PHOENIX, AZ --January 1, 2005 - http://www.WebEventPlanner.com announced today that 319,358 Electronic Sales & Catering Packets (Hotel E-Packets) were viewed in 2004. Had each Hotel E-Packet been paper based, it would have cost $3,832,296.00 in U.S. Mail, paper production and hotel labor charges. That is an average cost savings of $34,216.93 per hotel listed on http://www.WebEventPlanner.com.

Unique visitors to WebEventPlanner.com for the first quarter of 2004 reached a record 253,425, while the number of directory visitors rose to 16,342.00 for the same period. Visitors for the quarter submitted 2,127 inquiries and email addresses to hotels listed at WebEventPlanner.com for future events and mailings.

For additional statistics on the WebEventPlanner.com directory or individual Hotel E-Packets, please visit http://www.webeventplanner.com and select Statistics Report which is located at the top of the home page.

"WebEventPlanner.com has saved us considerable money in printing and in postage," says Candace Fennel, CHA vice president sales and marketing, Stanford Hotels Corp., http://www.webeventplanner.com/stanfordhotels. "The fact of money saved is always worth repeating, however WebEventPlanner.com has also added greatly to our top line! Our [Hotel E-Packets] are always current and can be updated within 24 hours thanks to the outstanding service and support of Louis [Godin, owner, WebEventPlanner.com] and his team. We have our material in the hands of the meeting planner in seconds, not days, and at no postage, printing or travel costs. I do not believe that our sales teams could sell as effectively if it were not for our [Hotel E-Packet]. Thanks WebEventPlanner.com!!"

In addition to saving the hospitality industry more than $3.8 Million in 2004 years, WebEventPlanner.com's Hotel E-Packets have revolutionized how sales managers sell rooms and meeting space by providing real-time information online.

"Our [Hotel E-Packets] on WebEventPlanner.com not only have saved [our hotels] money on printing and mailing collateral, but our clients can easily access information while on the phone with a sales manager, therefore advancing the buying process more quickly," says Kristal Eckley, corporate director of sales & marketing, Sage Hospitality, http://www.webeventplanner.com/sagehospitality.html

"It is also an awesome tool to have our catering menus on line for our clients to view and menus we can change with the touch of a key," adds Dawn Seifert, director of sales and marketing, Residence Inn by Marriott - Milwaukee Downtown http://www.webeventplanner.com/directory/residenceinnmilwaukee. "And there's no more waiting for the brochure inventory to run out before I can make updates to my collateral." WebEventPlanner.com's Hotel E-Packets also allow hotels to easily market their properties in a cost effective manner. "Since the opening of our hotel in 2001, our primary focus has been on marketing our unique, historical Residence Inn by Marriott," says Seifert. "Needless to say, it has been a job to find a means to market to the masses in an affordable manner. ...[Our Hotel E-Packet] has been the BEST marketing tool I've ever worked with."

About http://www.webeventplanner.com
Phoenix-based WebEventPlanner.com was established in 1999 to create an online "Real Time Sales Tool," featuring Hotel Electronic Sales and Catering Packets for the hotel and event planning industries. Hotels are given a private link address to send clients directly to the individual Hotel E-Packet, or meeting planners can review Hotel E-Packets through the directory listing. WebEventPlanner.com is certified in hospitality operations by the American Hotel and Motel Association, and offers 18 years of hotel sales and catering experience and five years of hospitality internet development. WebEventPlanner.com representing more than 20 hotel brands operating both as independent hotels and also under several hotel management companies.

Contact
Louis Godin
Phone: 480.272.6049
Email: LGodin@WebEventPlanner.com

Organization
For more information about WebEventPlanner.com
please visit our web site at: http://www.webeventplanner.com
PO Box 38568
USA - Phoenix, AZ 85069-8568
Phone: 480.272.6049
Email: LGodin@WebEventPlanner.com