Facilitates real-time updates for connected serviced apartments.
Hotel connectivity expert eRevMax has completed integration with BridgeStreet Global Hospitality, leading international brand of serviced apartments. Corporate housing, extended stay hotels and serviced apartment suppliers using eRevMax distribution solutions, RateTiger and RTConnect will now be able to make Availability, Rate and Inventory (ARI) updates to the channel in real-time.
BridgeStreet partner properties will also benefit from eRevMax’s Reservation Delivery service, which facilitates automatic transfer of reservations booked at the channel directly to the hotel systems (CRS/PMS), thereby eliminating chances of missing reservations or overbookings.
“Consumers and guests shape technology. At BridgeStreet Global Hospitality, it is our job to try and keep up with their needs by directly influencing guests and making it easy for travel managers. Our partnership with eRevMax will bring this vast and growing portfolio of apartments, homes, extended stay hotels and unique living spaces, searchable on BridgeStreet.com, to a global audience that has traditionally been difficult to access for this sector,” said Aaron Turner, CTO of BridgeStreet.
"The demand for serviced apartments is growing faster than new supply as an increasingly mobile global workforce is driving business travel and relocation activity. BridgeStreet aims to simplify the business travel booking process by offering wider choices to guests and travel managers. We at eRevMax – the connectivity leader in hotel online distribution space, are happy to collaborate with BridgeStreet to provide a platform for its accommodation suppliers to seamlessly connect with BridgeStreet.com," said Udai Singh Solanki, CTO & Managing Director, eRevMax.
“This is a unifying step that instantly democratizes the accommodation world – bringing material improvements in delivering choice to travel managers and professional accommodation owners and providing the industry with much needed transparency,” quipped Sean Worker, President and CEO of BridgeStreet Global Hospitality. “Our mission was to solve one of the industry’s most persistent problems; to simply offer wider choices across a range of price points and hospitality accommodation experiences – with ease. BridgeStreet Global Hospitality is built for business travel leaders and their employees and made easy through our partnership with innovative companies like eRevMax, we are simplifying the extended stay industry – and for the first time, giving Travel Managers and businesses – exactly what they need through bridgestreet.com: transparency, professionally managed serviced apartment homes and extended stay hotels in today’s “now” environment.”
Virginia based, BridgeStreet Global Hospitality provides corporate housing to more than 4,000 companies. It also aggregates 65,000 professionally managed serviced apartments and homes available across 60+ countries. The company has recently launched its online booking platform – making it the first OTA built for business travel. eRevMax is presently one of the hospitality solution provider that has established 2-way XML integration with the channel.
BridgeStreet Global Hospitality Named "Best International Operator"
Celebrating an astounding year of company accomplishments, BridgeStreet Global Hospitality was named "Best International Operator" for 2017. The distinction, provided by Serviced Apartment News, are the first and only dedicated awards created for and by the international serviced apartment, aparthotel, extended stay and short term rental industry. These prestigious awards are open to all serviced apartment operators, alliances, providers and suppliers worldwide; recognizing excellence at corporate and individual levels.
"It is a tremendous honor," said President and CEO, Sean Worker, "Our team is distinguished by their exceptional dedication and skill. This award is a testament to their efforts and the amazing accomplishments we've achieved this year."
In an outstanding year of development, BridgeStreet launched the industry's first OTA for business travel, and the first student housing solution from a serviced apartment provider, called LINK. Both accomplishments, alongside BridgeStreet's global reputation for service excellence, were considered by the panel of judges.
"BridgeStreet has shown it has true global reach and offers a full range of product for its various client groups. It is a natural innovator and clearly demonstrated this through both the technology and the client-specific solutions it offers", said Jon Bolger, Group Travel Procurement Director, CapitaPLC.
Built for Business: The Industry's First Channel, OTA
The new BridgeStreet.com now connects the sharing economy with the extended-stay travel market. The site has become a unifying step that instantly democratizes the alternative accommodation world – bringing material improvements in revenue and supply, and providing the industry with much needed transparency.
BridgeStreet.com addresses the business travel manager's need for trust, choice, transparency, and the assurance that every stay is guaranteed. For corporations located around the globe with needs as wide ranging as short-stay business travel, relocation, project driven travel, and intern groups, this channel has become the single, most impactful tool available for generating value and increasing efficiency while providing peace of mind and duty of care.
LINK: Progressive Solutions for Student Living
In addition to launching the first OTA, BridgeStreet also introduced LINK – a progressive solution for student housing. LINK will debut this year with a large national education provider, applying over 20 years of guest experience to the student housing sector. LINK marries excellence in education and serviced apartments into a cohesive living experience that will equip students with the tools needed to succeed at school and beyond.
BridgeStreet has been an enthusiastic disruptor of the extended-stay hospitality experience, sweeping away the outdated, one-size-fits-all mindset of traditional extended-stay category. Their mission has been to allow travelers of all kinds to live locally while traveling globally, and with its broad portfolio of homes and serviced apartments around the world – and its commitment to duty of care – it remains the market leader in bringing choice, control, flexibility, and the assurance of peace of mind to extended stay experiences.
"BridgeStreet's consistent and dedicated approach to improving the guest experience is pushing our industry forward," Paul Rands, Vice President Development EMEA, at BridgeStreet added. "Technology and innovative thinking are hallmarks of BridgeStreet and we're delighted to be recognized by our peers with such an amazing award."
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