positioned in the best and most fair way. Even after the contracting is complete, I always know she is one phone call away to assist with whatever request we have. I am so beyond thankful for her assistance and day in and day out and I know I will continue to work with Shannon in the years to come.

Betsy Povolny

Meeting and Event Coordinator at Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Shannon’s assistance with our heavy event schedule this past year was invaluable. I honestly am not sure how I would’ve gotten through it without her! Our process was simple and she supplied concise but thorough property options for each event in an easy-to-read format. Shannon was able to find and recommend properties in or near locations that were more challenging. She is quick to respond and is patient when back-and-forth with the properties is necessary; she negotiated rates and changed meeting space needs quickly and effectively. Most importantly, thanks to Shannon’s involvement, I was able to feel confident that we selected the very best property available for each of our events.

Mindy Young Marshall

Chief Administration Officer Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity
I started working with Shannon almost two years ago and I can't imagine not having Shannon as a partner. She is extremely knowledgeable about the hotel industry and has been wonderful to work with. Shannon always advocates for her clients and is able to get outcomes that we would not get otherwise! Working with Shannon has been one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Meredith Maddox

Consultant Promotions and Events