The Lodging Company provides a group reservation management system that utilizes Internet-based tools to eliminate cumbersome manual processes. Our system increases efficiency and saves time for your clients who are booking rooms to attend your event. Event Planners: The Lodging Company negotiates rates on behalf of event planners and manages the room blocks. In addition, we negotiate complimentary rooms and room rebates to help increase revenue for your event. Group Leaders: The Lodging Company streamlines the process for group leaders to reserve and manage a room block. This automated system will give you the ability to “invite” individual participants to reserve rooms out of your block. The process gives you the ability to grant access to individual participants enabling them to submit rooming lists, payment information, special requests, etc. Housing Providers/Hotels: The Lodging Company handles all rate, complimentary room and room rebate negotiations on behalf of event planners. Additionally, we keep real-time information on all room blocks, individual requests, rooming lists and payment information. On a predetermined date The Lodging Company transfers all necessary information to process the order.