event planning
Amadeus Improves Sales, Meeting & Event Planning With Enhanced Delphi® Experience
Amadeus | July 25, 2024
A newly enhanced and expanded sales and catering suite of solutions will allow hotels of all sizes to maximize efficiency and profitability July 25, 2024 - Group business is top of mind for hoteliers in 2024, with new research finding that hoteliers are prioritizing ways to strengthen customer relationships, to improve outreach with new and repeat business, and to plan and execute events more effectively. Recognizing this, Amadeus has harnessed over three decades of expertise to develop an enhanced Delphi solution. Designed to support teams from sales lead to execution, Delphi has been updated to better meet the needs of any hotel, no matte...
2024 Emerging Travel Trends: Marriott International Study Reveals Venue Customization, Flexibility Options, and Immersive Experiences Critical for Gro
Marriott International | October 27, 2023
New Meeting Planner Survey from Marriott International in the Caribbean and Latin America Reveals Forecasted 2024 Travel Trends, Including the Most Desired Destinations for Groups, Work and Play Plantation, FL – October 27, 2023 – Today, Marriott International in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) revealed its 2024 Travel Trends Forecast, providing a comprehensive look at how event planning, business travel, and priorities are expected to evolve in the coming year. According to a national survey commissioned by Marriott International and conducted by 72Point, key findings reveal shifts in venue site selection, group travel experien...
The 7 Essential Ingredients to Dominate the Hotel Group Market
Daniel Melnyk | September 6, 2023
Hotels that invest in solutions that enhance the traditional sales and catering system attract and close the most profitable opportunities By Daniel Melnyk During my many trips over the past few months encompassing the US, the Middle East, and APAC, I have seen firsthand that the groups, events, and meetings are again back in full swing. But the return of group business is not without challenges, including staffing shortages, inexperienced staff and planners, cost increases; supply chain issues, and short lead times. More than ever, sales managers are bombarded with RFP spam flooding their inboxes. What used to be a lead for 6 to 8 h...
Cvent Announces Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels in North America for 2023
Cvent | May 24, 2023
The highly anticipated annual Top Lists, published for the first time since the pandemic, spotlight top-performing group business hotels and sought-after meeting destinations TYSONS CORNER, Va.--May 24, 2023--Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today released its lists of the Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for meetings and events worldwide. These lists – which are broken out regionally by North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa – were compiled based on sourcing activity through the Cvent Supplier Network, one of the world’s largest venue...
Visrez and SalesAndCatering.com Strengthen Partnership by Offering Integrated 3D Event Diagramming as an STS Cloud Enhancement
SalesAndCatering.com | May 9, 2023
Hotels gain a competitive advantage with photorealistic 3D Event Plans in proposals, and new Event Dashboard view of contracts, menus, layouts, venue space for sales teams and event planners Charleston, SC – (May 9, 2023) – – SalesAndCatering.com and Visrez, the revolutionary hotel and venue sales tool used by the leading brands to bring event spaces to life, have strengthened their long-standing partnership by debuting an enhanced integration between Visrez’s Floor Plan Builder and STS Cloud. Visrez Floor Plan Builder software produces superb photorealistic 3D event plans using exact replicas of event spaces, furniture, and pro...
Smaller, Simpler Events Backed by Always-New AV Technology Is Steering the Course to Meetings Recovery
Mills James | March 28, 2023
Mills James cites 5 trends defining the meeting experience in 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — March 28, 2023 — Just three months into the new year and the meetings environment is thriving. Mills James, an award-winning, concierge-level, audiovisual services provider, is reporting that shorter, in-person meetings are growing in demand this year, with planners expecting the latest audiovisual technologies to make event experiences exceptional. From hybrid equipment and sustainable practices to always-new, portable equipment and stellar service delivery, a facility’s AV partner is playing a pivotal role in the return of meetings for the foreseea...
Wyndham Teams with Groups360 for Instant Multi-Room Booking Solution
Groups360 | March 16, 2023
Tool will give group and event planners, as well as those managing infrastructure, logistics and corporate accounts, access to real-time rates, availability, and instant online bookings—a first for the economy segment PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 16, 2023 -- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchisor with approximately 9,100 hotels spanning more than 95 countries, today announced a new agreement with Groups360 to bring instant online multi-room bookings to Wyndham hotels in 2023. Powered by GroupSync™, the hospitality industry's leading direct booking solution, Wyndham hotels will have the oppor...
3 Simple Steps to Promote Your Hotel’s Sustainability Initiatives to Group Customers and Grow Your Sales
Ryan Hamilton | December 6, 2022
By Ryan Hamilton Sustainability is becoming a higher priority, and more importantly, a decision factor for meetings, groups and event planners In case you haven’t noticed, sustainability is currently the talk of the town – or should I say, the talk of the hospitality industry. Although green initiatives have been edging their way into hotel best practices for years, the post-pandemic landscape seems primed to embrace a more sustainable and eco-conscious approach. If you ask me, this shift is not only warranted but long overdue. In a 2022 article published by Forbes, author John Mariani wrote, “We should be focusing on mak...
