Cvent and MeetingPackage announce global integration partnership

On 17 January Cvent and MeetingPackage, two travel and hospitality technology companies, announced their partnership. Through the partnership, Cvent customers with have access to the hotels and venues currently working with MeetingPackage. The integration, which is expected to launch later in 2023, will allow Cvent Supplier Network customers to book participating MeetingPackage hotels and venues globally directly on the Cvent platform. According to the two companies, the partnership will provide benefits to both sides of the meeting and event sales process: • Event planners will be able to source group hotels and venues, manage their events, and quickly book meeting spaces and services with hotels or venues leveraging MeetingPackage. • MeetingPackage hotels and venues will benefit from the efficiencies and broader reach of the Cvent Supplier Network. • Through the MeetingPackage product suite, venues and hotels can manage all their meetings and event sales, as the software integrates with leading operational software solutions such as Oracle Opera or Amadeus Delphi. • Small or simple meetings can be automated through the integration, allowing for hotels and venues sales to focus on the larger, more complex events. Joonas Ahola, CEO and founder of MeetingPackage, said: “The subject of process automation and digitisation has really come to the fore as venues realise that manual processes have become unsustainable.” “This integration facilitates greater automation for a more seamless venue sourcing process, ultimately helping both the hotelier and event planner increase group business revenue with minimal effort.” Jim Abramson, Cvent vice president of product management commented on the partnership: “We’re proud to partner with leading organisations like MeetingPackage to expand our platform and enable deeper collaboration between meeting planners and hotels and venues.” Cover image: Joonas Ahola (pictured above, left), CEO and founder of MeetingPackage / Jim Abramson, Cvent vice president of product management