Official Review: virsitourChecked by Vetteroo

Event sourcing platform where planners browse hotels, venues and event services with virtual tours, send RFPs to several suppliers at once and compare proposals

Browse listings with videos and virtual tours, add favorites to a wish list, send one RFP to several suppliers and compare their proposals in one view.

Seen on virsitour’s own product pages, help center and documentation, read November 1, 2026 (listed under Sources). We haven’t used virsitour ourselves.

• Virtual site tours
• Hotel, venue and service listings
• Multi-supplier RFPs
• Side-by-side proposal comparison
• Email and dashboard notifications

Browse without an account; sign up free to save wish lists and send RFPs.

Links out to each property’s own website and social pages.

Chat and email support.

• Corporate meetings
• Incentive trips
• Conferences
• Weddings and group events

Free for most planners, checked November 1, 2026

Prices checked November 1, 2026, from virsitour’s own pricing page unless noted. Prices change often, so check the official page before you buy.

• Planners: free to browse; free sign-up at the entry level to save wish lists and send RFPs ("free for most event planners").
• Suppliers (hotels, venues, services): monthly or yearly subscriptions, with a discount for paying yearly up front. Supplier prices are on its pricing page after you choose a plan (official site, checked November 1, 2026).

• Free for planners at the entry level.
• Send one RFP to several hotels or venues and compare proposals side by side.
• Videos, photos and virtual tours cut down on site visits.
• Email and dashboard alerts when suppliers respond.

• You must sign up and send an RFP before contacting suppliers.
• Coverage depends on which suppliers have joined.
• Some features, such as supplier analytics reports, are still marked coming soon.

• Planners pay nothing at the entry level; suppliers pay for their listings.
• virsitour is not a booking site for individual travel.
• Prices are in USD.
• Legitimacy signals we found: published terms of service and privacy policy, a published FAQ for planners and suppliers, and social media accounts.

Planners sourcing hotels and venues for group events.

• Meeting, incentive and event planners who need group hotel and venue quotes.
• Planners who want to compare venues by video and virtual tour before a site visit.

• Not for booking individual hotel rooms; virsitour says it is not a travel booking site.

Booking.com Checked by Vetteroo

Booking.com is a large online travel site for booking individual hotel rooms and homes; searching is free and prices are set by each property.

What it costs: Free to search

Read our Booking.com review.

• plan group meetings, retreats or events.
• want several venue quotes from one RFP.
• want virtual tours before a site visit.

• need a few individual rooms.
• want to book and pay right away.

virsitour is a useful free tool for planners sourcing group hotels and venues, especially if you want to compare proposals without a pile of spreadsheets.

Prices can change often. Check official pages for current prices.

• virsitour's pricing, product pages and terms, read November 1, 2026
• Trustpilot, searched November 1, 2026 (no usable score for virsitour)
• Booking.com's details: from our published review and its official pages, November 1, 2026
• The other official and outside pages listed under Sources (links checked November 1, 2026)

We researched virsitour's official pricing, terms, product pages, help pages and outside reviews. We haven't used virsitour ourselves, so this is a research-based review, not a hands-on test.

• virsitour (official site)
• virsitour FAQs