March 21, 2008—GetThere, a leading online corporate travel procurement solution, has announced an agreement with Worktopia, Inc. to offer business travelers the ability to search, compare and book meeting space online from GetThere’s home page.
Worktopia’s online shopping capabilities for booking meeting space are ideal for meeting planners and administrative assistants, giving corporations a new tool to competitively price and track simple meeting expenditures.
More than 3,000 companies worldwide used GetThere in 2007 to cumulatively book more than $9 billion in travel. Worktopia offers online small meeting procurement solutions in hotels, conference centers, business centers and airport lounges throughout North America.
Through Worktopia’s advanced technology, GetThere users can book meeting space, audio visual equipment and catering for simple meetings of up to 100 participants in a single online session. Worktopia provides live, comparable quotes based on specific meeting requirements, allowing planners to book space in venues in more than 150 US cities without having to wait for e-mailed RFP responses. Users can shop and book space in as little as three minutes, making the solution ideal for both long-range and last-minute bookings.
As part of this new capability, participants can also elect to source group room-nights for meeting participants through HelmsBriscoe, which established its successful relationship with GetThere in 2006.
For more information, see the Worktopia Web site.
