Unique Tools not at Starcite

Many event planners have worked with numerous companies in the past to help with organizing meetings. While many names like Starcite and Meeting Professionals International are well known in the industry, MeetingUniverse.com is the dark horse and has developed tools not found anywhere else on the net or in print for meeting planning. MeetingUniverse.com is also working hard to develop new tools for business event planners. All of the tools MeetingUniverse.com have planned revolve around meeting planner input so as a planner please let us know what you would like to see in the future. A member of MPI may wonder what we have to offer that is different. At Meeting Universe, we provide services and tools that are derived from actual planners. Take our hotel directory and new rating system. You won't find the same offering at Starcite, or Bizbash because because the MeetingUniverse.com ratings (“HotFireratings.com”) is only at MU. This unique hotel directory is based upon 150+ criteria developed by industry professionals. They know what to focus on when rating a hotel for business and conference purposes.  
 

How MeetingUniverse.com complements Meeting Professionals International or MPI

If you are a member of MPI you might ask what about MeetingUniverse.com is different than what is provided by an MPI membership.  MPI serves well in its purpose of education, conferences, tradeshows etc.  They have advanced the art and profession of meeting planning to new levels.  They are conflicted however about rating suppliers who make up half of their membership.  Our business model is different than MPI’s and thus we are free to allow ratings of participants.  We are confident that the resources and tools MeetingUniverse.com provides are exceptional, and designed to help make your events successful. In addition to our hotel directory and ratings at www.HotFireratings.com, you can access a preferred vendor database. While many companies, like Meeting Professionals International, Starcite, Bizbash and conventionplanit have supplier contact information, do they allow you to read and post reviews of the vendors? Will you be able to see how the excursion provider really performed? Will you be able to know that in 4 out of 5 experiences the bus driver got terribly lost - during rush hour, on the way to the airport? Wouldn't you like to know these things in addition to getting a listing of service providers?
 

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