Groupschemes teamed up with Aer Lingus in September to offer members great discounts on flights to Europe and the USA.

Following the great success of the Group Scheme hot deals, we have added a new section to the site where Group Scheme members can purchase great wines at deeply discounted prices.

At Groupschemes we are always trying to improve our user experience. In March we launched the Favourites section, where our users can mark thier favourite offers and have them grouped together in one section.

These websites were for the benefit of the employees of Deloitte and The Shelbourne Hotel.

The new design offers significant improvements for both the users and the partners. Access to offers is now easier making the website more user friendly.

3M, Resource Group, Symmetry Medical, KMP Ireland and Creganna employees now have access to hundreds of discounted products and services exclusively available to them as Group Scheme members.

It provides Group Scheme members with deep discounted offers for limited time periods. This has been a huge success to date with on average 150 deals being sold per week.

Group Scheme customers have used the website more in 2010 than ever with page views already over the million mark for the year. By June 30th we have had over 1,000,000 unique page views on the websites, meaning the value of the savings continue to impress our members, and the savings continue to pile up for anyone using the benefits on a regular basis.

And the good news does not stop there. having completed our customer survey earlier in the year, we were overjoyed with the results from group scheme customers. The answers to our eight simple questions were overwhelmingly positive:

97.76% find it easy to use their Group Scheme website

89.56% are happy with the discounts available

90.04% believe the offers and discounts offer value for money

76.68% have taken advantage of an offer or discount

90.07% of teh above saved money when they purchased

91.16% think contacting providers is a simple process

96.08% find our email updates informative of the service

87.52% have used email updates to gain further information

Hotels.com is a leading provider of hotel accommodation worldwide, offering reservation services through its own network of localised websites and its telephone call centres - Group Scheme members receive a fantastic 10% discount booking with hotels.com

ebookers is a leading pan-European online travel agency specialising in worldwide travel. ebookers.ie offers a wide range of travel products including a choice of over 250 airlines, more than 80,000 hotels, holidays, car hire and insurance. ebookers.ie is part of Travelport, one of the biggest travel conglomerates in the world.

Lenovo strives to be a new world company that makes award-winning PCs for their customers. They design innovative and exciting products and services to meet their customers’ needs.

Group Scheme customers enjoy a 5% discount on all Lenovo products, along with a range of special offers, exclusive to Group Scheme customers.

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing our users with the best deals available for the best products and brands, we have launched a dedicated Christmas section for our members. The section includes top discounts, including offers from Tommy Hilfiger, amazon.co.uk, Converse, Timberland and Newbridge Silverware along with many, many more.

This project will help Group Scheme users save some money this Christmas and make their shopping a little bit easier!

More than shoes, Converse is a story of legends, heroes and innovators tied together by the love of sport. It’s a script that spans nearly a hundred years – the ultimate highlight reel.

When Marquis M. Converse opened the doors of the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Mass., in 1908, he had no idea that he was really manufacturing an American icon. Throughout the 20th century, Converse delivered a consistent procession of standout sports performance footwear including the shoe that revolutionised basketball and would later would later become a favourite worldwide, the Chuck Taylor® All Sta®.

The legacy of Converse – the true soul of American sports – continues to unfold, in sport and in life, in the 21st century. groupschemes.com is delighted to welcome Converse on board!

Group Scheme members in north Dublin in the Fingal area are now able to visit Halfords in Swords. Halfords opened their newset store in Airside Retail Park, Crowcastle, Swords on September 11th 2009, and provide retail products in the following categories: Satellite Nvigation & GPS, In-Car Technology, Bicycles, Baby & Child, Camping & Caravanning, Travel & Touring, Car Maintenance, Car Stlying and Toys & Games.

Group Scheme customers receive a 10% discount at Halfords, and can take advantage of their offers simply by downloading and printing the discount voucher from their Group Scheme website.

We have teamed up with AVVIO to offer groupschemes.com members even more great value on hotel and leisure breaks. AVVIO will be providing our members with hotel breaks under the following categories: Spa Breaks, Golf, Luxury Breaks, Last Minute Deals, Romantic Breaks, Family Breaks & Special Offers.

Hotels available include The Merrion, Ashford Castle, Dylan, Carton House, Moran Hotels, Lynch Hotels, Hastings Hotels, D4Hotels, Sheen Falls Lodge, Dromoland Castle, Maldron Hotels, Dunboyne Castle, Mount Wolseley and many many more. You can access Group Scheme Hotel Breaks by clicking here.