By BW Hotelier

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL Asia Pacific recently announced its unveiling of-Meetings Imagined-website (see photo) and its-Meeting Services mobile application to cater to the needs of the region’s events planners and organisers. The two digital innovations are intended to assist the meeting planner, from inspiration to execution.

The Meetings Imagined-website has been modeled on the user-friendly Pinterest.com and the Chinese Huaban.com online forum and provides expert tips on everything related to meetings, including networking activities, maximizing social media exposure and creating the right meeting environment.

Meetings Imagined will be launched across approximately 13 Marriott International properties and 100 properties throughout Asia Pacific and 13 properties in India which include Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield, Goa Marriott Resort & Spa, Jaipur Marriott Hotel, Kochi Marriott Hotel, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre, JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru, JW Marriott Hotel Chandigarh, JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai, JW Marriott Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa, JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Aerocity, JW Marriott Hotel Pune, JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar and Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel.

The-Meeting Services App-is a continuation of Marriott International’s innovation in technology, spaces and services, and builds upon the brand’s existing offerings. The app provides real-time connectivity to Marriott for meeting planners and features a wide range of functions. This includes a chat facility to connect MICE organisers with Marriott’s event team throughout the planning and execution process, and allows Marriott to respond immediately to any issues or requests, and to inform the planner on how the request is being handled.
As of this year, the-Meeting Services App-is available in 20 languages, at 100 hotels under Marriott Hotels, JW Marriott, Renaissance, The Ritz-Carlton, Autograph Collection and Courtyard by Marriott across the region. The app would be active in India from June, 2015.