MeetingPackage and Groupize Partner to Help Hotels Reach Corporate Meeting Buyers

Partnership brings together AI-powered meeting planning and hotel sales technology to help planners find venues and help hotels respond faster.

BOSTON, United States/ ESPOO, Finland — October 8th, 2026 — MeetingPackage, the AI-native central reservation system (CRS) for Groups, Meetings & Events, and Groupize, the AI-native platform for in-person corporate meetings, events and guest travel, today announced a strategic partnership to help hotels reach corporate meeting buyers and make finding and booking venues easier for planners.

The partnership combines aime™ SmartBids, Groupize’s agentic AI solution for venue sourcing and negotiations with MeetingPackage’s hotel sales and booking capabilities. Together, the companies aim to help planners find the right venue and obtain proposals more easily, while helping hotels reach corporate buyers and respond faster to meeting enquiries.

Helping Hotels Reach Buyers and Win Business

Winning meeting and event business requires more than offering the right space. Hotels need to be visible where buyers are looking and ready to provide timely, relevant proposals.

The planned integration will offer hotels an additional route to corporate demand through Groupize, while making enquiries easier to handle through MeetingPackage. By reducing repetitive administration and back-and-forth communication, the partnership aims to give hotel sales teams more time to advise customers, develop relationships and handle complex events.

“Hotels need to be visible where corporate buyers are looking and able to respond quickly when an enquiry arrives,” said Tania Sidokpohou, Partnerships Director at MeetingPackage. “By combining Groupize’s AI-powered planning and venue sourcing with MeetingPackage’s hotel sales and booking capabilities, we aim to help hotels win more meeting business and make it easier for planners to find the right venue and obtain a proposal.”

Making Venue Selection Easier for Corporate Planners

Corporate planners need to find suitable venues, compare proposals and make decisions within company budgets and policies. Chasing hotels for information adds time and effort to that process.

Groupize supports corporate teams across meeting planning, venue sourcing, approvals, attendee arrangements and reporting. The partnership with MeetingPackage aims to make hotel information and proposals easier to access within that experience, helping planners evaluate their options with less manual coordination.

“We have always respected MeetingPackage and our shared vision for changing the meetings ecosystem by bringing greater efficiency to everyone involved,” said Charles de Gaspé Beaubien, Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Groupize. “AI is transforming how buyers plan and source meetings, but to truly remove friction, that intelligence needs to connect directly to the supply side. By combining Groupize’s AI-powered planning and sourcing with MeetingPackage’s hotel connectivity and booking technology, we can create a more efficient experience for both buyers and hotels—whether a meeting requires an AI-powered SmartBid or can simply be booked instantly.”

AI That Saves Time on Both Sides

Groupize’s aime agents help planners find suitable venues, while MeetingPackage’s Instant Quote can help hotels answer eligible enquiries from connected channels with priced, branded proposals within minutes, using their own availability, rates and rules. As the integration develops, the companies aim to bring these capabilities together so buyers receive answers sooner and hotel teams have more time for requests that need personal attention.

About Groupize

Groupize is an AI-native platform for in-person corporate meetings, events and group travel. Powered by aime, its specialised AI agents support venue sourcing, planning, approvals, registration, logistics and reporting. Groupize helps organisations reduce manual coordination and maintain visibility into meeting budgets, company policies and performance, with solutions for enterprise, life sciences, government and travel management organisations.

Learn more at groupize.ai.

About MeetingPackage

MeetingPackage is the AI-enhanced Operating System for Groups, Meetings & Events, helping hotels manage and automate the journey from enquiry to confirmed business.

The platform combines direct and indirect distribution, sales automation, proposals, contracting, and reporting in one system, while integrating with hotels’ existing PMS, Sales & Catering, and back-office technology.

The product suite includes a Booking Engine, AI Email and Phone Agents, eProposal, and a Groups, Meetings & Events Channel Manager. MeetingPackage also provides APIs that distribution partners use to connect demand directly with hotel availability, pricing, and booking workflows.

MeetingPackage supports independent hotels, global hotel groups, restaurants, co-working spaces, and event venues, and is used across the hospitality ecosystem by hotel groups, TMCs, OTAs, and event marketplaces.

Founded in Helsinki in 2014 by CEO Joonas Ahola, MeetingPackage helps hotels sell Groups, Meetings & Events business more efficiently across every channel.

Media contacts

Ari Kuparipuro
Head of Marketing, MeetingPackage
Tel. +358 40 595 3260
ari.kuparipuro@meetingpackage.com

Groupize
Fisher LeVasseur
Growth Marketing Manager
flevasseur@groupize.com