First-Hold Is First Here

We are thrilled to unveil a new feature on our website’s Find a Venue Search Tool, giving busy meeting, event, and wedding planners the ability to place a hold or book a venue online, anywhere and in real-time, right from our site, in conjunction with First-Hold.

First-Hold is a state-of-the-art online real-time space management system that allows venues to publish their available space, dates and rates, enabling planners to hold space on a first-come, first-served basis – all automated online and available 24/7 across all mobile and desktop platforms, free of charge. Holding a space at a venue is now as easy as booking anything else online.

First-Hold venues will be marked on the Venues page of our website.

This means that when searching for a venue for your upcoming event on our Global Gourmet Catering website, when you find that perfect event space and its marked as A First-Hold Venue, simply enter the Event Date, Number of Guests and click Check Availability. You’ll then enter First-Hold’s reservation system and will know right away if your chosen venue is available and how much it costs, in which case you can place a courtesy hold or reserve the date on a first-come, first-served basis, or be given other options to choose from if not. It’s that quick and that easy.

Completing the First-Hold form on our website directs users to First-Hold’s online reservation system.

There is no cost to place a hold and no service fees to book a venue. You’ll just need to sign-up and register one time as a First-Hold customer so the venue managers know you’re legit.

Global Gourmet is proud to be the only San Francisco Bay Area caterer to develop and offer this exciting new service for our clients on our website and through our exclusive relationship with First-Hold.

Our list of participating First-Hold Venues is always growing so be sure to check our site frequently for updates. We look forward to working with you soon and hope you enjoy this exciting new service!

Get fresh updates from our blog by subscribing to our “Follow By Email” list!