The announcement of a fund raising in June - a million euros, after all - heralded major changes at BizMeeting. The online business meetings and seminars booking platform wasted no time in unveiling its new ambitions, announcing in quick succession the launch of the launch of a new interfaceand a partnership with AirPlus.
The new platform focuses in particular on making the range of services available to meeting organisers easier to understand, who can now compare at a glanceThe aim is to provide a standardised basis for proposals from candidate establishments. The emphasis is also on feedback, with theintegration of customer reviews, " tens of thousands "according to the directors of BizMeeting.
What's more, as this is not the time - at least not yet - for the " all-automated" human expertise is also called upon: a project manager supports the user throughout the booking process via a chat system, from venue search to confirmation and payment.
attract new customers who have been looking for an end-to-end solution for booking services in the MICE sector for several years now
Payment is the other hot topic at BizMeeting, which has just announced a new partnership with AirPlus. The rapprochement between the two partners had already been more or less confirmed by BizMeeting's presence at the 2016 edition of Univ'AirPlus. Since 13 September, we know more about the outlines of this collaboration, which will enable BizMeeting tointegrate AirPlus centralised payment into its platform. In this way, the booking platform can guarantee acceptance of payment at all the venues listed, and offers the company total responsibility for its payment, while reconciling deposits with the balance via the AirPlus invoice statement.
Loïc Passemard, founding partner of BizMeeting, talks about " an important step in the development of BizMeeting". " This represents a significant opening up of the market and the possibility of attracting new customers who have been looking for a solution for several years. end-to-end solution for booking services in the MICE world "he adds. For its part, AirPlus is pursuing its conquest of "market segments complementary to travel spending", as described in the press release. " Taking into account new consumption patterns is one of our founding pillars, and MICE is no exception. "notes Baird Smith, Director of AirPlus France.
