Worktopia Unveils Latest Survey Results on the State of the Small, Off-Site Meetings...

Worktopia Unveils Latest Survey Results on the State of the Small, Off-Site
Meetings Industry

Cautious Optimism for 2010; Virtual Meetings and Strategic Meeting Management
on the Rise

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- At present, the trend in business
meetings has been to go small, go local and, in short, tighten the budget. But
what will the future bring? In May of 2009 Worktopia, Inc.(R) - the only
real-time booking solution for simple off-site meetings, conducted a survey of
213 travel managers, directors and meeting planners to obtain their
projections for the future of small, off-site meetings. The survey also
explored the importance of varying online booking tools as they relate to such
meetings.

Indicating that companies clearly recognize the importance of in-person
meetings, Worktopia found that more than half of respondents (54%) expect the
number of small, off-site meetings to remain the same in 2010. An additional
17% forecast an increase in the number of meetings held.

Next year's meetings will likely have a new "face." According to 79% of
respondents, the capability to host a hybrid meeting - which incorporates
virtual, remote attendees into a face-to-face gathering - is "somewhat" or
"very" important.

Twenty percent of respondents reported a need for a policy or a meetings
management program to govern small, off-site meetings. Worktopia's Universal
Meeting Solution - Corporate Edition (UMS-CE) is a natural resolution,
providing company executives with greater visibility into off-site meeting
expenditures and control over policy compliance.
Survey respondents also outlined a "wish list" of technology solutions that
would best benefit their business:

-- Online search of available properties (89%)
-- Instant quotes for meeting space (89%)
-- Ability to specify room configurations (87%)
-- Attendee management capabilities (86%)
-- Reporting and analysis tools (86%)

About Worktopia(R)
Worktopia, Inc. offers integrated solutions that allow meeting planners to
search, compare and book simple meetings and group accommodations online in
hotels, business centers and airport lounges worldwide. Worktopia's solutions
also serve the needs of corporate executives, by providing new visibility into
what their companies are spending on Simple Meetings, facilitating control,
compliance and cost reduction efforts. The Worktopia meetings booking engine
can be found in private label versions, in TMC corporate booking tools on GDS
agency desktops and through DinersClub International, Commercial Payment
Solutions. Worktopia's private label agreements and connectivity partners
include leading companies in the hospitality and travel industry including
American Express(R) Business Travel, Sabre(R), Travelport(R), GetThere(R),
Newmarket(R) International, Pegasus(R) and MICROS Systems. Worktopia delivers
attendee management services in partnership with SignUp4, LLC. For more
information, visit www.worktopia.com.

SOURCE Worktopia, Inc.

Lauren Eisele, +1-212-980-9192, leisele@mg-pr.com, or Patricia Nugent,
+1-212-284-9935, pnugent@mg-pr.com, both of Middleton & Gendron, Inc.