Simplifying the organisation of events and rationalising expenditure: optimising MICE is a priority for companies. And, as a result, for their suppliers who are working hard to meet their expectations. With this in mind, AirPlus and Kactus have recently announced a partnership on the integration of AirPlus payment solutions into the B2B event booking platform. Now it's the turn of corporate hotel reservation specialist Hcorpo to present a new offering dedicated to professional events. " Once we've done a good job of capturing a large proportion of hotel spending, why not go even further?" emphasised Salomé Mogier, CCO of Hcorpo, in an interview. recent interview granted to Voyages d'Affaires.
Called H-Mice, this all-in-one solution is aimed at companies, public institutions and Hcorpo's travel agency partners. The specialist in corporate hotel reservations will support all these customers in organising their events. In response to existing demand, Hcorpo set up a structure last year to enable it to put together a complete event, not just accommodation, but all those extras tooWe have a dedicated team in charge of research and negotiation through to payment.
Personalised management, centralised payment
With the H-Mice offer, Hcorpo customers have access to single point of contact to manage all their event requirements, with the guarantee of a rapid response, with quotes sent out in less than three days, including at least two tailored proposals. This service covers everything from hotel reservations - from 9 rooms per night - to meeting rooms, audiovisual services and technical equipment. But the service also extends to catering, activities and entertainment Hcorpo is also involved in the logistics of on-site transport, including transfers to and from stations and airports, and coaches to and from the event venue. This transport component does not yet include ticketing, but could be extended to this area in the future, according to Hcorpo.
" Our customers now entrust their individual and group bookings to a single hotel supplier like Hcorpo. This means time and process savings with optimised payment and reporting" explains Salomé Mogier. Tested at events with around a hundred participants, this centralised management of seminars is combined with centralised payment, via debit card, VCC, bank card, bank transfer and other methods. And all this with detailed reporting and a simplified payment process, with no down-payment and payment on receipt of invoice.
