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Over a Million Guest Rooms available for Instant Group Booking on GroupSync
We’re thrilled to share with you that meeting and event planners can now instantly book group rooms at over 6,500 participating hotel locations worldwide, with approximately 1,020,800 available rooms from brands including Hilton, IHG, and Omni.
A deeper look into how we speed-up the searching, shopping, booking process for group travel
On average, hotel sourcing for an event can take an organizer 93 days to locate a venue and sign a contract.
Groups360 Launches Instant Booking Solution with Accor
GroupSync Engage will offer real-time rates and availability for group guest rooms and meeting space at Accor properties worldwide by the fall of 2021.
Groups360 and Australian-based TFE Hotels partner to offer unique guest experiences
GroupSync Gifting will help simplify TFE Hotels’ bundling of guest experiences and drive voucher sales for their locations across Australia and New Zealand.
The Importance of Data Security and Why Compliance is Critical to Your Business
When it comes to customer trust and loyalty, data security is an important building block. Depending on the size of your business, there are different levels of information security that are required to prevent breaches of sensitive information such as banking information, social security numbers, names and addresses.
No meeting space? No problem – How to increase group bookings
Group business represents a significant portion of many hotels’ revenue, but smaller hotels and motels often lack the meeting space to go along with a room block. However, there still are numerous ways that hotel owners can attract group business and cash in on this lucrative sector of the industry.
6 Tips to Ensure a Positive Attendee Experience
As meetings return, the attendee experience is more important than ever. Both hotels and planners have crucial roles to play in producing a seamless and memorable event for guests and attendees. Here are five ways to make that happen.
5 Tips to Avoid Room Block Attrition
This is the third and final article in our recent series, Full-time Insights for the Part-time Planner. We’re going to talk about attrition clauses in hotel contracts and how to get the best deal from your hotels.
5 Tips for Negotiating Rates and Concessions
If a planner isn’t well versed in the art of negotiating hotel contracts, unexpected costs can arise, and many freebies end up left on the table. The second in a series of Full-time Insights for the Part-time Planner, we’re going to talk about getting the best group hotel rates and concessions packages for your next meeting.
Groups360 Announces Enhanced User Interface for GroupSync
Groups360 recently released new product enhancements to GroupSync, including redesigned menus and navigation to improve the user experience and a quick search feature for planners who have preselected preferred hotels.
3 Tips for Better Hotel Negotiations
Welcome to the first article in a three-part series, Full-time Insights for the Part-time Planner. In this post, we’re going to talk about the most efficient ways to search and source hotels. We’ll also highlight how to short-list your hotel options.
No Going Back: How GroupSync Has Changed Group Travel
At the 2021 MPI World Education Conference (WEC) in Las Vegas, Tim Flors, Groups360 chief sales officer, discussed the ways instant group booking is revolutionizing the group booking process.
Hilton Launches Global Instant Booking Solution for Room Blocks
Hilton has launched GroupSync Engage, the hospitality industry’s first integrated direct booking solution for group room blocks, across 5,000 hotels within Hilton’s global portfolio.
There Is No Such Thing as a ‘Simple’ Meeting
There are no simple meetings — but the meeting planning process can certainly be simplified. Streamlining the process of planning and producing these unique, safe, memorable attendee experiences is invaluable.
Instant Group Booking Through GroupSync Engage Now Live at Omni Hotels & Resorts
Omni Hotels & Resorts has launched GroupSync Engage, the first instant booking solution for groups. Event professionals can now book group rooms and meeting space online at Omni properties.
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