DMC Services

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS

Advantage makes transferring your attendees easy.

Your Advantage experience begins the moment your guests arrive. Our friendly, uniformed staff greet and guide attendees to their vehicles for smooth and seamless transfers. Whatever the group size, we offer a full range of vehicles to meet your needs, from private SUVs or EV sedans for VIP transfers to Sprinter Limos to custom-branded shuttles or motorcoaches. Program Managers with logistical expertise will arrange an efficient and stress-free transfers that are tailored to your program and fit your budget.

Should you require transport to off property events or activities, we have a fleet of staffed motor coaches with a dedicated Dispatcher to facilitate large group transfers.

Our established partnerships with local transportation companies guarantee you’ll have the newest vehicles with experienced drivers transporting your group to their destination.

TOURS, ACTIVITIES & GUEST EXPERIENCES

We take pleasure and pride in sharing all the fun and flavors our Florida paradise has to offer. So much to see, explore and discover!

At Advantage, we take pleasure and pride in sharing all the great fun Florida has to offer. There is so much to do and see!  The cultural diversity within our communities lets us offer your guests unlimited Florida adventures – from guided tours of historic neighborhoods like South Beach’s Art Deco district, vibrant Little Havana and the Wynwood Arts district where participants learn the history of Street Art and Graffiti. Guests experience our local arts and unique culture through immersive walking tours and hidden gem food tastings, or pedal-pub your way through the neighborhood.

Florida is known for beautiful weather, fantastic sandy beaches and waterways, so we offer many types of outdoor experiences ranging from world-class water sports and ecological tours, including deep sea fishing, catamaran sails, zip-lining through tree tops to sightseeing the Florida Everglades on airboats. 

Let guests spend their day golfing at world-ranked golf courses, take a meditative morning yoga class or possibly enjoy the afternoon with some of the finest shopping areas in the nation.

Working with our vetted tour guides, we can customize tours, if needed, so your guests have an authentic experience they would not find on their own. Experience unexpected excursions and activities that even our locals envy. 

Teambuilding & CSR

Building Connections and Making an Impact

Teambuilding and CSR programs are an excellent way to bring attendees from different generations together – fostering collaboration and teamwork in a completely new environment. Our team of professional coaches and guides will lead your group through “Team-Bonding” challenges designed to engage participation, inspire conversations and connections. Working together offers a combination of mental stimulation with good-natured competition and creative problem solving – or sometimes all you need is just a little break for sun, fun & games.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs provide an opportunity to give back to the greater community at large through meaningful and rewarding activities. This benefits your attendees by creating bonds through a shared sense of purpose. CSR not only motivates engagement; it boosts morale by giving guests an experience they can feel good about long after their meeting has ended. Everybody wins.

  • CSR programs feature activities that directly support: Veterans & Active Military via Care Packages
  • At-Risk Youth or Elderly programs
  • Food Insecurity
  • Pet Advocacy
  • Community Outreach
  • Beach Cleanups
  • Ocean Restoration
  • Sea Turtle Recovery

EVENT DESIGN DÉCOR & PRODUCTION

Bring your vision to reality with custom Event Design and Production – from inspiration and creative concepts to their flawless execution, every event is unique and tailored just for your program

Our Creative Design & Production Team develop custom designed event experiences for any component of your meeting or corporate event. These services include: Welcome Receptions, Hospitality & VIP lounges, General Sessions and Stage Design, Award Galas, Theme Events, event diagrams, offsite venue enhancement, facilitation of perimeter ambience and beautiful thoughtful table enhancements.

In addition to our skilled Production team and talented in-house floral designers, we have long-standing partnerships with the best suppliers in the market for all production needs Including; event furniture rentals, branding, interactive games, custom photo-op installations, intelligent lighting and A/V needs. This enables us to create and produce amazing events that respect client budgets and leave your guests with memorable experiences.

Our goal is to inspire you and help you realize your vision for a successful meeting.

