Press Contacts
Emily Hemmelgarn
The Hoffman Agency
1623 Blake Street
Suite 200
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 327-5485
ehemmelgarn@hoffman.com
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Recent Press Releases
| Feb 25, 2008 | Atlantic 10 Conference and Groople Team Up |
| | Dec 20, 2007 | Groople Named World's Leading Group Travel Booking Site |
| | Jan 3, 2008 | Groople Travel Planning Technology Scores with Mountain West Athletic Conference |
| | Oct 24, 2007 | Groople Signs On As Big West Conference Sponsor |
| | Sep, 2007 | Groople Partners With Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| | Sep, 2007 | Groople Partners With Hotel Hotline |
| | Sep, 2007 | GroopVine Technology Fact Sheet |
| | Aug 20, 2007 | GroopVine Combines The Best In Online Travel With The Best In Social Networking Capabilities |
| | Jun, 2007 | Friends' Getaways: A Popular Trend In Leisure Travel |
| | Mar, 2007 | Avis Budget Group Launches First-Ever, Exclusive Group Car Rental Booking Engine |
| | Jan 3, 2007 | Group Travel Market to Represent $175 Billion By 2008 |
| | Oct, 2006 | Groople Brings Social Networking Technology to the Online Travel Industry |
| | May 17, 2006 | Groople Connects with SPORG |
| | Mar 13, 2006 | Groople and TravelHero: Driving Greater Distribution for Online Group Travel |
| | Mar 2, 2006 | Groople and SynXis Announce Direct Connectivity for Group Travel |
| | Jan 31, 2006 | Groople Appoints Shannon Hyland, Former CFO of The Mark Travel Corporation
As Chief Financial Officer |
| | Nov 30, 2005 | Groople Appoints Michael Stacy as CEO |
| | Nov 17, 2005 | Groople Signs with Choice Hotels for Group Bookings: Groups Get Even More Options |
| | Oct 19, 2005 | Groople Wins Web Marketing Association’s 2005 WebAward |
| | Aug 17, 2005 | Groople Introduces First Online Booking Engine For Group Cruises |
| | Jun 1, 2005 | Groople Selected By BizBash As Provider For Group Travel Bookings |
| | Feb 21, 2005 | Jeff Potter, CEO of Frontier Airlines Joins Groople’s Board of Directors |
| | Feb 1, 2005 | Travelocity Teams with Groople to Offer Group Hotel Bookings |
| | Dec 21, 2004 | Cendant Hotel Group Offers Group Rates through Groople.com |
| | Oct 14, 2004 | Groople Enters Major Hotel Partnerships |
| | Sep 22, 2004 | Groople Terminates Agreement with Coachquote |
| | Jul 6, 2004 | Groople automates group travel online |
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Groople in the News
| Nov 6, 2007 |
PC Magazine
Connected Traveler: Getting the Family on Board
"Groople...offers its staff of travel agents to assist in getting the best rates on bulk plane tickets and block room reservations, and to arrange tours. The site's Grooplet utility lets everyone pay separately instead of you ponying up the huge fees and then chasing down others on the trip for reimbursement."
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| Jul 2007 |
National Geographic Traveler
Groople Q&A
"I'm in charge of a family reunion for 40 people next year. Are there resources out there to help me?...There's now also a handful of third-party websites that allow users to create group itineraries, send invitations and updates, RSVP, and book. One of the pioneers is Groople.com, with its own pool of travel vendors for bookings"
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| Jun 19, 2007 |
msnbc.com
Save Big Bucks On Your Summer Travel
"And if a family reunion or other event involving multiple people is in your future, check out group-booking sites such as Groople.com. Your pack can coordinate a resort stay or a cruise that meets everybody's needs"
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| Jun 14, 2007 |
Tactics Magazine
Groople and Mall of America
"Mall of America (MOA), one of the top tourist destinations in the United States has partnered with Groople, the leading online group travel booking and planning site. MOA and Groople will provide an online, co-branded booking engine that travelers in groups of five or more can access to search and book hotels near the Mall"
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| Jun 2007 |
Smart Meetings
Groople and Wine Country
"It's also important to remember that wine country can be pricey...To save costs on your first wine country meeting, you might want to check out Groople.com"
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| May 9, 2007 |
msnbc.msn.com
Planning a family reunion trip
"Groople stands out for its excellent hotel booking engine, which ranks properties based on popular family reunion amenities like pools, meeting rooms and pet-friendliness...Groople also allows users to book flights and car rentals"
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| Apr 20, 2007 |
Travel Pulse Daily
Avis budget Debut Group Car Booking With Groople
"Avis Budget Group, Inc. has launched a new private-label car rental booking engine tailored for Groople...Through a collaborative effort with Groople, Avis Budget Group provides a travel tool for groups such as families and friends attending a wedding, reunion or other getaway, students traveling on school trips, sports teams traveling to games or competitions and business travelers attending meetings and conferences"
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| Mar 31, 2007 |
The Wall Street Journal
Come Together
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| Mar 28, 2007 |
Family Digest
Hosting the family reunion
"If a lot of your family will be traveling, send directions and a list of area hotels and price ranges. Contact the area's Chamber of Commerce or convention and visitor's bureau for area maps and lodging information. Ask hotels for group rates or contact a company that specializes in group travel, such as Groople,(www.Groople.com)"
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| Mar 19, 2007 |
techrockies
Interview with Kirk Holland
"There have been some great companies funded, and progress in these companies...We also have a company called Umbria, there's NewsGator, and Groople."
