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In today’s episode of Ask the Planner, our special guest is sharing with us four insider secrets that you need to know when booking your wedding hotel rooms.
Your wedding hotel rooms (or your hotel room block) is an important aspect of your wedding that should definitely not be overlooked. For almost all weddings, some percentage of its guests will be from out of town.
Today's guest is Daniel Carroll of Invictus Travel Advisors and he's sharing with you four insider secrets that you definitely want to know when it comes to booking hotel rooms for your guests.
Daniel Carroll, Invictus Travel Advisors
Daniel Carroll is Co-Founder and CEO of Invictus Travel Advisors, a boutique travel agency based in Los Angeles, CA but serving a global clientele. He was raised in Ithaca, NY and graduated from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. After college, Daniel gained experiences with companies like The Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and most recently Hilton. In addition to Invictus, he spends his 9-5 hours as Director of Business Development at TIDAL Management Consulting empowering companies to improve the results of their sales efforts by utilizing TIDAL's automation and AI technologies.
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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS EPISODE: HACKING THE WEDDING HOTEL ROOM BLOCK
TODAY we’re talking about hacking the wedding room block for your wedding guests.
I feel like there are 2 kinds of couples when it comes to hotel rooms, what we call housing or lodging in the industry.
The first kind doesn’t think about it much. Basically, they’re like, here are the 3 hotels where you can stay. We have a room block at this one, and that’s it. They don’t really ask for any special benefits for their guests, other than maybe breakfast or wifi.
The second kind of couple is a little more hyper about it. They find like 5 different options, including Air BnBs, and other random places. They have a huge spreadsheet tracking where people are staying, and it becomes really stressful.
The thing is, there’s no right or wrong way to do it. However, you’re definitely missing out on certain things to make your experience and your guest’s experience better.
And that’s where Daniel’s company comes in, but we’ll get to that in a minute.
So today we’re going to hear from an expert with real insider knowledge on how to make the process of reserving the wedding hotel rooms a whole heck of a lot easier and more enjoyable.
- Meet our guest [5:51]
- When did you first get interested in group sales and travel? Was there a specific experience when you were younger or did you discover that while in school? [09:2 6]
- Do you feel like you had certain experiences in your past that significantly shaped you? [10:06]
- How do you feel your experience with Hilton helped you get to where you are now? [11:09]
- What should couples do to minimize their risk when it comes to booking hotel wedding rooms? What is attrition?[18:10]
- Are there specific upgrades or perks couples should ask for when negotiating the contract? [20:58]
- When should couples book their wedding hotel wedding rooms? [23:31]
- What else can couples ask for in their wedding hotel room contracts? [28:31]
- If you could give our listeners one piece of advice or surprising detail that they’re probably not thinking about, what would it be? [30:28]
- What moments give you the most joy and are the most meaningful to you? [31:58]
Links Mentioned in the Episode
Connect with our guest!
- Instagram: @invictus_travel
- Web: www.invictustraveladvisors.com
Thank you to our podcast sponsors!
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