MeetingsIn, a service provider for the planners of small meetings, announces the worldwide launch of its corporate site and 17 destination micro-sites powered by StarCite, a global leader in meetings management technology.
The new StarCite-powered websites mean that more meeting planners worldwide will have access to thousands of global venues in addition to very specific destination information, meeting planning tools and guides in one easy-to-use website.
MeetingsIn will use StarCite’s Request for Proposal technology to enable planners to request rates, detail meeting specifications and compare responses from suppliers.
MeetingsIn is designed with the occasional, less experienced “meeting planner” in mind and provides a simple, user-friendly online interface.
Planners, regardless of their level of experience, will be able to search and select venue options and, with one click, send an RFP to up to seven different venues.
The MeetingsIn RFP tool is powered by StarCite’s leading edge services-based technology which is specially designed for configurability and integration. Through the integration of technology and content, planners using MeetingsIn will find everything they need to secure their meeting right at their fingertips – without countless phone calls, faxes or one-sided exchanges.
Ian Quartermaine, Founder and CEO of MeetingsIn said, “Venues have a difficult time reaching planners of small meetings as it becomes too costly to search out such a diverse user group. MeetingsIn introduces a commission free, transaction free model enabling venues to quickly gain return on their investment.”
He added, “The MeetingsIn partnership with StarCite provides public meeting planners the power and technology of professional tools delivered in a simple user-friendly website. Our ‘Search. Book. Meet.’ strategy is industry-changing as it demonstrates the ease and efficiency we offer in planning small meetings.”
MeetingsIn will initially launch 17 global destination micro sites including London, New Orleans, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore, Boston, Las Vegas, Bali, Jakarta, Sydney, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Philadelphia, Kuala Lumpur, Berlin, Scottsdale and Thailand.
These sites are filled with guides that help meeting planners prepare for their meeting, including country and destination-specific city guides, business and transportation resources, and local business practices as well as weather and packing guides.
“The MeetingsIn websites provide a unique value-add to venues by enabling an opportunity to target a new market that traditionally has been very fragmented and costly to reach,” said David O’Donohoe, Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Sales & Operations at StarCite. “We are thrilled to be working with MeetingsIn and look forward to broadening the usage of online meetings management tools to more planners worldwide.”
