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Press Release: MeetingPackage named Best Online Venue Booking Platform in the 2023 HotelTechAwards

Meeting Package

Helsinki, Finland – 10 January 2023 For the third year in a row, MeetingPackage is honored to announce that we have been named 2023’s #1 Best Online Venue Booking Platform by Hotel Tech Report. Only verified hoteliers with hands-on experience using each product are allowed to participate in the voting process.

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Is the RFP Dead? Long Live Next Evolution of Booking

Smart Meetings

There has also been a shortening of booking windows almost throughout 2021. While booking windows are typically about 180 days, he was seeing RFP booking windows of more than 200 days in March and as few as 150 days in late September. Cvent has partnered with Amadeus to roll out Cvent Instant Book for direct reservations.

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10 Ways to Build Trust With Customers Online

Tourism eSchool

The top 2 most trusted forms of advertising were Recommendations from friends and family (83%) Consumer opinion posted online (66%) So why is this research so important? Can customers easily find the information they need and/or book online? We want to keep them entertained, so have a few decent toys, books and DVDs available.

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. 2023 book sale! (If

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How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

AltexSoft Travel

Airlines realized long ago that unbundling their product and allowing customers to buy valued ancillaries not only improved revenue and margins but actually improved customer satisfaction. Room type examples A Rate Plan represents essentially the practical terms and conditions that go with a booking. Let’s start by defining terms.

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Facilitating an online participation-rich workshop in Gatherly

Conferences that Work

I decided to facilitate an online workshop in Gatherly that took full advantage of the platform. Gatherly’s best feature, in my opinion, is its user interface for online social interaction. So I was excited to see whether I could implement body voting online, something I’d never tried before. ” (run in trios).

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83 Questions To Ask a Conference Venue Before Booking

Bizzaboo

If you’re wondering what questions to ask when booking a venue, you’ve come to the right place. Is there a separate production office space for our team? Depending on the nature of the event and how robust the build out and/or stage production is, you may need to go deeper in your questioning about A/V and fabrication options.

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