New Travelport product makes hotel bookings easier

TRAVELPORT has released a brandnew
retail product for hotels called
Hotel Retail, which is set to simplify
the booking process for agents.
Travelport South Africa could not
yet confirm the roll-out date for Hotel
Retail in this market, but said a date
would be announced at a later stage.
Hotel Retail, which is integrated
into the already existing Travelport
platform, enables increased hotel
attachment rates within one workflow
for agents. It also gives ‘power
users’ the ability to make cryptic
commands, enabling bookings in a
few commands.
In addition, it gives Travelport
Smartpoint-connected agencies
access to multiple rate types, hotel
details, amenities and location
information.
Hotel Retail’s graphical interface
also features a side-by-side rate
comparison, including best available,
negotiated and consortium rates.
“Hotel Retail is a real timesaver
for agents, providing productivity and
workflow benefits as they no longer
need to rely on multiple rate searches
in multiple places nor websites and
mapping applications outside their
workflow to locate the most relevant
hotel with the best rates for their
customers,” says Niklas Andreen, vp
and md, global hospitality and digital
of Travelport.