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| Mar 15, 2007 |
Yahoo! Finance
Group Getaways Spread the Love -- and the Cost
"web sites like Groople...are making the logistics of group travel easier to manage...We've seen an uptick in girlfriend getaways," says Mike Stacy, president of Groople, a four-year-old travel web site for groups that combines traditional search tools with social networking capabilities. Users tell Groople what kind of group they are (friends, wedding, youth sports), and the site narrows the selections to appropriate lodgings"
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| Mar 4, 2007 |
The New York Times
The Family Vacation (Climate-Change Lessons Included)
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| Feb 26, 2007 |
Newsweek
The More, The Merrier
"Families like the Knoxes make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry. In 2003, 38 percent of family vacationers took at least one trip that involved three generations...Several Web sites can help with planning and budgeting. Groople.com specializes in group travel and can help you land special rates at hotels"
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| Feb 4, 2007 |
Washington Post
Specialty Travel Resources
"You're out to conquer the world, one vacation at a time. And to help you along the way, we scoped out niche resources covering 10 popular travel categories...For those planning a destination family reunion, Groople (888-447-6675, http://www.groople.com) is an online agency that specializes in group travel"
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| Jan 11, 2007 |
Travel Pulse Daily
Survey Shows Group Travel Growth
"The PhoCusWright "Groups and Meetings: Market Opportunity Redefined" survey identifies the groups and meetings market as one of the key competitive areas for online travel that will represent $175 billion by 2008...The group travel market is an untapped market because most group travelers don't recognize that they're part of a group and don't take advantage of the discounts and services they qualify for, according to Mike Stacey, CEO of Groople, an online group travel site"
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| Jan 11, 2007 |
Hotel Marketing
Group travel, the last frontier in online travel?
"In the group travel market many people do not identify themselves as a group and therefore they don't take advantage of the services and travel options for groups...With the growing popularity of mancations, girlfriend getaways and other group-oriented travel, Groople has evolved the group travel booking process, focusing on travel options based on group types"
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| Jan 10, 2007 |
Hotel Interactive.com
Group Travel Market $175 Billion by 2008
"One online company leading the way for the group travel market is Colorado-based, Groople.com...Whether planning a family reunion, corporate meeting or weekend with the guys, Groople knows groups and knows what groups need in order to make their getaway or gathering a success"
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| Sep 9, 2005 |
Self
Be a Savvy Traveler
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| Aug 15, 2005 |
ColoradoBiz
Tech Startup of the Month: Groople Inc.
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| May 1, 2005 |
Bergen Record
Planning a group trip? Web site aims to ease the process
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| Apr 19, 2005 |
Woman's Day Magazine
Spring Picks
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| Mar 27, 2005 |
The Oregonian
Travel Savvy
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| Mar 21, 2005 |
Newsweek
Travel: So happy together
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| Mar 6, 2005 |
Austin American Statesman
Traveling Texas Column
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| Mar 1, 2005 |
VIA Magazine
Planning Your Posse's Next Reunion
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| Feb 21, 2005 |
Travel Weekly
Travelocity Partners with Groople to offer group discounts
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| Feb 13, 2005 |
The Star-Ledger
Group travel discounts
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| Feb 1, 2005 |
Dow Jones
Travelocity adds group booking function
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| Feb 1, 2005 |
MSNBC.com
Group travel just got easier
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| Feb 2005 |
Family Fun Magazine
Book Online and Save
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| Jan 23, 2005 |
Sacramento Bee
Togethering ever after
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| Jan 20, 2005 |
Boulder Daily Camera
Fatty Tuna undergoes a sea change
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| Jan 14, 2005 |
Golf World
Travel: Beauty and the Beach
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| Jan 2005 |
Inc Magazine
Planning the Getaway of a Lifetime
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| Dec 16, 2004 |
USA Today
Save time and money on group hotel books with Groople
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| Sep 7, 2004 |
USA Today
Celebration Time
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| Aug 20, 2004 |
Frommer's
Traveling in Packs Made Easier with New Site for Booking
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| Aug 3, 2004 |
News 4 Colorado
Groople.com Makes Travel Planning Easier
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| Jul 26, 2004 |
Travel Distribution Report, Vol. 12, No. 16 pages 124-125.
Copyright 2004, Travel Research Bureau.
Groople Grabs Onto Groups On The Go
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| Jul 9, 2004 |
Dow Jones VentureWire
Groople To Raise Up To $10M Series A, To Announce Partnership
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| Dec 16, 2004 |
SmarterLiving.com
Save time and money with Groople
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