From January UK-based accommodation providers will be able to maximize room occupancy and forward booking rates by using a unique and powerful property management system from Discover Global Bookings, a newly created division of leading UK holiday provider, Discover Travel & Tours.
Aimed squarely at the independent hospitality trade sector, Discover Global Bookings enables accommodation providers to take fully automated, instantaneous room bookings online from 500,000 travel agents across the world as well as directly from many more millions of holidaymakers looking to take a break in the UK.
Besides enabling owners of guesthouses, B&Bs, inns, self-catering properties and hotels to promote and take room bookings from 5,000 websites and via all of the major global distribution systems used by the international travel trade, the Discover Global Bookings offer includes provision of an individually tailored and attractive bookings-led property website for each hospitality provider purchasing the package.
The user-friendly Discover Global Bookings platform requires no specific IT knowledge and allows accommodation providers to manage all room pricing and availability options at the click of a few buttons. Travel agents and holidaymakers from around the world can see the same information a few seconds later before booking online.
Extra property management features such as stock inventory, room cleaning and conference organization modules can also be added to the Discover Global Bookings suite. Comprehensive system training is also provided to all accommodation providers signing up with Discover Global Bookings.
Discover Global Bookings is offering a limited discounted introductory offer to accommodation providers with once-only purchases starting from £295 + VAT.
Andrew Grieve, Managing Director of Discover Travel & Tours, explained: “As a provider of British holidays to the international travel trade for over 30 years, we know that it is often difficult for independent and smaller hospitality providers to sell their accommodation to wider markets.
“Discover Global Bookings offers a comprehensive and value-led solution by hooking accommodation providers into global online booking systems that they normally aren’t able to reach on their own. Discover Global Bookings really does open a new window to the world for the UK’s independent hospitality trade by placing them on an equal footing to gain bookings with the very largest hotel chains.
“The beauty of the system is its simplicity. Once it’s installed in a property, that’s it. Apart from the proprietor setting room prices and availabilities, the entire booking process is automated. Room occupancy and business turnover are all increased with almost no extra effort required.”