Best hotel RFP software for agencies sourcing group bookings
Most hotel RFP software rankings review tools for hotels answering bids. Agencies sending group RFPs need buyer-side sourcing, comparison and block tracking.
Resources
Guides and insights for corporate travel managers and event planners.
Sourcing and RFPs
Finding hotels, sending RFPs and comparing proposals for group stays.
Hotel RFP software vs spreadsheets: when spreadsheets stop working
Spreadsheets cope with a few group RFPs a year. In our view they break near 20 bookings a year, once offer, contract and rooming list deadlines overlap.
The Best Cvent Alternative for Group Hotel Sourcing in 2026
Where Cvent helps with group hotel sourcing, where agencies still lose time, and what a purpose-built alternative should do.
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Contracts and risk
Attrition, cut-off dates, cancellation and the clauses that decide who pays.
Hotel attrition clauses explained, with a worked penalty example
An attrition clause sets the minimum rooms or revenue a group must use. The charge is shortfall below the minimum × rate × damages %. Worked 50 room example.
Attendees and rooming lists
Rooming lists, name changes and the modifications that follow every booking.
Group rooming lists: how to build, submit and manage changes
Pull the deadlines from your contract, submit the rooming list before cut-off, then log every add, drop and name change against the room block.
Group desk operations
How group desks run day to day, and the tools they run it on.
Cvent, HotelPlanner or dedicated group booking software for agencies
Cvent fits RFP sourcing, HotelPlanner fits one-off group organisers. An agency running 20–50 client groups a year needs a tool built for that book.
Agency economics
Commissions, service fees and margins on group hotel business.
Ghost commissions in group hotel bookings: what platforms take and what agencies pay
A ghost commission is a hotel-paid cut to a booking platform, hidden in the group rate your agency pays. How to spot one and keep it out of your rates.
Looking for a definition? The glossary explains the terms used in group hotel booking.