Tip - Have you updated your inventory for 2012? - Every year we see a similar pattern with January being a fairly busy month for Advance Bookings, We imagine this is because people are getting Christmas out of the way, and are starting to think about their Summer Holiday or Journeys. However we frequently find properties that have not looked into their room prices for the year and have left them sitting at high rack rates, losing out to hotels that HAVE taken the time to optimise their room rates for the year.
Time for a change? As usual at the beginning of the year AccuBook are offering a free no obligation 3 month trial on all its products, Website, Booking Engine and Channel Manager. Give us a call to discuss.
Mobile Sites Released.
In the first week of January AccuBook released their Mobile Sites in Beta Version for their customers who are on the new Web Builder Platform. This allows customers using most makes of smart phones to view a purpose formatted/useful mobile content' for the 'customer on the move' ie Phone Number, Location, Special offers, Customer Reviews etc.
In this Beta Phase We are asking our customers to test view their own website and let us know what they think. If you are not on the new Web Builder Platform but have a smart phone check an example of a mobile site with www.cromleach.com
See a Video and more details about Mobile Enabled Hotel Websites HERE
With City Centre Hotels we are seeing that as many as 30% of searches are carried out on a mobile phone (and growing)
Mobile Extranet Released
Also in the first week of January AccuBook released their Beta Version Mobile Extranet - This means that Property Owner/Managers can now access the AccuBook Extranet on their Mobile Phone and carryout these basic activities ie Close out the Booking Engine, Close out the Channel Manager, Check Rates and Availability, Check and Publish Reviews, etc
Again we are asking our customers for feedback, simply go to m.accubook.net on your Smart Phone and login with your usual Username and Password
See a Video and more details about the Mobile Hotel Extranet HERE
PocketBook
Website, Commission Free Booking Engine, and a 5 x OTA Channel Manager for just 99£ Per Month? View more details HERE. (Ideal for Self Catering. Guesthouses and B&B's under 10 rooms)