Worldmeetings

What Worldmeetings does

Worldmeetings.com B.V. is a privately held Dutch B2B meeting venue intermediary founded in 1990 and headquartered in The Hague. The company operates a two-sided marketplace that connects more than 500 corporate clients with a network of over 11,500 venue partners across hotels, meeting locations, restaurants, and event spaces in the Netherlands. Core services include meetings, overnight stays, restaurant reservations, corporate events, and customized solutions, with the company acting as full-service intermediary from procurement through financial settlement. The company has processed more than one million bookings cumulatively.

The platform is built on three layered products: a self-service Booking Tool at booking.worldmeetings.com for bookers, a CMS Tool for venue partners to manage listings and rates, and the proprietary eBird communication system that consolidates all booking correspondence in a chat-based workflow rather than email, with priority and speed tiers. The platform integrates with European procurement systems (SAP, Coupa, Facilitator, Esize, DigiInkooop) and channel managers (SmartHotel, RezExchange, Cubulis, and the announced Siteminder connection), enabling clients to plug booking into existing enterprise procurement stacks. The company holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications and supports its platform in five languages (Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish).

The business model is commission-based on transactions, supplemented by managed-service fees for full corporate meeting management and tiered marketing/subscription packages sold to venue partners. The customer base spans banking (ABN AMRO, Rabobank), telecommunications (KPN), energy (Eneco, Alliander), government (UWV), transportation (Transdev), staffing (RGF Staffing), e-commerce (Bol.com), postal (PostNL), automotive (ANWB), and hospitality (Amrath Hotels), with named case studies for UWV and Eneco. The firm also operates a Corporate Social Responsibility Fund (MVO Fonds) directing €1 per non-sustainable booking to tree planting and €0.50 per booking to social projects, and became a 'Friend of the Red Cross' in October 2024 funding food emergency relief. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and an estimated 24 employees.

Name

Worldmeetings

Legal name

Worldmeetings.com B.V.

Website

https://worldmeetings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Worldmeetings is a Dutch B2B meeting venue intermediary connecting 500+ corporate clients with 11,500+ venues across the Netherlands through a commission-based booking platform featuring eBird chat and integrations to enterprise procurement systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meeting Venue Intermediary / Corporate Event Booking Platform

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151), All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (561599), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

B2B Agent/Partner Booking Portals (Extranet) (THALADAJ), Venue Sourcing & Site Coordination (HSACAAAD)

Keywords

• Meeting venue booking
• Corporate event intermediation
• Business travel accommodation
• Hotel reservation platform
• Conference room sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commission from Venue Partners: Venues pay commission on bookings made through the platform. Commission rates vary by venue based on size, expected booking volume, and marketing package selected.
2. Corporate Client Management Services: Full-service meeting management for corporate clients including procurement, searching, selection, reservation, administration, and financial processing for meetings and accommodations within Netherlands.
3. Venue Marketing Packages: Variable marketing packages offered to venue partners with different service levels and associated costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Worldmeetings operates a B2B intermediary platform that connects corporate clients with a network of 11,500+ venue partners for booking meeting rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and corporate events in the Netherlands. The company provides a self-service Booking Tool for venue search and reservations, a CMS Tool for venue partners to manage listings and rates, and the proprietary eBird communication system that consolidates booking correspondence. Core services span Meetings, Hotels/Overnight Stays, Restaurant reservations, Events, and Customized solutions, with full-service procurement, administration, and financial handling for corporate clients.

