GetThere and HelmsBriscoe Deliver Meetings Site Selection Services for Corporate Planners; Industry Leaders Team Up to Handle M
July 18 2006 - 7:23AM
Business Wire
-GetThere(R), the world's leading online corporate travel
reservation technology, announced an agreement with HelmsBriscoe to
offer meeting site selection and RFP services to corporations using
the GetThere booking engine. HelmsBriscoe provides site selection
services to more than 8,000 corporate, association and government
clients that plan off-site meetings and conferences. GetThere's
booking engine, used by 62 percent of the Fortune 200, accounted
for $6.3 billion in corporate travel in 2005. The companies
announced their service integration at the National Business Travel
Association convention in Chicago. NBTA attendees can explore the
cost-saving efficiencies HelmsBriscoe brings to meeting planning at
GetThere's booth (number 1644). HelmsBriscoe's services are free
for GetThere DirectMeetings users. HelmsBriscoe has more than 750
associates in 31 countries, each with established relationships in
their local hotel community. Corporate travel managers and planners
access these services simply by creating a meeting in GetThere's
DirectMeetings module. HelmsBriscoe takes it from there, sending
RFPs to candidate hotels and preparing easy-to-read grids with
information gleaned from RFP responses. Once the corporation
selects a property, HelmsBriscoe assists with contract execution
and follow-up, saving planners significant time by handling the
numerous administrative tasks associated with events both large and
small. An acknowledged industry leader, HelmsBriscoe is on pace to
handle more than 20,000 programs this year. "GetThere relentlessly
promotes the fact that there are tremendous corporate travel
dollars to be saved via more efficient meeting planning, and we're
pleased to be part of that message," said Greg Malark, executive
vice president of HelmsBriscoe. "In today's global economy,
multi-national firms embracing online booking with GetThere
represent a perfect match for us as we expand our reach in Asia,
Europe and Latin America." "The number of GetThere clients actively
implementing meeting management automation and policy grows on a
monthly basis," said Beverly Heinritz, general manager of GetThere.
"HelmsBriscoe's services are truly complementary. They give travel
managers the benefit of local event expertise, along with the
leverage that responding hotels must be competitive in rates and
service to continue gaining referrals from the HelmsBriscoe
associate. It's like having an extended staff member working at any
meeting location." Online meeting registrations via GetThere
technology grew by 63 percent in 2005. About GetThere GetThere is
the leading global online corporate reservation technology,
surpassing $6.3 billion in gross travel bookings in 2005. An
established innovator in the global travel arena, GetThere enables
global corporations and government agencies to provide a convenient
way for employees to book travel and plan meetings online while
significantly reducing costs. GetThere's advanced technology works
with all major global distribution systems (GDS) and all travel
management companies. More than 3,000 corporations, including a
majority of Fortune 200 companies that have online booking sites,
use GetThere. More information is available at www.getthere.com.
Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG) is a world leader in travel
commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and
technology solutions for the travel industry. More information
about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
About HelmsBriscoe HelmsBriscoe provides site selection services to
corporate, association and government clients that plan off-site
meetings and conferences. HelmsBriscoe associates research hotels
and other meeting venues that match their clients' criteria,
negotiate rates and concessions, and facilitate the contracting
process. Founded in 1992, HelmsBriscoe today serves 8,000 clients
with more than 750 associates in 31 countries. HelmsBriscoe
combines a highly experienced global distribution with innovative
technology to provide clients with the best site selection service
in the meeting industry. HelmsBriscoe's services feature unique
proprietary tools, such as InSite, its "experience database" of
36,000 hotels; and rate histories from Express, its proprietary
electronic RFP tool. For more information, visit
www.HelmsBriscoe.com.
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