SCAC announces partnership with HotelPlanner.com
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - HotelPlanner.com is now the hospitality vehicle for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Dwayne Hanberry, commissioner of the SCAC, has chosen HotelPlanner.com to help accommodate the athletic departments of all twelve colleges with their group travel reservations.
All sports teams from each school in the SCAC will post hotel requests for every road sporting event on the HotelPlanner.com website. The teams' coordinators will then receive numerous offers online that will ensure the lowest rates and the best accommodations. HotelPlanner.com is also an official sponsor of the SCAC.
The SCAC is currently comprised of Austin College of Sherman, Texas; Birmingham-Southern College of Birmingham, Alabama; Centre College of Danville, Kentucky; Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado; DePauw University of Greencastle, Indiana; Hendrix College of Conway, Arkansas; Millsaps College of Jackson, Mississippi; Oglethorpe University of Atlanta, Georgia; Rhodes College of Memphis, Tennessee; The University of the South of Sewanee, Tennessee; Southwestern University of Georgetown, Texas; and Trinity University of San Antonio, Texas. The SCAC office is located in suburban Atlanta, Georgia.
HotelPlanner.com is the leading provider of online services to the estimated $30-45 billion global group hotel sales market. Customers retain the ultimate decision-making power, enjoying access to competitive rates without ever having to pick up the phone and without having to purchase rooms at an undetermined hotel for pre-negotiated rates. Currently, HotelPlanner's system processes over 15,000 group leads per month completely online. Over 25,000 hotel members currently compete online for HotelPlanner's group business daily. HotelPlanner.com has increased sales over 300% in 2007 versus 2006 and is showing the same rapid lead and revenue growth in 2008.