Smart Integration - To power your Ticketing and Registration Platforms
In each case, it will dynamically take the address from the event venue and find the available hotels nearby, plus find driving time and directions and optionally rent a car or buy an airline ticket.
This is accomplished with a one-time configuration effort that should literally take less than a couple of hours to map your data elements to our dynamic variables and have your tool(s) live on your system for testing. We jump in and help with the testing so that you can implement literally within days of making your decision to become the “smarter” Event Ticketing and Registration system.
Smart Map is a feature of the Smart Trip Tool
Smart Event - to promote individual speakers and event exhibitors
Smarter travel to your offices - To be installed on your corporate website as a VISIT US page
Smart Giving - To benefit any of your 501c3 non-profit clients
How would it work if we also offer block hotel room management

Blocked space in a hotel is a mechanism that has allowed event managers to take greater control of the logistics of their event, but in some ways that sense of control is hollow.
- Event attendees often book outside the block to get their preferred brand/points and/or a better rate . #ChoiceMatters
- Blocked room rates are often similar to the discounted rates offered by online travel sites (TripProximity gives a 110% best rate guarantee that our rates are the lowest published rates online) #GuaranteesMatter
- The inventory for blocked rates often is not available when the event date is announced and the block is closed out often a week or two in advance of the event, not allowing for last minute registrations/ticket sales (we can book rooms 330 days out from the event and until the last day of the event) #AvailabilityMatters
- Managing blocked room RFPs and the block itself is time consuming #TimeMatters
For more background on why a better mousetrap is needed for event housing, click HERE.
The Portal
Address lookup
Social Sharing
Smarter Driving Directions
Smarter Car Rental
The Event Widget
It is distinct from the Venue widget in that it has a specific date range for the event and a location where the event is held.
The next section includes your snippet. Then you will find the instructions for our Dynamic tool, which shows you how to substitute your data for our variables in real time, so that you only have to install the widget snippet once. Once it is installed, if you wish to make changes, you can edit the base elements of the widget in the Portal and you do not have to reinstall the snippet. See the defaults in the last section.
Your dynamic code snippet for CONNECT SPACE (use with variable fields outlined below)
<script type="text/javascript" data-id="tp-widget" data-token="UzijjiFiGyc882Biw3d4e26vRE70n2506fV5luQ466uIQmhl511U1Y484lCXgXT2"
src="https://widget.tripproximity.com/js/widget.min.js"></script><div class="tp-widget" id="tp-widget"></div>
Dynamic Tool - Customizing with variables from your system
We’ve included the recommended variables for Connect Space (shown encased in %VARIABLENAME% signs, which you will strip out in your actual entry):
<script type=”text/javascript”> |
tripWidget({ |
eventStart: ‘YYYY/MM/DD’, |
eventEnd: ‘YYYY/MM/DD’, |
headerText: ‘Plan your trip to ‘, |
appendPOI: ‘Y’, |
poiName: ‘%EVENTNAME%’, |
address: ‘%STREET%, %CITY%,%STATE%,%POSTCODE%’, |
mapTab: ‘0’, |
trackingCode: ‘%CUSTOMERTRACKINGINFO%’, |
imageUrl: ‘%IMAGEURL%’, |
imageLink: ‘%IMAGELINK%’, |
}) |
</script> |
Once you have the code installed, contact us with the test link and we will help to test on multiple platforms and on multiple browsers. |
Your Variable Settings can be modified in your TripProximity Portal
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The Venue Widget (dynamic)
This tool is distinct from the Event widget in that the dates of travel are relative to the date that the tool is displayed, e.g. travel 7 days from today for 1 night.
Click the HDQ widget above to see the widget for the Connect.Space corporate website for people traveling to see your HDQ staff.
The next section includes your snippet. Then you will find the instructions for our Dynamic tool, which shows you how to substitute your data for our variables in real time, so that you only have to install the widget snippet once. Once it is installed, if you wish to make changes, you can edit the base elements of the widget in the Portal and you do not have to reinstall the snippet. See the defaults in the last section.
Your code snippet (paste in as Text or in a Raw HTML container) for HDQ
<script type="text/javascript" data-id="tp-widget" data-token=
"aWR5NdVH6nj72uo4XL4bQ1wUB0XF562W0z0Oui1D2ab46y56gIy7rGLq0Snl1G03"
src="https://widget.tripproximity.com/js/widget.min.js" async onload
="tripWidget()"></script><div class="tp-widget" id="tp-widget"></div>
Your code snippet for Venue (use with variable fields outlined below)
<script type="text/javascript" data-id="tp-widget"
data-token="zbVJV58WC27143U47cK2XVJ52J5kHbJCmixZ380bt93ZRWNb51s0dL7wm32UX3gW"
src="https://widget.tripproximity.com/js/widget.min.js"></script>
<div class="tp-widget" id="tp-widget"></div>
Dynamic Tool - Customizing with variables from your system
We’ve included the recommended variables for Connect Space (shown encased in %VARIABLENAME% signs, which you will strip out in your actual entry):
<script type=”text/javascript”> |
tripWidget({ |
daysFromToday: ‘7’, |
numberOfDays: ‘1’, |
headerText: ‘Plan your trip to ‘, |
appendPOI: ‘Y’, |
poiName: ‘%CONTACTNAME%’, |
address: ‘%STREET%, %CITY%,%STATE%,%POSTCODE%’, |
mapTab: ‘1’, |
trackingCode: ‘%CUSTOMERTRACKINGINFO%’, |
imageUrl: ‘%IMAGEURL%’, |
imageLink: ‘%IMAGELINK%’, |
}) |
</script> |
The conditional MapTab flag is new. |
1. If there is no address in the contact record, set to 0. The system will display the hotel page which will allow them to look up the company name or start typing an address and it will complete. |
2. If you have a full address or just city/state, set to 1, it will default to the map. If there is no %STREET%, the hotel widget will default to the text in the portal for address, which is instructional on looking up the exact address. |
Once you have the code installed, contact us with the test link and we will help to test on multiple platforms and on multiple browsers. |
Your Variable Settings can be modified in your TripProximity Portal
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What brands can I choose from for the booking system that the traveler sees?