ENTERTAINMENT

Enhancing your event with entertainment is an Advantage specialty. We have a wide-ranging roster of unique and entertaining talent for you to choose from. The only limit is your imagination. If you can dream it, we can make it happen.

Enhancing your event with entertainment is an Advantage specialty. We consistently vet our roster of talented performers and amusing activities to appeal to audiences with diverse experiences and interests. We customize each experience to fit your group’s demographics. Engage attendees with high-energy “WOW” factor talent or keep it low key and relaxing so attendees are comfortable networking and catching up.

Some of our Greatest Hits:

  • Headliner Acts
  • Live Local Musicians
  • French Jazz Collective
  • Top 40 Bands
  • Yacht Rock Bands
  • Latin Guitarists & Percussion
  • High Energy Classic Rock
  • Steel Drum Bands
  • Reggae Bands
  • Strolling Magic & Mentalists
  • Karaoke
  • Silent Disco
  • LED Dancefloors
  • 360-degree Photo Booths
  • VR Experience
  • DJs
  • DJ Vehicles
  • Touchscreen DJs
  • Digital Graffiti Walls
  • Giant Light Brite
  • Live Art Painting
  • Interactive Custom Murals
  • Social Media Photo Mosaics
  • Interactive Games
  • Glow Games
  • Casino Games
  • Trivia Games
  • Cirque Performers
  • Aerial Silks & Lollipop Lyra Performers
  • Salsa Dancers & Instruction
  • Hip Hop Dance Troupes
  • Marching Bands
  • Cigar Rollers
  • Celebrity Mixologists
  • Guided Spirit Tastings
  • Chocolate Tasting
  • Synchronized Swimmers
  • Living Mermaids
  • Fortune Tellers & Lip Readers
  • Costumed Carnival Dancers with Drums & Stilt Walkers
  • Character Interactions
  • Pickleball Tournaments
  • Carnival Games
  • Bocce Courts
  • Coconut Bowling
  • Drone Show or Fireworks over the Beach

OFF SITE VENUES

Give your guests a truly local experience by exploring some of our unique Off Property Venues.

Advantage realizes experiencing a unique, local venue can influence your attendees enjoyment of the overall meeting or event.

Identifying venues that are best suited to your needs and budget, we have a wide array of off-property locations to show you – from magnificent, exclusive mansions and historical buildings, museums and theaters, to skyline views from rooftops and top decks of luxury yachts. Perhaps an arts park, vintage arcade or a professional sports arena to even world renown theme parks. These are a sampling of options we have available for your next off property event. 

We manage all the details and more. Transportation, catering, décor and entertainment, amenities – whatever you need to make your off-property event a truly special experience, we will make it happen.

DINE—AROUNDS

When you visit Florida, world-class dining awaits. Discover one of America’s “hottest dining scenes” with well-orchestrated dine-arounds that treat your attendees to a “taste of the city”. 

South Florida is a vibrant and acclaimed international culinary destination. With the addition of Michelin-starred restaurants to our favorite, local mainstays, there is no end to the ever-changing dining options and wide range of international and regional American cuisines that await you. Influenced by our cosmopolitan, multicultural population and tropical climate, it was no surprise to us when Bon Appétit proclaimed Miami as “2023 Food City of the Year.”

We coordinate and manage the off-property dining experiences that are best suited for your group, whether it’s multiple dine-arounds, a culinary experience with a chef in their tasting kitchen or a full-buyout of an exclusive restaurant, we can make it happen and make it memorable.

HOSPITALITY & Event Staff

Our knowledgeable and friendly staff are part of the Advantage family. Trained and briefed on each group to ensure all guests are given VIP treatment.

Advantage Professional Staff are experienced in all aspects of the local meeting industry.
Our experienced and uniformed personnel serve as an extension of your organization on the ground, from the moment they meet guests at the airport through the day of departures. Multilingual travel staff are also available and can be matched to your group’s demographics.

