White Oaks Resort Easily Seen in a Forest of Choice with Virtual Visit

Niagara-on-the-lake, ON – Oct 17 – In the hunt for their business, most meeting planners can point to a stack of unused incentives to visit conference hotels and resorts. But free rooms and meals still come with a big cost for busy planners: time. And yet, having a meeting planner see a conference venue remains by far the biggest indicator of a potential match.

After an exhaustive search, White Oaks Resort has found the solution – if you can't bring a planner to the resort, bring the resort to the planner. After analyzing their business (85% of which is meetings) it was clear that conversions counted on planners seeing what made White Oaks a unique value. By working with Virtual Visit, White Oaks is set to unveil a state-of-the-art hotel sales tool that brings White Oaks to life on screen, anywhere at any time.

"Expert and well-planned photography is key to the Virtual Visit, and gives us premium content for other marketing materials too" explains Richard Reid, Executive Director of Sales and Hotel Operations at White Oaks. "Capturing our spaces and the flow of an event in e-site visits puts planners in our resort without having to leave their desks. With just a phone and a web connection we will be taking them through a customized tour in 60 seconds or 60 minutes."

On the selection of Virtual Visit, Mr. Reid notes that "…nothing else came close. Digitally delivering enough of the White Oaks experience to entice a live site visit or make a planner's short list is paramount, but we also like the robust reporting tools, and ability to author our own changes and tailor tours to a client's needs."

Visitors will be able to inspect the entire property in a fraction of the time of a live site visit – and without the costly travel. Quick, solo eSite Inspections will be available 24-7 online, through guided remote tours, as customized trade show displays, sent on USB sticks, and provided to third parties to customize their own tours.

Once a meeting is booked, the Virtual Visit remains useful for the planning phase, communicating any changes to clients, and helping to promote the conference to attendees. Easy site navigation also features maps and links to area attractions, a clear strength of the well-situated White Oaks resort – close to world-class wineries, casinos, theatres, and of course, Niagara Falls.

About White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa: White Oaks Conference Resort is located in the heart of Ontario wine country, Niagara on the Lake and is one of the country's largest IACC-recognized conference centres offering more than 60,000 sq.ft. of space and 220 beautifully appointed guestrooms. Meetings rooms are fresh, clean, full of natural light and all offer the opportunity to step out to the beautiful gardens for a quick break. It is a true learning centre, serviced by several on-staff Certified Meeting Professionals.

About Virtual Visit: Virtual Visit Presentations Inc. products are used by hotels, resorts, destination marketing organizations and convention centers. To learn more how Virtual Visit enhances sales efforts online, over the phone, at tradeshows and more, please visit www.virtualvisit.ca

Media Contacts:
Julie Lepp
Director of Marketing

White Oaks Spa and Resort
Direct 905-704-5638
[email protected]
whiteoaksresort.com

Michael Pettler, President
Virtual Visit Presentations
Direct: 416-991-7733
[email protected]