Goodbye Friction, Hello Efficiency: The Most Significant Update to Hotel Sourcing This Year

We're thrilled to announce the Redesigned Search Interface—the most significant update to your hotel sourcing workflow this year. For too long, sourcing hotels meant being stuck with basic city searches, manually sifting through irrelevant results, and clicking into endless profiles just to compare basic details. (We've all been there, and frankly, we're exhausted just thinking about it.)

That ends today.

Hopskip has transformed hotel search from a rigid lookup tool into an intuitive, flexible venue discovery experience. This release is designed to give planners a faster, more confident path to the perfect shortlist—without the soul-crushing tedium.

Key Features That Guarantee Relevance and Speed

This isn't just a visual facelift; it's a complete re-engineering of how you find and evaluate venues. We focused on three core pillars: Flexible Discovery, Accelerated Evaluation, and Guaranteed Relevance.

1. Guaranteed Relevance with the "Apply RFP Criteria" Toggle

The biggest game-changer? The 'Apply RFP Criteria' toggle.

What it does: With a single click, this feature automatically applies all your RFP criteria—locations, rooms, meeting space—as search filters.

The value: You instantly eliminate hotels that can't meet your basic requirements. No more scrolling past properties with 50 rooms when you need 200. No more "oh wait, they don't have meeting space" moments. Just relevant results.

Pro Tip: Enter your room block and meeting space needs first, then toggle this feature on. Watch your search results transform from overwhelming to "oh, these are actually perfect." It's basically magic, but with better data.

2. Enhanced Search & Enriched Data for Flexible Discovery

We've tackled the irrelevant results problem head-on by optimizing search functionality and dramatically improving our data quality.

Natural Language Search: Search now understands how planners actually think. Type "beachfront hotels near airport" or "downtown properties with large ballrooms"—the system gets it.

Data Power-Up: We've enriched data for over 150,000 hotels and added 10,000 new properties to the Hopskip database. Translation: Your searches are more accurate, your filtering is more effective, and you're no longer wondering if the hotel you need even exists in our system. (Spoiler: It does.)

Pro Tip: Get specific with your search terms. Instead of just "Chicago," try "Chicago waterfront hotel walkable to convention center." The more context you provide, the better results you'll get—and the less time you'll spend filtering.

3. Accelerated Evaluation: See Everything at a Glance

We've eliminated the wasted clicks by consolidating key information right where you need it.

Improved Split-View Display: The redesigned interface shows a split-view map/results display. Key comparative data—room counts, meeting space capacity—is immediately visible on search cards. No more clicking into every single profile just to realize it won't work.

Redesigned Hotel Profile: Every hotel profile now features essential "Quick Facts" prominently displayed. Clear information hierarchy means faster decision-making and less time lost in the evaluation maze.

Pro Tip: Use the split-view to your advantage. Pin promising hotels on the map while scrolling through results. This visual approach helps you identify clusters of suitable properties and spot geographical gaps in your shortlist before you get too far down the road.

4. Context-Aware Hotel Display: Smart Sourcing Starts Now

We've introduced Context-Aware Hotel Display to help with initial discovery:

First Visit: See "Recently Active Hotels"—premium properties with recent platform engagement. Start your search with quality options immediately.

Post-Search: The section transitions to "Recently Viewed," showing hotels your organization has already considered, ordered by recency. Perfect for when you're thinking, "Didn't Sarah look at a hotel here last month?"

Pro Tip: Check "Recently Viewed" before starting a new search in a familiar market. Your colleagues may have already done the heavy lifting, and you can build on their research instead of starting from scratch.

Get Started Today

The Redesigned Search Interface is live now. Use the 'Apply RFP Criteria' toggle (it activates once you've entered locations or peak room nights) to cut your sourcing time by hours and get straight to properties that actually meet your event needs.

No more friction. Just efficiency.

Book a demo with a Hopskipper, or get started for free today.