From January 2008 inns and hostelries in the Heart of England will be able to maximize their room occupancies 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 supplier, Discover Travel & Tours.
Providing specifically for inns and hostelries with guest accommodation, Discover Global Bookings enables proprietors and landlords to take fully automated, instantaneous room bookings online from 500,000 worldwide travel agents as well as directly from many more millions of holidaymakers seeking to enhance their visit to the Heart of England by enjoying the hospitality that a traditional inn offers to guests.
Enabling inns to promote all of their facilities and take guest 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 creation and provision of an individually tailored and attractive bookings-led property website for each inn or hostelry purchasing the package.
The user-friendly Discover Global Bookings platform requires no specific IT knowledge and allows innkeepers 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 bar inventory and room cleaning modules can also be added to the Discover Global Bookings property management 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 locally based provider of Heart of England holidays to the international travel trade for over 30 years, we know that it is often difficult for inns and hostelries to sell their accommodation to wider markets. Many wonderful establishments miss out on substantial profits because their guest rooms remain unoccupied for much of the time. Yet over 20 million guest nights are booked annually in the region!
“Discover Global Bookings offers a comprehensive and value-led solution that enables inns with guest facilities to take online bookings from customers that they aren’t normally able to reach on their own. There are many thousands of tourists visiting the attractions of the Heart of England who would rather enjoy the warmth and hospitality of a traditional inn than be staying in an impersonal hotel room!
“The beauty of the system is its simplicity. Once it’s installed in a property, that’s it. Apart from the innkeeper 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.”