Zentila Chosen as Official Meeting Planning Resource of the American Society of Administrative Professionals

January 07, 2013

Partnership provides meeting planning education and Zentila’s booking solution to take the pain out of booking meetings

ORLANDO, Fla. – January 7, 2013 -- Zentila, the first online sourcing and booking solution for meeting planners, has partnered with the American Society of Administrative Professionals(ASAP), a community of over 36,000 administrative professionals.

The majority of meetings and conventions held at hotels every year are booked by occasional meeting planners, such as administrative professionals. But until now, admins have had few resources to help them effectively build comprehensive meeting RFPs, research venues, and negotiate with hotels.

“ASAP and Zentila share a common goal of enriching our members through timely, practical education,” Judy Geller, Event Director at ASAP, said. “Planning and sourcing off-site meetings is one of the most-requested topics from our members, and we’re excited to be working with Zentila to give our members up-to-date tools and tips to be more effective.”

ASAP for Meeting Planning provides tools and education for administrative staff to succeed in the workplace:

• Tips and articles in ASAP’s newsletters and at ASAPorg.com
• Webinars to provide admins with the tools they need to produce flawless events
• A free online booking tool that enables administrative professionals to receive complete proposals from hotels and book meetings in in under a day

 “Zentila gives administrative professionals the edge to become meeting planning experts, even if they only book a couple of meetings a year,” said Mike Mason, Zentila’s founder and CEO. In addition, ASAP members can research hotels and book all of their meetings that require 10 or more guest rooms.

To experience Zentila and ASAP for Meetings, visit http://www.asaporg.com/meetingplanner.aspx.

About ASAP

The American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP) is a FREE association focused on providing professional development, live and on-demand training, and business and career assistance for administrative professionals. Through ASAP, members can access a broad spectrum of on-demand courses, participate in ASAP’s various ‘Learn It Live!’ Webinars, attend live training at the annual Administrative Professionals Conference (www.APCevent.com), and enroll in the Professional Administrative Certificate of Excellence (PACE), a prestigious certificate program. With over 36,000 active members, ASAP provides flexible, comprehensive, and relevant training at extraordinary value. For more information about ASAP, visit www.ASAPorg.com.

About Zentila

Based in Orlando, Fla., Zentila is the brainchild of hospitality industry veteran Mike Mason, who identified a need to ease the pain of planning meetings.  The answer?  Zentila, which provides meeting planning solutions for companies and individuals through a free-to-use, super-intuitive strategic meetings management solution. User-friendly planning and administration tools add transparency to company meeting activities, reducing risk and the costs associated with sourcing and contracting meetings and venues. Zentila features the most up-to-date hotel inventory, with descriptions and images for every meeting hotel in the country. Unique search filters and social elements make Zentila’s meeting hotel search engine the smartest on the planet.  For more information, visit www.zentila.com or call (407) 656-5683.

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