HIS VenueCore, Banqueting and Conference Management System, logo beside a hotel conference coordinator and a client reviewing a venue floor plan and event proposal. Enquire, Plan, Execute, Deliver, Bill.

HIS VenueCore: banqueting and conference management software for hotels, resorts, lodges and conference centres, built around one live function diary.

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HIS VenueCore

A complete banqueting & conference management system, every enquiry, proposal, booking, function sheet and invoice in one connected source of truth, delivered on your own server.
The Discipline

Banqueting is the most detailed revenue in your building.

And the easiest to drop. It scatters across emails, spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads, paper diaries and function sheets, and a single missed change is a guest standing in the wrong room. One live function diary closes those gaps and gives every department the same event, at the same moment.

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Enquiry Control

Every enquiry captured, quoted and followed up, then converted to a confirmed booking without rekeying a thing.

II

Operations Control

One live function diary, every venue and every event, with Banquet Event Orders flowing to each department on the day.

III

Revenue Control

Expected revenue, conversion and venue utilisation, live, and every event closed with a clean final invoice.

One source of truth. From first enquiry to final invoice.

Built by hospitality people.

VenueCore was designed for hotels, resorts, lodges, conference centres and event venues that need a better way to manage the entire event journey, from the first enquiry to the final invoice. It was built the right way around: by operators who have run the events, not a software house guessing at how a venue works.

The problem was never the people. The problem was the process, the absence of a single source of truth. VenueCore reflects how venues actually operate: last-minute guest changes, function room movements, split billing, conference packages, accommodation coordination and operational handovers.

Enquiries & Proposals

Capture every enquiry, send branded quotes and proposals, manage holds, deposits and contracts.

Live Function Diary

Day, week and month views across every venue, colour-coded by status, visible to the whole team.

Banquet Event Orders

BEOs flow automatically to each department, filtered so every team sees only its own sheet.

Catering & Menus

Menus, packages, dietary requirements and allergens captured per event and carried to the kitchen.

Resources, AV & Staffing

Room and space allocation, equipment, AV, setup styles and staffing tied to each booking.

Billing & Invoicing

Split billing, deposit schedules and a clean, auditable final invoice at event close-out.

Reporting & Analytics

Revenue, conversion and venue utilisation by period, the numbers owners and GMs actually ask for.

Accounting Integration

Event revenue exported clean to SAP, Sage, Xero, QuickBooks and SunSystems, on your own server.

From first enquiry
to final invoice.

Every event moves through the same five stages. VenueCore carries it the whole way, no rekeying, no lost detail, no version of the truth that lives only in someone's head.

  1. 01

    Enquiries & Proposals

    Capture every enquiry and turn it into a branded quote or proposal in minutes, then convert it to a confirmed booking without rekeying a thing.

  2. 02

    Planning & Co-ordination

    Lock the function diary, allocate rooms and resources, and co-ordinate menus, AV, staffing and timings, all under one change-controlled booking.

  3. 03

    Event Execution

    Banquet Event Orders flow automatically to every department, filtered so the kitchen sees the kitchen's sheet and housekeeping sees theirs, on the day.

  4. 04

    Final Billing & Close-out

    Reconcile actuals against the quote, settle extras and deposits, and close the event with a clean, auditable final invoice.

  5. 05

    Reports & Analytics

    See revenue, conversion and venue utilisation across every period, the numbers owners and GMs actually ask for, ready when they ask.

  6. 06

    Repeat & Retain

    Every event leaves a full history behind it, who booked, what they had, what they spent. Turn a one-off into a regular: rebook in a few clicks with the details carried forward, and keep the diary filling itself.

One system. Every event. Every detail.

HOTELS & RESORTS

Fill the Function Diary.

Turn banqueting and conferencing into a properly managed revenue stream. Capture every enquiry, quote it fast, and run weddings, galas and corporate functions from one live diary the whole team can see.

  • ✓ Every enquiry captured and followed up
  • ✓ Branded quotes and proposals in minutes
  • ✓ One live function diary across all venues
CONFERENCE CENTRES

Every Delegate Accounted For.

