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Declaring Their Independence, Big Box Hotels Combine Capacity, Personalized Service, High Tech & Flexibility
Teneo Hospitality Group | January 9, 2020
Eleven Teneo Members Offer Hot Dates, Promotions in 2020 Eden Prairie (Minneapolis) MN, January 2020 … Bigger, bolder and now independent – Big Box Hotels are increasingly breaking off from major brands and deploying their expansive meeting spaces, extensive room inventory and outstanding technical services to become independent operators. It’s a growing trend that offers planners the advantages of a large hotel accommodating groups of up to 3,000 attendees while providing a level of flexibility and creativity once reserved for boutique properties and smaller brands. Teneo Hospitality Group, the leading group representation firm, ...
What About My Inbound Leads?
Kristi White | December 18, 2019
By Kristi White, VP of Product, Knowland In this this third and final installation of our “Playing to win” series, we take a look at inbound leads and how they should fit into your mix of business. Inbound leads are a reality and will never completely go away, even in a downturn. However, a one size fits all approach to inbound leads is often detrimental and ineffective. There are more strategic ways to respond to them. Do you have a strategic methodology on how you respond? Let me rephrase that, do you have a strategy that doesn’t involve “be first”? Perhaps it’s time to contemplate how you evaluate inbound leads and...
Most Companies Host Their Holiday Parties in January, According to Tripleseat’s Recent Survey
Tripleseat | December 5, 2019
Award-winning hospitality software company releases top trends for venue bookings around this holiday season CONCORD, Mass., Dec. 5, 2019 -- Tripleseat, the leading web-based sales and event management platform, released today a holiday booking trend report highlighting the most popular days of the week, month, specialty cocktail, theme, among others. In surveying event and sales managers at venues using their software, Tripleseat found that majority of companies wait to hold their holiday company parties until January and most are scheduled on either Thursday or Saturday. With the mission to better understand how companies are plannin...
Counterpoint: Direct Group Sales Over Indirect Platforms
Robert Post, Chairman and CEO, Knowland | September 5, 2019
More passive RFP platforms are not the answer. Intelligence-based Direct Sales drives 8X ROI for Hotel Group Sales. By Robert Post, Chairman & CEO - Knowland Knowland CEO Robert Post responds to recent articles/opinions that the $50 million investment by Marriott, IHG, Accor, and Hilton in a new Group Booking Platform has signaled “meaningful change” in the painful process of selling event space and room blocks to meeting planners. The new booking platform uses a self-reporting database of hotel group block inventory and meeting space to offer meeting planners an OTA-like environment to shop and book event venues at the lowest ...
How Hotels Are Meeting the Demand for Quality Meeting Space
JLL Real Views | May 9, 2019
Whether they're hosting a conference for 300 out-of-town guests or an away-day for a 30-strong team from a local company, hotel meeting and event spaces are in high-demand. The global market for meetings and events is currently growing at seven percent per year, in turn driving up prices for meeting space across North America, Asia, and Europe. Yet not all facilities are in the same league. As hotels look to gain the edge in winning new and repeat business, many are considering how they can modernize, refresh or add to their meeting and events spaces to extend their appeal to companies and business travelers. "Tired, old facilities won'...
iVvy Venue Technology Achieves Oracle Validated Integration With Oracle Hospitality OPERA PMS
iVvy Venues | March 18, 2019
Next generation sales and catering solution iVvy now offers Oracle Validated Integration of contacts, blocks and room reservations plus, syncs ARI from OPERA PMS back to the iVvy dashboard. Australia (March 18, 2018) – Award-winning event and hospitality technology provider iVvy Inc. continues to expand its suite of software integrations, announcing today its latest collaboration with OPERA, Oracle Hospitality's premier property management system (PMS). As an Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Gold level member, iVvy is delivering rich features and functionality to hotels to simplify and enhance end-to-end groups management. To achieve ...
Shaking Up Your Marketing Strategy: How Millennials Are Shaping the Way Hotels Operate
Lauren Hall | February 25, 2019
By Lauren Hall, Founder & CEO, iVvy As a hotelier, the process of (effectively) marketing to millennials might have initially presented itself as a rather daunting task. Just how much buying power and influence do millennials have? And how does that impact the hospitality industry? What are their travel behaviors and preferences? How can hotels readily appeal to the millennial generation without compromising their relationship with travelers of previous generations? Who and what should be the priority? More specifically, when addressing the group hospitality segment — what do millennials expect from meetings and events in 2019...
3 Steps to Successfully Move Your Small Group Bookings Online
Amadeus | November 8, 2018
By John-Michael Jenkins There is a valuable customer demographic that is often overlooked by many in the hospitality industry – Small meetings. Small meetings are often single day events for 25 people or less that may or may not have guestrooms. If properly cultivated, this customer base offers a low risk, high reward for your property. These groups, which make up 50% of the market, pose a unique opportunity to secure repeat business, fill need periods and generate steady revenue. A key to landing and expanding small group business is to start offering these groups online bookings. The advancement of technology in the hospitality ...
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