GENERAL SESSION & MEETING SERVICES

With the hard work and investment that comes from gathering your Top Performers and Teams together, partnering with Advantage to handle your
on-site meeting needs allows planners to produce the seamless, worry-free events they always dream about.

Advantage is dedicated to our client’s meeting goals and we can support you with a wide-range of services needed to pull off a successful and enjoyable program. So, whether it’s an executive meeting for 20, a Fortune 500 corporate event or a full-scale conference for 1,500 people, we have the tools to help YOU pull it off.

Meeting Services include:

  • Guest Welcome & Registration Services / Staffing 
  • Audio-Visual & Production Services
  • General Session Stage Design & Speakers Panel Seating 
  • Attendee Seating / Rental Furniture for an upgraded meeting experience
  • Breakout Rooms / Hospitality Suites / VIP Lounges
  • Meeting Kickoff Entertainment 
  • Gifting Suites & Branded Amenities
  • Table Accents for Group Meal functions
  • Wellness Breaks, Smoothie Bikes, Coffee Cart service 
  • Interactive Break Activities 
  • Charging Stations and Charging Tables 
  • Directional Signage 
  • Tradeshow Set Up & Expo Booth Furniture
  • Room Draping & Entrances 
  • Stage Accents and Room Foliage
  • Headshot Lounge

BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES

Engage and Connect your brand to attendees

Highlighting your corporate identity at conferences, group meetings or brand activations brings together the visual elements of your brand or organization, creates touchpoints with attendees and helps reinforce an overall theme for your event. It sets the tone for guest expectations, and brings home any messaging you want to convey. Interacting with standout logos or branded graphics throughout a hotel, venue or event space, Guests identify with your organization and boost their connections to the group.

Branding and messaging opportunities are continuously evolving, but here are some examples that create touchpoints On-Site:

  • Environmental Decals, Column Wraps & Signage
  • Hanging Signage
  • Fleet Vehicle Wraps
  • Instagrammable Photo Op Installations “Documentation Stations”
  • Branded Centerpieces
  • Custom Ice Centerpieces or Ice Sculptures
  • Floating Pool Logos, Letters or Words
  • Lighted Letters & Neon Signs
  • Branded rental items including LED or Custom Graphic Bars, Graphic Table Tops
  • Neon Signs
  • DJ Booths
  • 360-degree Digital Photo Booths
  • Digital Photo Mosaics
  • Branded Games & Interactive Activities
  • LED Video Walls & DJ Booths
  • 3D Hologram Fans
  • Signature Gobos
  • Video Projection Mapping
  • Step & Repeats
  • Lighted Columns
  • Directional Signage
  • Charging Stations
  • Branded Coconuts for Signature Cocktails
  • Bespoke Graffiti Murals painted live on-site
  • Branded Pillows
  • Golf Balls
  • Outdoor Banners & Vertical Beach Flutter Flags
  • Guest Amenities
  • Destination related Swag Bags
  • Gifting Suites
  • Branded Flip Flops or other Wearables
  • Custom Sandcastles

Registration packs, teambuilding prizes and Menus can also be branded to correlate with your Meeting, Incentive Trip, Brand Activation or Product Launch.

FULL SERVICE SITE INSPECTIONS

Advantage’s goal is to fully partner with clients on their programs, from the early planning stage to your final departure. Let us show you how we do it.

Get to know the Advantage Team and see our processes at work. Knowing your goals and creating a well-planned agenda is key to a productive site visit.

We’ll spend quality time with your team showing you how we partner with clients and presenting vetted venues and guest experiences. We’ll educate you on our market and help you make the most informed decisions. And maybe add something to your program you had no idea existed that would fit perfectly with your group! 

As one of the first Florida-based DMCs operating for over 25 years, we have deeply-rooted local knowledge and the resources to show you the very best of what South Florida and Orlando have to offer.

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