Groople Named World's Leading Group Travel Booking Site

Groople (http://www.groople.com), the leading online group travel collaborating, planning and booking site, was recognized as the "World's Leading Group Travel Booking Website" at the 14th annual World Travel Awards.

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) December 20, 2007 -- Groople (http://www.groople.com), the leading online group travel collaborating, planning and booking site, was recognized as the "World's Leading Group Travel Booking Website" at the 14th annual World Travel Awards. Groople was recognized for its leadership in automating the complicated group booking task. The company's innovations include hotel search tools for specific group types and a planning and sharing section called GroopVine where groups can keep track of their itineraries, plan activities, upload photos and videos, and converse through forums and message boards.

"We are honored to receive this recognition from the World Travel Awards," said Mike Stacy, Chief Executive Officer of Groople. "The group travel category has now reached $175 billion and is quickly moving online. The fact that winners are determined by 170,000 travel industry professionals from around the world illustrates the impact group travel is having on the industry as a whole," he said.

The World Travel Awards, which began in 1993, have been described by the Wall Street Journal as the "travel industry's equivalent of the Oscars." The awards acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. The World Travel Awards represent travel agencies, tour and transportation companies, and tourism organizations in more than 160 countries.

About Groople
Groople (www.groople.com), winner of the 2007 World's Leading Group Travel Booking Website Award, is the only place to collaborate, plan and book group travel online. We understand groups and we provide the best planning and booking tools for any group! Headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, Groople was launched in 2004. For more than three years Groople, has booked variety of groups and has come to understand that planning, searching and booking group travel arrangements should be a fun part of group travel. Groople is now the official booking agency for several college athletic conferences including ECAC, Mountain West, Big West and A-10.

Groople allows groups to shop online with confidence through our low price guarantee. We search far and wide to provide free rooms, upgrades and other special amenities wherever your group qualifies.

Groople…Group Travel Made Easy

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