Revolutionary hospitality website Venuezi.com attracted $2.5 million worth of wedding and hen’s party enquiries in two days from presenting at Brisbane’s Sofitel Wedding Expo.Venuezi (pronounced Venue Easy) allows people to submit their function or event request and receive quotes from venues for free. Launched in late 2011, the site has been gaining the interest of major hospitality operators and the public since.
Managing Director Jason Titman said: “The interest from the public has been phenomenal. Coinciding with our participation in the Sofitel Wedding Expo there was $2 million in wedding enquiries posted on the website in just two days. Our problem at the moment is that we can’t sign venues up quickly enough to support the demand from the public.”
Venuezi’s founders are adamant the current process of booking functions and events is antiquated and with strong demand for new online models, they knew there had to be an easier way to book functions. Designed by leading hospitality industry operators, Venuezi.com is transforming how people book their functions and events.
The site allows members who are planning a function to list their requirements on the site for free. Partner venues pay a monthly access fee to quote on these function requests. Members then pick the quote that suits their requirements and book the function directly with the venue. The site is big on protecting user privacy and member contact details are not released to any venue unless they actually proceed with a quote.
The site saves members:
• Thinking of venue options
• Looking up and then contacting a number of different venues
• Chasing up their enquiry
Video: Venuezi at the Sofitel Bridal Expo January 2012 from Venuezi on Vimeo.
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Media enquiries:
Samuel Spurr, Inlumino Communications, 0438 501 005, sam@inlumino.com.au
Jason Titman, Venuezi.com, 1300 836 839
