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Is the RFP Dead? Long Live Next Evolution of Booking

Smart Meetings

Hotel sales teams are barraged with automated forms, lean staffs and limited information to determine what the customer really needs. There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. An Automated Future . Automation is critical,” said Emenecker. “As More, Faster, Pricier.

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Corporate Travel That Works: New Trends

Smart Meetings

Travel management companies (TMCs) and online booking tools are perfectly positioned to modernize business travel by creating the seamless experiences that employees crave and companies need. Their focus extends beyond traditional benefits—and now encompasses factors like comfort, convenience, and personal time.

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How Hospitality Hiring Trends Can Improve Your Hotel Experience

Smart Meetings

Prospective workers have high expectations—if hotels give them an offer they can’t refuse, meeting planners will reap the benefits of a smoother hospitality experience. Thanks to the increase in digital booking platforms and hotel apps, many business and leisure guests prefer to check in online rather than with a receptionist.

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5 Tips for Improving Accessibility for Meetings

Smart Meetings

When Keely Cat-Wells, founder and president of C-Talent , arrived to speak at an event about the importance of diversity and accessibility with her colleague, who was in a wheelchair, the two were met with a startling realization: the room that was booked for the event was entirely inaccessible. People have to take this seriously now.”.

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5 Great Ways To Use SMS for Events and Retail Experiences

Eventtia

Retail companies must use SMS responsibly and thoughtfully to balance challenges and benefits to maintain trust and positive customer relationships. Manage Booking Appointment SMS communication can simplify online or in-store appointment bookings. SMS notifications offer a simple, efficient solution to this issue.

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EEMA signs MOU MyBiz 

Travel Daily Media

The partnership aims to simplify and automate the entire travel booking process for all member entities of EEMA through MakeMyTrip’s self-booking platform. All the members of EEMA will be able to enjoy a high level of automation and benefits offered by the MyBiz platform leading to valuable savings on the travel budget.”

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Email Marketing Software in the Travel Industry: Benefits, Challenges, and Success Stories

AltexSoft Travel

Email marketing software generally allows you to automate large parts of the process to make it easier to execute these strategies in higher volumes. Import contacts from opt-ins, bookings, and reservations. Automate Interactions. They offer a custom email automation feature and advanced email tracking. Collect Feedback.