Hopskip HopSkip streamlines how professional planners source and contract hotels for business groups and events.

09/03/2026

RFP Templates: the fastest way to say what you actually need. πŸ“

Planners lose time re-explaining the same details to every hotel they contact: dates, headcount, budget range, must-haves.

Our RFP, clause, and question templates let you save details once and share them again and again, so hotels get a complete, comparable request from the start and you save countless hours.

Less back and forth. Faster proposals. Cleaner comparisons.

It's free to start for planners. Book a demo today: https://hubs.li/Q04t4x140

One week. Zero planners. A full in-person event still had to happen. ⏱️Krista Hook, President & CEO of EIS Management Gr...
09/02/2026

One week. Zero planners. A full in-person event still had to happen. ⏱️

Krista Hook, President & CEO of EIS Management Group, once had exactly seven days to save an event when the previous planner vanished. And yes, she pulled it off. πŸ˜…

In our newest Planner Perspective Krista dives into:
🎀 The AV glitch during a live virtual pivot nobody in the audience ever noticed
πŸ“‹ Why she says "relationships are the multiplier" for every event
🧭 Her simple 3-word philosophy for handling emergencies
🀝 The mistake that taught her to stop doing everything herself

Read the full Planner Perspective πŸ‘‰ https://hubs.li/Q04tMCkS0

09/01/2026

Fall RFP season just opened, and your inbox knows it. πŸ“₯

Every September, the same thing happens: a wave of holiday party and Q1 kickoff RFPs lands on hotel sales desks all at once.

The properties that stand out aren't the ones with the lowest rate. They're the ones who respond first with a clear, comparable proposal.

Hopskip gets planners a real-time view of every bid and gets hotels the intel to know which RFPs are worth prioritizing.

If you want to see what qualified group business looks like at your property, it's worth a closer look: https://hubs.li/Q04t43f80

She once moved a piano through a forest for a client. 🎹Vanessa Langevin, Executive Event Producer at Vocation Events htt...
08/26/2026

She once moved a piano through a forest for a client. 🎹

Vanessa Langevin, Executive Event Producer at Vocation Events http://Inc., turns "impossible" client asks into signature moments.

Turns out radical transparency and a very calm production team make that possible. 😌 🍽️

Here's what she covered in our newest Planner Perspective:
🌲 Why a client once needed a baby grand piano in a remote forest clearing
🧠 Her four-pillar system for recovering after brutal event weeks
πŸ’‘ The "professional alchemy" she says every agency needs

Read the full Planner Perspective πŸ‘‰ https://hubs.li/Q04tMGt00

Most hotel sales teams are pricing group business with half the picture.They know their own numbers. Not what the comp s...
08/25/2026

Most hotel sales teams are pricing group business with half the picture.

They know their own numbers. Not what the comp set is quoting on the same RFP.

On September 25, John Harris is walking through how Hopskip closes that gap: real-time market signals on how planners are shopping, what they're paying, and where demand is moving.

30 minutes. Nothing to prep. Strategies you can use that same afternoon.

πŸ“… Friday, September 25
πŸ• 12:30 PM ET
πŸ”— Register: https://hubs.li/Q04s-ZDD0

Can't make it live? We'll send the recording the next business day.

🚨 From fighting fires to fixing buffet lines.Nicholas Stratton spent years as a paramedic and firefighter before becomin...
08/20/2026

🚨 From fighting fires to fixing buffet lines.

Nicholas Stratton spent years as a paramedic and firefighter before becoming a state government event planner in Michigan overseeing 50+ events a year. Turns out "stay calm under pressure" translates really well from emergencies to event day chaos. πŸ˜…

A few of his hard-won lessons:
🏨 How he actually picks a venue (hint: it's not a spreadsheet)
πŸ’Έ The sneaky way he stretches a tight event budget without anyone noticing
🍝 The time a buffet line broke for 500 people... and he turned it into a live cooking demo on the spot
🧰 What's in his "disaster kit" (spoiler: it's mostly tape and pens)

Read the full Planner Perspective πŸ‘‰ https://hubs.li/Q04tlVy10

Hoteliers, win group business on purpose, not by accident. πŸ†In 30 minutes on Aug 21, you'll learn how to:β†’ See how plann...
08/19/2026

Hoteliers, win group business on purpose, not by accident. πŸ†

In 30 minutes on Aug 21, you'll learn how to:
β†’ See how planners engage with your proposals
β†’ Price smarter with real competitive intel
β†’ Fill your pipeline with verified planners who have real budgets

Free webinar. Strategies you can use the same afternoon.

Register β†’ https://hubs.li/Q04pNHzG0

Cutting sourcing time in half is good.Auto-generated, downloadable PowerPoints in one click is the bonus round. πŸ†Christy...
08/18/2026

Cutting sourcing time in half is good.

Auto-generated, downloadable PowerPoints in one click is the bonus round. πŸ†

Christy Froelich at Precision Planners put it best: faster sourcing, less manual work, proposals ready to present without the extra hours.

Curious what it looks like for your next event? Book a demo: https://hubs.li/Q04r32Wr0

Sourcing hotels around the world used to take over Meg Rodzen's entire week. βŒ›Now she gets that time back.That's the who...
08/12/2026

Sourcing hotels around the world used to take over Meg Rodzen's entire week. βŒ›

Now she gets that time back.

That's the whole point of Hopskip: less time buried in RFPs, more time actually planning the event.

See what it could do for your week. Book a demo: https://hubs.li/Q04r37Wb0

Hoteliers, group market demands shifted again this quarter. Did your rates? πŸ‘€Planners are sourcing differently, budgets ...
08/11/2026

Hoteliers, group market demands shifted again this quarter. Did your rates? πŸ‘€

Planners are sourcing differently, budgets are moving, and comp sets are adjusting quotes in real time.

If your pricing strategy is based on last year's playbook, you're leaving business on the table. πŸ’°

Join us Aug 21 for a free 30-minute session on reading live market demand and pricing against it.

Save your seat: https://hubs.li/Q04pNRc30

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