Hundreds of delegates, accommodation, AV, catering and special dietary needs, coordinated without the communication gaps that turn good events into stressful ones. The final function sheet always reflects the latest version.

  • ✓ Delegate, AV and catering detail in one record
  • ✓ Accommodation and event coordination aligned
  • ✓ No outdated function sheets in circulation
MULTI-VENUE GROUPS

One Standard. Every Venue.

See which events are confirmed, what revenue is expected this month and which venues are performing best, across the whole group, in real time, instead of waiting for month-end reports.

  • ✓ Real-time revenue and pipeline by venue
  • ✓ One operating standard across the portfolio
  • ✓ Faster, more accurate, more profitable decisions

Built for Events. Not Adapted from a Booking Sheet.

Every event moves through five connected stages, and VenueCore carries it the whole way. Nothing is rekeyed, nothing is lost between departments, and there is never a version of the truth that lives only in someone's head.

Why it holds

One version of the truth.

  • Nothing rekeyed as an event moves between departments.
  • Nothing lost on a notice board or buried in an inbox.
  • Nothing that lives only in one coordinator's head.

When the brief changes, every department sees the same change, at the same moment.

Sales & Enquiries

  • Enquiry capture and follow-up
  • Branded quotations and proposals
  • Provisional holds and confirmations
  • Conversion and pipeline tracking
  • Deposit and contract management

Operations & Coordination

  • Live function diary, day, week and month
  • Room and space allocation
  • Banquet Event Orders to every department
  • Menu, catering and dietary requirements
  • AV, equipment, staffing and timings

Finance & Reporting

  • Split billing and deposit schedules
  • Final invoicing and event close-out
  • Revenue by venue and by period
  • Conversion and utilisation analytics
  • Owner and GM reporting in real time
100%
Shaped around your venue, not a rigid template.

VenueCore reflects how your property actually runs. Your venues, your packages, your menus, your departments and your billing rules are configured in, so the system works the way your team already works, from day one.

✓ Your venues & function rooms
✓ Your packages & rate cards
✓ Your menus & catering options
✓ Your departments & handovers
✓ Your billing & deposit rules
✓ Your branded quotes & BEOs

Everything Revolves
Around the Diary.

The function diary is the core of VenueCore. Every enquiry, booking, Banquet Event Order and invoice connects back to one live view, every venue, every event, colour-coded by status and visible to the whole team at a glance.

VenueCore live function diary, a week view across Grand Ballroom, Garden Pavilion and Boardroom A showing a wedding reception, an annual conference and a board strategy day, each colour-coded by status.

VenueCore, the live function diary, week view across every venue.

Day, week & month views Every venue in one grid Colour-coded by status New enquiry in one click

Open a Booking. See Everything.

Click any event in the diary and it opens right beside the grid. No new screen, no lost context. Everything for that date sits in one panel: schedule, venue and setup style, headcount, room hire, setup and breakdown times, and operational diary notes, with menus and packages, equipment and AV, dietary and allergens, and billing all a tap away. Edit it, check it, save it, and the diary updates live for the whole team. From first enquiry to final invoice, the function coordinator and the team stay in control of every event.

VenueCore day view with a booking open, the Aster Capital Board Strategy Day in Boardroom A, with the full booking panel showing schedule, headcount, room hire, setup and breakdown times, diary notes, and sections for menu, equipment, dietary and billing.

Open any booking to run the whole event for that date, schedule, catering, AV, dietary and billing in one place.

One working panel per date Schedule, catering & AV together Notes flow straight to the BEO Save once, the diary updates live
One Living Diary

Every detail of every event,
held in one living diary.

From the first enquiry to the final invoice, nothing gets rekeyed, nothing gets lost, and nothing lives only in one person's head. The coordinator and the team stay in control, and the guest only ever sees the event run perfectly.

Let's Build Your Framework

Whether you're looking to implement one system or several, we'd love to understand your property and show you how HIS can help.

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