HITEC 2015 attendees will be able to preview the upcoming release of the iPlan event planning solution from Newmarket® International, Inc. ("Newmarket"), an Amadeus company. Meeting Planners and Event Professionals make quick decisions on event space, as well as want direct communication with properties as it relates to room setup and event diagrams. Venues need to showcase their property in a professional, and engaging format in order to make it on to a short list for a planner. With iPlan, venues are able to showcase their meeting space in an informative, and interactive way, allowing planners and venues to create and manage room diagrams online. Through built in collaboration tools, iPlan allows a social, conversational method of communication between a potential meeting planner, and a venue. This decreases the communication gap between initial research and event execution especially as it relates to setup diagrams. Building off of the rich historical expertise of Newmarket MeetingMatrix and Newmarket MeetingMatrix Silver, iPlan is a single web based solution utilizing a consistent user experience for diagramming to aide in the communication process between the planner and the venue. "With drag and drop functionality and our quick Seating Wizard tools, planners form a bond with a venue right from the beginning of the sales process," remarked Jeff Hiscox, President and CEO of Newmarket. "Meeting Planners that have used this tool with lighthouse customers begin to expect this level of professionalism and interactivity from properties." The need for hotels, event venues, restaurants, and entertainment complexes to showcase and market their space is critical in winning business. Adding industry best practices for operational diagrams along with an interactive collaboration environment, iPlan allows venues to stand out from their competition. iPlan enables the use of space visualization throughout the meeting planning lifecycle, giving access to planners and venues from anywhere they have an internet connection. Amadeus makes the experience of travel better for everyone, everywhere by inspiring innovation, partnerships and responsibility to people, places and planet. Our technology powers the travel and tourism industry. Inspiring more open ways of working. More connected ways of thinking, centered around the traveler. Our open platform connects the global travel and hospitality ecosystem. From startups to big industry players and governments too. Together, redesigning the travel of tomorrow. We are working to make travel a force for social and environmental good. A collective responsibility to protect and improve the people and places we visit, ensuring travel continues to make positive contribution to our world. We apply innovation to meet new needs, to solve real challenges. Our truly diverse global workforce, made up of 150 nationalities, is passionate about travel and technology. We are an IBEX 35 company, listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange under AMS.MC. We have also been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last 13 years. Amadeus. It's how travel works better. To find out more about Amadeus, visit www.amadeus-hospitality.com.
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