Group Travel

Hotel Planner .com is perfect for business meetings, sports teams, reunions, weddings, churches, or any group travel.

Once you've decided on the date(s) for your gathering, the next thing to think about is reserving rooms at a local hotel for your group guests. Imagine your group members trying to call around for a hotel room a few months before your group travel event, only to discover all the rooms in town are $500 per room per night – or even worse – there are no vacancies because of a large convention or major sporting event.

That is why it is very important to reserve a block of rooms for your guests at special rates at one or two select hotels with plenty of time before your big event. At most hotels, the minimum number of guest rooms required to make a block is 10 rooms per night, but if you are holding the reception or using any banquet space at the hotel sometimes the number of rooms you must reserve may be fewer. If you are reserving for more than 30 rooms per night, another good idea is to split the group blocks among two to three hotels. That way, your guests can have a choice between different locations and a range of prices.

It's also unlikely you'll have all the information about the hotel so it is important to get a detailed descriptions of all amenities before you make any decisions.

Group Travel Deals

And it's not a good idea to reserve rooms upon the first rates the hotel will quote. You and your group could pay more than you need to. Compare rates with other properties in your area using the internet. A great source we have found for easily comparing different hotel room rates is HotelPlanner.com. Their system is free and very easy to use. Just submit your group travel location options and dates. They do the rest. The site will allow you to search hotel group rates in multiple cities at the same time in a clear and organized manner without hotel bias. It also puts you in control of sorting the information you gather by location, price or hotel brand names. HotelPlanner.com will also assign an account representative to you that will help make sure your hotel deals are not only the best, but they will help with the reservation process as well. The reservation process is very important because, even if the room rate is very low, the deal may include a very strict cancellation policy, a high cash deposit, or other hidden costs such as mandatory resort fees. Your HotelPlanner.com Account Representative will be more than happy to help you navigate through these and all of other issues you may encounter. After choosing your hotel, they will set up a special online booking website just for your group free of charge. This will help you keep track of your group travel members as they confirm with your hotel.

Group Travel by Hotel Planner is Perfect for

• Weddings
• Sports Teams
• Family Reunions
• Meetings
• Conferences
• Religious / Church Events
• Extended Stay Reservations
• Conventions
• Holiday Parties
• Corporate Incentive Travel
• Class Reunions
• Military Events
• Work Crew
• Tours
• Bachelor / Bachelorette Parties
• Birthday Parties
• Any group travel