Book-in-Block

Why HotelPlanner.com? - Group Innovations HotelPlanner.com processes over 3500 group requests per day, starting at 5 rooms per night Leads produced through B2C and B2B solutions HotelPlanner.com works with over 300.000 hotels worldwide HotelPlanner.com is the hotel group solutions the major OTAs worldwide Partnerships on OTA and hotel level enable HotelPlanner.com to introduce a GDS group solution called ‘Book-in-Block’ Group Partner of Travelport based on new Book-in-Block technology: Enabling Travelport clients to use Book-in-Block to create efficiencies and added value - Group Innovations

Book-in-Block Complete End to End Solutions Book groups or provide attendee event pages to book hotel reservations Book-in-Block Complete End to End Solutions Create and control multiple events from the dashboard Manage room blocks by day online Book-in-Block by HotelPlanner is the latest addition to the company’s event housing product lineup and, in conjunction with Travelport, positions HotelPlanner ahead of the curve when it comes to delivering comprehensive online housing solutions for a faster, more effective group booking process. Bridge other GDS PNR products to provide a complete itinerary to each traveler with real time confirmation numbers Instantly access public rates before or after cut off date for a particular hotel or enable a full city search sorted by event location

Products & Services 01 Sourcing Solutions 02 White Label Products 03 Book-in-Block Technology 04 Housing Management 05 Attrition Protection 06 World Class Support

Semi-Automated Accommodation & Meeting Space Sourcing Solution Worldwide turn around average of under 24 hours Direct access to over 300.000 hotel sales managers Pass through of existing commission structure for hotel bookings Local market specialists support sourcing process Best Price Guarantee facilitated through Technology Sourcing Solutions

White Label Products Take event branding to the next level through fully branded bookings portals for end clients Create White Label Portals for your clients within minutes Optional addition of Job Codes and Booking References for reporting Collect commissions on any bookings processed through the provided portal

Examples

Book-in-Block Interface Group Contracts Loaded into GDS Interface books into Group allocations in GDS Up to 5000 reservations to be made at once with instant confirmation numbers Every reservations creates a individual segment in GDS All Methods of Payment are supported Segment Revenues and Automation are increased Operational Workload is decreased

Activate your GDS Group Rates through Booking Engine Pull Contracted Rates into ready to book portals for attendees All Methods of Payment facilitated Attendees can combine contracted rates with public rates to stay on shoulder nights Get Full Credit for reservations with minimal operational effort

Book your GDS Group Rates through Rooming Lists Instant Reservation Segments with PNRs PNRs can be linked with transport PNRs to create entire Travel Schedules Interface keeps track of Room Counts Public Rates can be activated at any point

Housing Management Room counts instantly update in your interface for full oversight Instantly download real time rooming lists with reservation numbers at all hotels Amend existing reservations without contacting hotels Add individual reservations & additional rooming lists without contacting the hotel Interface can process different methods of payment within the same room block

Make any changes in a reservation: Names and Contact Details Add/Remove Guests Assign to Sub-Blocks Change Room Types Check-in & Check-out dates Changes are instantly applied to PNR and appear in Hotel system within minutes

Attrition Protection Comprehensive Attrition Protection Program Rate Monitoring Distressed Inventory Distribution to help minimize financial responsibility for unused rooms

Rate Monitoring Rate monitoring Technology constantly checks public rates for contracted dates Instant Alerts to hotel and client when public rates fall below contracted rates Systems ensures that contracted rates stay competitive at all times and that attendees will have no reason to bot book contracted rates

Distressed Inventory Distribution Client can contact HotelPlanner at any point to resell unused rooms within GDS block HotelPlanner will then open up the contracted rates for their Closed User Group Clients around the world Any resold reservation will decrease the cancelation penalties that the client would face in a usual scenario

Q&A

THANK YOU U.S. / Australia Melissa Le’ppin – EVP – Lexyl Travel Technologies HotelPlanner and Meetings.com p +1 772 812-6431 * f +1-800-604-7276 Melissa.leppinr@hotelplanner.com THANK YOU Europe/Asia Fritz Müller – Intn’l Sr. Product Manager HotelPlanner and Meetings.com p +49 69 133 97 152 * f +1 800-604-7276 fritz.muller@hotelplanner.com