Next-generation hospitality company’s
thoughtfully designed, tech-enabled accommodations now available
for corporate travel booking through Egencia, TripActions and other
TMCs
Sonder, a leading next-generation hospitality company that is
redefining the guest experience, today announced it has launched on
the Global Distribution System (GDS) and is now partnered with a
number of top Travel Management Companies (TMCs) and Consortia,
including Egencia and TripActions, among other partners. Businesses
around the world can now leverage Sonder’s innovative, tech-enabled
offering to provide a comfortable, contactless stay in cities
across the globe for their employees.
“Sonder’s launch on the GDS and partnership with leading TMCs is
an important step in our expansion into business travel,” said
Kristen Ricther, Sonder’s Vice President of Sales. “We know that
many travelers getting back on the road for business are
prioritizing self-contained spaces with an added level of privacy
that feels removed from the crowds. Sonder’s tech-enabled
experience, with seamless check-in and 24/7 Concierge services
through the tap of a button, delivers exactly that. We’re confident
that our flexible, comfortable spaces -- all at an exceptional
value -- are what global businesses are searching for as business
travel starts to return.”
Sonder offers a variety of flexible accommodation options --
from individual hotel rooms to full apartments, available for
one-night or multi-day stays -- in 35+ markets and nine countries,
including top business destinations like New York City, London,
Dubai, Dallas, Toronto, Philadelphia and more. For business
travelers and groups booking long-term stays, many of Sonder’s
spaces provide a comfortable place to spread out and work remotely,
with fully-equipped kitchens, living rooms, multiple bedrooms and
en-suite laundry.
With an app-driven experience, travelers can request early
check-in or late check-out directly from their phones, and check-in
to their unit through the Sonder app -- bypassing crowded lobbies
completely. Connecting to WiFi is easy with the tap of a button.
With teams on the ground in every city, Sonder guests can receive
instant guest support through the company’s 24/7 Concierge service
via the app.
“As travelers get back on the road, the global businesses we
work with are prioritizing safe, comfortable accommodation
solutions for their employees,” said Daniel Finkel, Chief Travel
Officer at TripActions. “Sonder’s next-generation model is uniquely
positioned to provide the types of stays that our customers and
their travelers are looking for.”
Sonder’s launch on the GDS and its partnerships with leading
TMCs furthers the company’s commitment to corporate travelers
around the world, and comes just ahead of the annual RFP process.
With a full-time, in-house team of professionals hailing from
leading hospitality brands like Hyatt, Hilton, Wyndham, Kimpton and
Radisson, Sonder is dedicated to delivering a top-notch experience
for those staying in hubs around the world.
This announcement follows the recent news of Sonder’s plans to
be publicly listed through a combination with Gores Metropoulos II
(Nasdaq: GMIIU, GMII and GMIIW).
About Sonder
Sonder is revolutionizing hospitality through innovative,
tech-powered service and inspiring, thoughtfully designed
accommodations combined into one seamlessly managed experience.
Officially launched in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco,
Sonder is making a world of better stays open to all with a variety
of accommodation options -- from rooms to suites and apartments --
found in 35+ markets spanning nine countries and three continents.
Sonder’s innovative app empowers guests by making self-service
features and 24/7 on-the-ground support just a tap away. From
simple self check-in to boutique bathroom amenities, we bring the
best of a hotel without any of the formality.
To learn more, visit www.sonder.com or follow Sonder on
Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Download the Sonder app on Apple or
Google Play.
To book business or group travel, please click here.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Additional information about the proposed business combination
between Sonder and Gores Metropoulos II, Inc. (“GMII”), including a
copy of the Merger Agreement provided in a Current Report on Form
8-K filed by GMII with the SEC on April 30, 2021, and a copy of an
updated investor presentation provided in a Current Report on Form
8-K filed by GMII with the SEC on July 7, 2021, is available at
www.sec.gov. In connection with the proposed business combination,
GMII has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the
“Registration Statement”) that includes a preliminary proxy
statement, prospectus and consent solicitation statement with
respect to GMII’s securities to be issued in connection with the
proposed business combination. The Registration Statement is not
yet effective. The Registration Statement, including the proxy
statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement contained
therein, when it is declared effective by the SEC, will contain
important information about the proposed business combination and
the other matters to be voted upon at a meeting of GMII’s
stockholders to be held to approve the proposed business
combination and other matters (the “Special Meeting”) and is not
intended to provide the basis for any investment decision or any
other decision in respect of such matters. GMII may also file other
documents regarding the proposed business combination with the SEC.
GMII stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read,
when available, the Registration Statement and the proxy
statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement, as well as any
amendments or supplements thereto, because they will contain
important information about the proposed business combination.
When available, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement will be mailed
to GMII stockholders as of a record date to be established for
voting on the proposed business combination and the other matters
to be voted upon at the Special Meeting. GMII investors and
securityholders will also be able to obtain copies of the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus/ consent solicitation
statement, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: 6260 Lookout Road,
Boulder, CO 80301, attention: Jennifer Kwon Chou, or by contacting
Morrow Sodali LLC, GMII’s proxy solicitor, for help, toll-free at
(800) 662-5200 (banks and brokers can call collect at (203)
658-9400).
Participants in Solicitation
GMII, Sonder and their respective directors and officers may be
deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of GMII
stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination.
GMII stockholders and other interested persons may obtain, without
charge, more detailed information regarding the interests of those
persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the
proposed business combination by reading GMII’s registration
statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-251663), which was declared
effective by the SEC on January 19, 2021, and the proxy
statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement regarding the
proposed business combination.
You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in
the preceding paragraph.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains a number of “forward-looking
statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements about Sonder’s forecasted revenue growth,
Sonder’s growth in total unit portfolio, information concerning
GMII’s or Sonder’s possible or assumed future financial or
operating results and metrics, business strategies, debt levels,
competitive position, industry environment, potential growth
opportunities, future operations, products and services, planned
openings, expected unit contractings and the effects of regulation,
including whether the proposed business combination will generate
returns for stockholders. These forward-looking statements are
based on GMII’s or Sonder’s management’s current expectations,
estimates, projections and beliefs, as well as a number of
assumptions concerning future events. When used in this press
release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,”
“seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and
variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative
versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and
involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside
GMII’s or Sonder’s management’s control, that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions
and other important factors include, but are not limited to: (a)
the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that
could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement and the
proposed business combination contemplated thereby; (b) the
inability to complete the proposed business combination due to the
failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of GMII or other
conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (c) the ability to
meet Nasdaq’s listing standards following the consummation of the
proposed business combination; (d) the inability to complete the
PIPE; (e) the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts
current plans and operations of Sonder or its subsidiaries as a
result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions
described herein; (f) the ability to recognize the anticipated
benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be
affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the
combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain
relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its
management and key employees; (g) costs related to the proposed
business combination; (h) changes in applicable laws or
regulations, including legal or regulatory developments (such as
the SEC’s statement on accounting and reporting considerations for
warrants in special purpose acquisition companies); (i) the
possibility that Sonder may be adversely affected by other
economic, business and/or competitive factors; (j) risks related to
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (k) other risks and
uncertainties described in the final proxy
statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement, including
those under the heading “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents
filed by GMII from time to time with the SEC. You are cautioned not
to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, neither
GMII nor Sonder undertakes any obligation to update or revise its
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of this release. Additional risks and uncertainties are
identified and discussed in GMII’s reports filed and to be filed
with the SEC and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication relates to a proposed business combination
between GMII and Sonder. This document does not constitute an offer
to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or
exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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