Product overview

Worldmeetings is a B2B meeting venue intermediary platform operating in the Netherlands. The company offers a unified platform combining a Booking Tool for corporates to search and reserve venues, a CMS Tool for venue partners to manage listings, and the eBird communication system for consolidated booking correspondence. Core services include Meetings (meeting room bookings), Hotels/Overnight Stays (hotel accommodations), Restaurant Service (dining reservations), Events (corporate events), and Customized solutions. The company also operates CSR initiatives including the Worldmeetings CSR Fund (MVO Fonds) for sustainability contributions and a partnership with the Dutch Red Cross. Worldmeetings has over 500 corporate clients and 11,500+ partner venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Booking Tool Self-service online platform (booking.worldmeetings.com) where bookers within client organizations can search, compare, and reserve meeting venues, hotel accommodations, and event spaces. Provides access to over 11,500 partner locations and includes a My Dossier feature for managing all reservations.
• CMS Tool Content management system for venue partners to manage their listings, set rates, receive and respond to booking requests, handle invoices and payments, and communicate with bookers through the eBird system.
• Meetings Service Intermediary service for sourcing, booking, and managing meeting rooms and conference spaces outside the office, connecting corporates with venue partners across the Netherlands.
• Hotels / Overnight Stays Service Service for reserving hotel accommodations, including overnight stays for multi-day meetings, conferences, and corporate events in the Netherlands.
• Restaurant Service Dining reservation service for business meals and restaurant bookings associated with corporate meetings and events.
• Events Service Organization and intermediation for corporate events, handling venue selection, coordination, and management on behalf of corporate clients.
• Customized Service Tailor-made solutions for organizations with specific meeting, accommodation, or event requirements that fall outside standard offerings, including full-service procurement, administration, and financial processing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 34+ years of operational experience in meeting and accommodation booking
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Netherlands Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2024Worldmeetings became an official 'Friend of the Red Cross' in October 2024. As part of social commitment, supports Food Emergency Relief in the Netherlands project. Annual donation funds shopping cards for 428 people for 7 days and breakfast bags for 750 children for 7 days. Aligns with 2024 objective to contribute to fighting unacceptable situations in Netherlands.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationEnterprise procurement system integration enabling seamless booking workflow for SAP-using corporate clients. One of several system integrations offered.
• CoupacoreTechnology or IntegrationEnterprise procurement system integration enabling seamless booking workflow for Coupa-using corporate clients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Eventbrite: Self-service event ticketing and registration platform with growing corporate event tooling. Adjacent rather than direct, but increasingly intersects with Worldmeetings' events service for corporate clients.
• Venuedirectory: Global venue-sourcing directory and enquiry platform for meetings and events, offering corporate planners a comparable alternative to Worldmeetings' meeting venue search and booking tools.
• VenueSum: Online meeting and event venue marketplace with a self-service booking model and global venue supply, overlapping with Worldmeetings on corporate venue sourcing for smaller and mid-market bookers.

Broad incumbents

• Navan (formerly TripActions): Corporate travel and expense platform with expanding meetings and group-booking capabilities, competing for the same Dutch enterprise wallet share as Worldmeetings, especially on hotel sourcing.
• BCD Travel: Large corporate travel management company offering meetings, events, and accommodation services as part of broader managed corporate travel programs, including active operations in the Netherlands.
• Amadeus: Global travel technology and distribution giant whose corporate booking platforms and hospitality solutions overlap with Worldmeetings on accommodation and meeting-room distribution at the enterprise level.
• Booking.com for Business: Corporate arm of the world's largest accommodation marketplace, offering negotiated rates, reporting, and travel-policy controls — providing Dutch corporates with an alternative to dedicated intermediaries like Worldmeetings.

Direct peers

• Cvent: Global meeting, event, and hospitality technology platform serving enterprise planners with venue sourcing, group booking, and attendee management — the dominant scaled competitor in the category Worldmeetings operates in.
• HRS Group: Corporate hotel booking and payment platform serving enterprises globally, with strong European presence. Competes with Worldmeetings on corporate accommodation sourcing, often bundled with meeting venue content.
• Meetingselect: Dutch-headquartered online marketplace for meeting and event venues, directly competing with Worldmeetings on venue sourcing, RFP, and corporate booking in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WorldmeetingsNL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/worldmeetings
• Instagraminstagram.com/worldmeetings_nl

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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