The new way for associations to buy, directly from the hotels…

The Current EnvironmentAssociationsConcerned about contractual

risk of attritionFrustrated by hotels’ less

desirable view of their meetings when compared to the more proportionate, corporate meeting

Challenged to deliver more value

The Current EnvironmentHotels

Costs of securing group rooms soaring

Close ratios going downDecision makers are harder

to reach

The first of it’s kind, membership based

organization, created to reduce risk and improve buying power for associations while lowering

costs and improving efficiencies for hotels.

Member Benefits• Being included in “bundled”

group hotel bids, improving your purchasing power & giving you more choices of interested hotels

• 100% attrition coverage for all meetings booked through The Collective

• Peer to peer marketplace to mitigate potential attrition liabilities for meetings booked outside The Collective

• A member dividend check at the end of the year

What’s in it for hotels?• Drastically reduced customer

acquisition and commission costs

• Guaranteed rooms revenue, making forecasting more accurate

• Improved close ratio• Larger and more lucrative

meetings to bid on• Cost efficient promotion of

need dates, cancelations and other special group special offers

How it Works

Pay your annual membership fee

The Collective identifies

complementary meetings to

package into a single larger bid

Provide past and future meetings

data

Hotel works directly with member association

buyers, with The Collective’s facilitation as

needed.The Collective’s

addendum accompanies final contract covering the

association for attrition damages.

Become a Member Today!

202-531-7374Membership@associationcollective.com

www.AssociationCollective.com