PR Newswire (March 16, 2006)
SEATTLE – It's estimated that 40 percent of wedding guests fly in for the ceremony. But even if guests are close by, the bride's phone rings off the hook with questions about everyone's travel plans.
Now, there are online tools to keep track of your guests' travel plans. TripHub specializes in making the organization of group travel and events easy and fun.
This free online service lets you invite guests, track who is coming, research and recommend hotel options, and otherwise eliminate many challenges of coordinating plans.
"Our focus is making planning, purchasing and coordinating group travel a breeze," says Josh Herst, CEO and founder of TripHub. "We reduce some of the stress for brides and grooms and give them time to treasure this special experience."
People traveling to the event can purchase airfare and accommodations from TripHub or any other source or supplier and share their travel plans in a single location for everyone to see.
The need for such a service has become more pronounced as more couples plan destination weddings in places like the Caribbean, Las Vegas, or Hawaii. A recent study by The Conde Nast Bridal Group, found about 16 percent of couples have a destination wedding -- a four-fold increase in the last decade.
TripHub has created several helpful tools that couples can use to:
- Communicate key details such as dates and location
- Invite guests and track who is coming
- Recommend hotels
- Request a group reservation
- Share travel plans with the entire group
- Send e-mails to some or all members of the group
- Book entertainment and attractions and reserve rental cars.
"People getting married often face challenges of coordinating the travel plans of their guests," says Jacky Ross Grotle, Senior Planner of Seattle- based Event Success. "TripHub's unique approach is tailored to the needs of people traveling to a common destination."
