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 BookIt Newsletter - August 2009
Posted By: Ryan Baker On: 13 Aug 2009 10:44 AM
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BookIt Newsletter - August 2009

                              

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Yellow™ Maps relaunches with BookIt powered search
BookIt suppliers can now place themselves squarely on the map with the announcement by Yellow™ that it has chosen BookIt to deliver live rates and booking functionality for the recently re-launched Yellow™ Maps site.

"We are delighted to have been selected", explains Ryan Baker, Director of BookIt Ltd. "The team at Yellow evaluated the different options available to them, and we were always confident that BookIt was the right solution."

BookIt now provides live feeds of product rates and booking availability within a new dedicated accommodation search feature on Yellow™ Maps. Visitors to the new website are able to search, locate, compare and book from a range of available options.

Campbell Brown, Senior Product Manager for Yellow’s Digital Media team, is very pleased with the results.

“The partnership with BookIt is a great fit for us”, explains Campbell. “Yellow Maps is a key component of our digital strategy and providing accommodation search is a natural progression for this site. Along with the fundamentals like maps, driving directions, and business listings we needed the best possible solution for accommodation search. With the BookIt solution we are able to directly access the data that we need and present this on a map specific to the user’s requirements.

“BookIt’s software also gives us a full, out of the box, online booking engine that we can plug directly into the Yellow Maps website.“

Any accommodation operators that have not yet signed up for a free BookIt account, we have a simple piece of advice for you, do it now!


E Tourism Conference October 1-2, Wellington
We were very pleased to have been approached recently by OnCue, organisers of the first e-Tourism conference to be held on 1-2 October in Wellington. BookIt is looking forward to exhibiting at the conference and taking the opportunity to meet existing and potential customers!

The main objective of the E Tourism Conference is to create awareness, educate and update the travel industry with the latest e-travel strategies. This will enable tourism providers to achieve maximum return on their advertising investment and teach them how to do this effectively in the minimum time necessary.

See you there! And don't forget to head over to the accommodation section of the E Tourism Conference website to book your accommodation... powered by BookIt of course!



Update on instant booking options
We all know that real-time confirmation of bookings is a "must have" feature for both customers and operators. But did you know that BookIt can provide a real-time link to the leading channel managers and Property Management Systems in New Zealand?

A real-time link via a channel manager is a great way of giving customers an instant confirmation, saves you time and prevents double booking situations.

We've been working hard to connect BookIt to as many channel managers as possible and we are pleased to say that we now work with the following:
 
       
       
       

We are also building links to the systems below and will make an announcement as soon as these are ready:

  • ChannelDirect
  • Availability
  • SmartFX


Statistics from the BookIt online booking marketplace
In a May media release, the Ministry of Tourism Research confirmed that New Zealand travellers are increasingly using the internet to book more than just accommodation. The report came as a result of the latest Regional Visitor Monitor (RVM) survey. Travellers are becoming increasingly more confident booking online using proven and reliable systems such as BookIt. The growth trends continue with no signs of slowing...

Help us grow the BookIt online booking network

Send our newsletter on to a friend, a colleague who works in the industry, anyone who's involved in a tourism operation! We want hotels, motels, rental vehicles, activities, attractions, tours and everything in between! Let them know it's free to join BookIt and supply their products to the tourism industry's proven and reliable booking network. New suppliers can click here to join BookIt online.



Thanks for taking the time to read through our latest newsletter. If you have any questions or would like to send us any feedback we would love to hear from you by email to info@bookit.co.nz or toll free within NZ on 0508 BOOKIT (0508 266548).

For more information visit our website at www.bookit.co.nz.

Kind regards,
The BookIt Team
 

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