The Brand Options
The default refid is 5135 and the default brand is The Hotels Nearby. | |||||
To change the brand to one of our niche brands, you must use the combination of the refid and reflickid2 below. These can be overridden at transaction time by using the refid and refclickid2 variables. | |||||
refid= | Brand | refclickid2= | |||
5135 | The Hotels Nearby | ||||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Amusement Parks | hotelbyattractions | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Assisted Living | hotelsbyamusementparks | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Attractions | hotelsbyassistedliving.com | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Bloggers | hotelsbybloggers | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Companies | hotelsbycompanies | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Convention Centers | hotelsbyconventioncenters | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Cruise Ports | hotelsbycruiseports | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Doctors | hotelsbydoctors | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Embassies | hotelsbyembassies | |||
6856 | The Hotels Nearby Events | hotelsbyevents | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Festivals | hotelsbyfestivals | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Funeral Homes | hotelsbyfuneralhomes | |||
6988 | The Hotels Nearby Golf Courses | hotelsbygolfcourses | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Hospice | hotelsbyhospice | |||
6855 | The Hotels Nearby Hospitals | hotelsbyhospitals | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Military Bases | hotelsbymilitarybases | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Museums | hotelsbymuseums | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Nursing Homes | hotelsbynursinghomes | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Places | hotelsbyplaces | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Prisons | hotelsbyprisons | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Racetracks | hotelsbyracetracks | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Spas | hotelsbyspas | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Theatres | hotelsbytheatres | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Trainstations | hotelsbytrainstations | |||
6857 | The Hotels Nearby Universities | hotelsbyuniversities | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Wineries | hotelsbywineries | |||
6832 | The Hotels Nearby Zoos | hotelsbyzoos | |||
7028 | TravelingtoGIVE |
Private Label Branding
For a one time fee of $1500 you can provide your own header artwork to us for the booking back end.
Tech Tips
External System Interaction
- Google Places for lookup of the venues and addresses in the address field
- Google Maps for lookup of the latitude/longitude of any address
Once the input from the widget is received, we pass a search string to our booking system. It contains:
- Brand to be displayed in the booking system
- Travel parameters
- Tracking information to provide reporting back to you for each client
CSS
Rules for Display
If you only have a city/state, we recommend that you use the conditional map field to display the map with city/state, but to prompt the user to use the Google Places functionality to look up the name of the organization, venue or street address of the place that they are going.
The date fields for events can be coupled with a business rule. For instance if you have an event that begins before noon, you may want to set the date of arrival to 1 day before the event begins. If the event ends after 3pm, you may want to set the date of departure to 1 day after the event.
Just a reminder, even if there is no address or a partial address (city/state), our new widget with the Google Places lookup can find the precise address of the venue or company that they are visiting (even a Starbucks or TopGolf! or finding a hotel near someone’s house that works from home).
Dynamic versus Static Widgets
async onload=”tripWidget()”
The dynamic widget does not load asynchronously. If you turn on the dynamic flag in the portal in the widget editor, it removes that line from the code snippet that is generated. If you try to install a dynamic widget directly into an HTML container on WordPress, it will NOT render.
The Benefits
- Less time managing room blocks and housing requests.
- 10% royalty on the revenues that Solutionz earns on all bookings and for non-profit event planners, we replace the royalty with a 25% donation to the 501c3.
- For multi-day events and those that are geared at a higher end traveler, the royalty can add up as a new revenue stream.
- For the “for profit” event clients, a 10% donation is made to the client’s charity of choice. The donation is based on the revenues that Solutionz earns on all bookings. Every event can benefit a different charity.
- Built in event invitation tool. The tool can be linked back to the ticketing and registration page, so that if it is shared via social media or email, the person receiving it will land back on the right page to register or buy a ticket for the event.
- Unique versions of the Smart Trip tool can be created for every speaker and every exhibitor to further promote the event with an actionable tool (including tracking).
Benefits for Event Attendees
- They get to choose from a wide variety of available hotels near the event venue, including apartments and home rentals.
- The system automatically populates the event dates in the travel requests.
- They can get driving directions and optional car rental and air tickets.
- Solutionz provides a best rate guarantee that our hotel rates are the lowest published rates available. If they book through the tool and find a lower published rate, we’ll refund 110% of the difference.
- Traveler service 24x7x365 in 40 languages.
- Pricing in local currency for travelers outside the US (payment in USD)
Press Release Draft
Email Announcement to your Customer Base
Recommended Help Text
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For any other details regarding widget customization, please access the Support Center.
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