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Lastminutemeetingroom.com The first real time online Booking and Request platform for meeting rooms. The vision of Lastminutemeetingroom.com is to improve the visibility of the meeting industry for the consumer (B2B and B2C). The website will display online availability, prices, discounts and specific promotions for a period of 60 days in advance, and offers all partners an easy and consumer-friendly way to quickly obtain cost estimates. Lastminutemeetingroom.com provides a platform that connects the B2B/B2C client with a variety of suppliers, from meeting centres and hotels to golf clubs and chateaus. It includes rural locations and, here and there, a well-kept ‘secret’. This ‘E-hospitality’ initiative seeks to inform the market on the availability, as well as the competitive plusses, of the various meeting venues. In this way clients not only benefit from an overview of the market but also - and mainly - from the opportunity to directly book online, or to request additional information from selected locations “Real time online Reservation” is a well-designed and complex system that connects all venues and partners, thereby saving the end-user significant time and expense. It achieves this not only by offering quick and convenient venue booking, but also via the special promotions offered by the locations. This innovative service is unique - not only within Europe but worldwide. With Lastminutemeetingroom.com the user can also conveniently request multiple quotes at the same time. For a client requiring a number of quotes within 24 hours this represents a considerable time saving. In addition, the system allows one to
initially acquire background information - to get to know what a venue offers or gain insight into market prices over a certain period. For suppliers this is an accurate and reliable way to distribute the necessary information about their services and, for the very first time, an opportunity to establish direct, online communication with a broad market. It is therefore a win-win situation for both parties and at the same time a major step forward for all market players wanting to exploit their competitive edge by highlighting added value or offering periodic promotions and discounts. “With years of experience in the industry we know that it’s very difficult for a B2B/B2C client to quickly and efficiently find out what’s on the market and what prices are being asked”, says Thierry Vermeiren, Managing Director, E-Hospitality. “This can mean a big delay between searching, requesting a quote or quotes and, finally, confirming the reservation. We have speeded up that process by providing the consumer with an ongoing opportunity to check the availability and price of locations, and to quickly book a meeting or request a number of quotes based on up-to-date information. “We aim to initiate an online revolution on behalf of the venues. For the first time, the
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suppliers’ market can now communicate its offer to the market on a last minute basis (next 60 days). This creates a very transparent situation between client and market, whereby supply and demand can be matched. We’ve reached the milestone of 100 Belgian locations. We’re now targeting more than 250 locations. This offer will continue to expand, exponentially, as our 2012 growth is focused on The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and England”, said Thierry Vermeiren.
For more information: Consumer Contact: clientsupport@lastminutemeetingroom.com Register a Venue: hotelsupport@lastminutemeetingroom.com Office: Laurent-Benoit Dewezplein 3, 1800 Vilvoorde, Belgium Telephone: + 32 2 344 25 50 Fax: + 32 2 343 24 50 E-mail: info@lastminutemeetingroom.com