greatEvent-Booking Simplified 1.8.0

With over 30 years of combined experience in the hospitality and technology sectors, the development of greatEvent marks a significant advancement in the ease of booking hotel meeting rooms online. This innovative hotel sales and catering system provides a seamless and intuitive platform for both consumers and hoteliers.

greatEvent streamlines the event planning process, dramatically reducing the time required for hotel staff to assist clients. By allowing customers to complete bookings online through either a website or app, the reliance on prolonged phone conversations is minimized. This level of convenience is a considerable improvement over traditional lead generation platforms, as greatEvent provides customers with real-time visibility into meeting space availability across member hotels and venues.

The consumer experience with greatEvent is straightforward:

• The customer browses available meeting spaces at hotels and venues based on desired location and timeframe.
• Upon deciding to proceed, the customer registers by providing essential contact information to initiate the booking process.
• Following payment, the customer transitions smoothly into the event planning phase, making informed decisions regarding catering, seating, entertainment, and other options.
• All billing is processed online, accompanied by a confirmation email. Should further details require discussion, customers retain the option of finalizing through phone communication.

For hoteliers, greatEvent offers its own tailored sales and catering platform that reflects the customer interface while incorporating features for complete customization concerning room bookings, sales, catering, and entertainment.

Key functionalities include:

• An intuitive dashboard that provides visibility into customer leads, allowing assignments of leads to appropriate staff members.
• A user-friendly interface requiring minimal training, facilitating operational continuity even when primary sales representatives are unavailable.
• The ability for hoteliers to review, edit, approve, and finalize venue booking transactions efficiently.

Overall, greatEvent is structured to enhance revenue through cost-effective lead generation while simultaneously lowering overall sales expenditures. This allows sales teams to dedicate more time to relationship-building and opportunity capture, positioning them for greater success in a competitive marketplace.