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Hotel E-Packets Facilitate Paperless Meeting Planning
Revolutionary E-Packet Directory Receives over 800,000 Hits in 12 Months
4 June 2003

PHOENIX, AZ -- WebEventPlanner.com announced today that its Electronic Sales & Catering Packet (Hotel E-Packet) Directory received 841,957 total visits in the 12-month period from June 2002 to May 2003, as well as 221,070 unique visitors for the same period.

"WebEventPlanner.com's E-Packet directory now is receiving an average of 2,500 visitors each day, representing hundreds of meeting and event planner professionals who prefer environmentally friendly, paperless meeting planning for free," says Louis Godin, owner, WebEventPlanner.com.

The Hotel E-Packets listed in WebEventPlanner.com's Directory were viewed online 230,788 times from June 2002 to May 2003.

Access to these Hotel E-Packets not only allows visitors to coordinate meetings and events at no cost by viewing complete hotel conference information digitally, but also enables communication with hotel sales and conference staff via online submission forms for inquiries and ongoing marketing promotions. Each Hotel E-Packet provides an online tour for meeting planners who cannot visit a hotel property, complete with banquet menus, conference menus, wedding menus/information, holiday menus/information, restaurant menus, bar-bat mitzvah menus, audio-visual list, virtual tours, layout/capacities, room reservation, location/directions, guest room information, facilities, special promotions, e-mail submission, inquiry submission form (FRP), hotel vendors and much more.

"We have our material in the hands of the meeting planner in seconds, not days, and at no postage, printing or travel costs," says Candace Fennel, CHA vice president sales and marketing, Stanford Hotels Corp. "I do not believe that our sales teams could sell as effectively if it were not for our [Hotel E-Packet]. Thanks WebEventPlanner.com!!"

In addition to saving the Residence Inn by Marriott - Milwaukee Downtown nearly $90,000 from June 2002 to May 2003, Dawn Seifert, director of sales and marketing for the Residence Inn, says her Hotel E-Packet has been the BEST marketing tool she has ever used. "It is also an awesome tool to have our catering menus on line for our clients to view and menus we can change with the touch of a key," says Seifert "And, there's no more waiting for the brochure inventory to run out before I can make updates to my collateral."

WebEventPlanner.com's Directory also containes E-Brochures for various search categories, giving hotels like the Residence Inn additional marketing exposure in the directory via multiple search categories.Each E-Brochure provides a list of links to Hotel E-Packets for those properties offering that E-Brochure's dedicated search category. E-Brochure categories presently include state/city, conference/social menus, hotel restaurant, audio visual, wedding services, hotel property virtual tours, airport properties, square footage, hotel brand, hotel management company, full service - hotel, resort, suites, inn, limited, resort/spa, also Wayport high-speed Internet access. All E-Brochures can be accessed and searched by visitors for free.

About WebEventPlanner.comPhoenix-based WebEventPlanner.com was established in 1999 to create an online "Real Time Sales Tool," featuring Hotel Electronic Sales and Catering Packets for the hotel and event planning industries. Hotels are given a private link address to send clients directly to the individual Hotel E-Packet, or meeting planners can review Hotel E-Packets through the directory listing. WebEventPlanner.com is certified in hospitality operations by the American Hotel and Motel Association, and offers 18 years of hotel sales and catering experience and five years of hospitality internet development. WebEventPlanner.com representing more than 20 hotel brands operating both as independent hotels and also under several hotel management companies.

Related Links

HOTEL E-PACKET TRAINING/PRESENTATION LINK
(Hotel E-Packet Users Guide and Hotel E-Packet Information)

HOTEL E-PACKET STATISTICAL INFORMATION LINK
(WebEventPlanner.com hotels save $2.76 Million in 13 months)

HOTEL E-PACKET DIRECTORY LISTING LINK
(Directory listing)

HOTEL E-PACKET INVOICE AND CONTRACT LINK
(set up a Full Service Hotel E-Packet)

CONTACT
Louis Godin
Phone: 602/944-7260
Email: LGodin@WebEventPlanner.com

ORGANIZATION
Hospitality NetWebEventPlanner
http://www.webeventplanner.com
PO Box 38568
USA - Phoenix, AZ 85069-8568
Phone: 602.944.7260
Email: LGodin@WebEventPlanner.com




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