ACCESS Destination Services

ACCESS Destination Services is a destination management company based in Brighton that plans and runs meetings, incentive trips and events for corporate and association clients. Its work covers tours and activities, transportation, team building, corporate social responsibility programs, creative event design and event production. Planning starts with the purpose of an event, so the team asks why a group is gathering and what outcome it wants before discussing headcounts, decor or activities.

The company says it originally coined the term destination management and has been in the field for more than 50 years. It describes itself as the only coast-to-coast DMC offering national connections under a single contract, backed by local teams. Past projects include a sustainability-themed automotive event in Austin, a Nashville party spanning 1970s outlaw country to today’s hip-hop country, incentive trips for top performers and a law firm partner retreat.

What to Know

• A dedicated procurement department vets the vendors used for each event.
• The Access Impact initiative directs client spending toward local, minority-owned and women-owned businesses in each destination.
• Its case studies include events for 6,000 people held three years in a row in major U.S. cities.
• The firm is listed with Meet Boston as a team-building and meeting services provider.