A mobile solution for meeting planners
As the latest B2B innovation, ProMeetings enables real-time management of meetings and events from your handheld device
Stamford, Connecticut, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) has recently launched its new ProMeetings app, allowing meeting planners to manage events and meetings in real time via their mobile devices. Through ProMeetings, meeting planners who are either SPG or SPG Pro members can directly submit various meeting requirements to hotel meeting teams — including details such as electrical cord extensions, coffee service, or even lighting adjustments — all of which can be promptly and perfectly fulfilled by the hotel team.
“Just like hotel guests, meeting planners and SPG Pro members are extremely busy and want meeting solutions that align with their lifestyle,” said the Senior Vice President of SPG and Digital Marketing Chris Holdren . “The personalized and highly flexible features of the ProMeetings app help meeting planners create the perfect meeting experience for attendees.”
ProMeetings is currently being tested at Starwood hotels around the world, including W Singapore – Sentosa Cove,The Westin Singapore,Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel,W Atlanta - Downtown and The Westin Charlotte. Starwood will gather feedback during the testing phase for improvements, with plans for a global rollout of the app in 2016.
“The ProMeetings app provides hotel teams with a faster,and more efficient way to receive and fulfill on-site meeting requests,” said the Director of New Business Development and Expansion at Starwood Jonathan Kaplan . “More importantly, it saves valuable time for meeting planners so they can focus fully on the content of the meeting, while also helping hotel teams deliver better service.”