Remove 2019 Remove Automation Remove Booking
article thumbnail

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. Some of the shopping around could also be connected to increased in rates above 2019 for 2022 dates and beyond.

Booking 130
article thumbnail

Mike Dominguez’s Vision for Hospitality Restaffing

Smart Meetings

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. Fast Ramp Up.

MICE professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Mike Dominguez’s Vision for Hospitality Restaffing

Smart Meetings

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) President and CEO Mike Dominguez is bullish about the demand for group bookings and the path for building up the capacity to service meeting professionals sending RFPs in a compressed market with shrinking booking windows. Fast Ramp Up.

article thumbnail

2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzaboo

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. 2019 Technology Conferences. JANUARY 2019 TECH CONFERENCES.

article thumbnail

Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

Smart Meetings

The Coffee Haus, designed by Austin-based coffee solutions company Briggo , is a large, automated coffee bar of sorts, using high-quality ingredients and on-demand service to strike that sweet spot between novelty and efficiency. Seriously— Coffee Fest , the B2B trade show for coffee professionals, is coming to Indianapolis in May 2019.

Meeting 173
article thumbnail

Planning for Reopening: Third-Party Travel Marketing in COVID Recovery

Leonardo

According to STR benchmarking, RevPAR is heading toward 2019 numbers in Asia-Pacific markets. Meanwhile in the US, occupancy reached its highest point since October 2019. . As travel enters this new phase of recovery, here is what hospitality brands should be focused on to win bookings over their competitors. .

Marketing 119
article thumbnail

Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). So, where do these bookings come from? Book hotel rooms. Hotel booking requests are free! Booking, booking cancellations, and modifications.

Booking 85