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| Hotel Reservation Systems are outdated! |
| Sunday, 02 August 2009 20:27 |
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Many online hotel reservation systems are outdated. Archaic accommodation booking systems are no longer an acceptable solution in this highly competitive and challenging market place. Hence Xotels comes to the market with its dynamic XBooker, an online booking engine, central reservation system and much more.
‘We have felt that for the last couple of years online aggregators have taken the upper hand on hotels in innovation of the distribution and reservation systems. We have seen many meta-search engines and OTA sites like Kayak and Trivago come to the market with technology which made the search and booking process on many hotel website look like from the stone ages.’ Patrick Landman of Xotels starts of. His colleague Remko West adds, ‘The date searching functionality and price display screens on many hotel websites are still really web 1.0, or rather web 0.5. Technology providers for hotels have been caught of guard. Their solutions have not kept up with the market, putting the hotels in an uneven competition with distribution websites.’  ‘We have been working with technology partners on creating a truly dynamic booking engine, that can be used both on the hotel website as accommodation reservation software and in the reservations office as CRS (central reservations system). It is also a distribution platform and offers interfaces with multiple GDS providers. And understanding the importance of seamless connectivity and single image inventory, we also offer connections with many PMS Systems.’, Remko West continues.
‘So what make XBooker so special? There is nothing in the market like it. First of all we have eliminated that irritating search button. Just put in the dates and number of people, and we automatically display rates and availability. So, no unnecessary steps or clicks, user friendly as can be.’ comments Patrick Landman. ‘For chains we can show rates of different hotels inside a destination. If you hover with your mouse over a rate it will show you on a map where its hotel is located. This again saves a lot of clicking back and forth for consumers. Then once you select a rate offer we display pictures of the property and pertaining room type with a short description, you can also add more tabs to this page with more detailed descriptions, 360 degrees or panoramic images, google maps, videos, etc. Then comes another cool part, up-selling and dynamic packaging, the XBooker has it all.’ Patrick Landman adds. Remko West mentions, ‘The personal data registration screen will notice if you have booked before based on your email, allowing you to pull up your details with a password. Then there are several methods to guarantee reservations with credit cards and for pre-payment. The XBooker also allows you to change or cancel reservations online, again using your email and password. It really offers all the features that have been missing in hotel websites for the last couple of years.’  ‘It is fast, intuitive and really user friendly assuring high conversion levels. Oh I almost forgot to mention, it also has sms and mobile confirmation. And the grand finale, it is state of the art yield machine. You can set-up yield buckets to effectively revenue manage your hotel or resort. You can even upload your excel spreadsheets to avoid having to type months of new rates. And we only charge €3.50 per transaction or reservation and a small configuration fee for all of this.’ Patrick Landman finishes.
The XBooker is a state of the art dynamic hotel reservation software and system that can be used by any type of accommodation provider or hospitality company like; independent hotels, small hotel groups, hotel chains, small hotels, motels, motel chains, resorts, resort chain, hostels, hostel group, youth hostels, youth hostel company, tourist apartments, corporate apartments, and other lodging properties. For more information go to www.xotels.com/en/hotel-reservation-system or contact;
Patrick Landman Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: +34 944 855 790 Skype: plandman  |
