Why Holiday Party Leads Slip Through the Cracks And How to Fix It
Holiday party demand starts locking in this month. Learn how to get found, fix your booking flow and turn more inquiries into confirmed events before the season peaks.
October 27, 2026 • 2:00PM EDT / 2:00PM BST / 2:00PM AEST
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What you'll walk away with
Come hungry for specifics. Leave with something you can put to work this week.
How guests find group dining
How search and AI-driven discovery surface (or bury) your private events and holiday party options, and what you can do to show up when planners are searching.
Where inquiries get lost
A look at whether your event and private dining pages are visible in the booking journey or buried behind forms and extra clicks, plus what separates the restaurants that convert inquiries at a high rate from the ones that lose them to slow follow-up.
How to grow revenue per event
Set menus, packages and add-ons that raise spend once a booking is already in motion, and how to offer them without adding work for your team.
A one-step holiday booking fix
One concrete move you can make before the season peaks to stop leaving holiday bookings on the table.
Speakers
Join Katelyn Bodkin and Clive Morley for a practical conversation on filling your holiday calendar.
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