Venuedirectory.com has announced that it is providing a free automatic 3-month extension to all venue distribution subscriptions, alongside introducing a new monthly perpetual licence.
Michael Begley, managing director, venuedirectory.com, said: “With many venues closed and cashflow tight but distribution still needed we believe this support is just what venues need at this time. In addition, the annual subscription model seemed out of step with venues’ needs and that was the key reason we took the decision to move all venues to a perpetual monthly model.”
Begley continued: “Operating conditions have been challenging for all of us in the industry and with so many bookers relying on our data we felt we need to do something to support the venues and give the meeting planners the content they required. We were fortunate to secure funding to support us through this crisis and we felt the best way to use that was to offer support to the venues. This new perpetual distribution licence will help the venues with their cashflow and allow them to maintain representation through our distribution channels.
“We are committed to supporting the industry in whatever way we can, in our own way and in partnership with mia and HBAA to instil confidence in the corporate community that 30 people can meet safely at over 20,000 venues who have loaded their details on to our Safe Meetings database.”
He added: “Never has collaboration been so important; corporate buyers, meeting planners, agents, industry associations and the media have to work together to build confidence as people really do want to meet. There is no substitute for a real face to face meeting.”
