USA Triathlon has extended its partnership with HotelPlanner, a leading online provider of group hotel bookings and individual hotel stays worldwide, as the organization’s Official Booking Partner through 2023.
The partnership encompasses support for USA Triathlon high performance programs and USA Triathlon National Championships, as well as a revenue share program for race directors and discounted rates for USA Triathlon Annual Members at hotels.usatriathlon.org.
“While COVID-19 has dramatically shifted the way we travel and impacted multisport events nationwide, HotelPlanner will continue to be USA Triathlon’s preferred resource for athletes who do choose to travel responsibly next season and beyond,” said Victoria Brumfield, USA Triathlon Chief of Staff.
“Safety, affordability, comfort and convenience are so important when selecting accommodations, especially in these uncertain times. We are proud to continue our partnership with HotelPlanner to help athletes across the country navigate their return to racing.”
Tim Hentschel, Co-Founder and CEO of HotelPlanner, said “We’re excited to be extending our partnership with USA Triathlon for the coming years and continuing the work of enhancing the travel experience of all the amazing and passionate multisport athletes who use HotelPlanner to book their stays.
“Through our services, athletes can reduce the stress of planning their travel for race weekends and can rely on ideal accommodations upon arrival and to obtain value pricing when booking.”
HotelPlanner’s services will be available for USA Triathlon’s four owned National Championships — Toyota Age Group (Sprint and Olympic-Distance), Collegiate Club, Duathlon and Youth & Junior — as well as the Toyota Legacy Triathlon.
In addition, HotelPlanner will continue to offer customized solutions for USA Triathlon Certified Race Directors, including a revenue share program that benefits race directors who use the HotelPlanner platform for their events.
HotelPlanner will also provide annual support for USA Triathlon high performance programs and US National Team athletes through hotel credits.
In addition to USA Triathlon, HotelPlanner is a partner of renowned sports teams and leagues including the NFL’s Washington Football Team. It provides its group travel technology expertise to more than 5 million group event planners globally, and the company will service US$5 billion in group hotel booking requests in 2020.
