The new platform provides a complete solution
for all types of accommodations to manage and grow their
hospitality business online
NEW
YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wix.com Ltd.
(NASDAQ: WIX), a leading global SaaS platform to create, manage and
grow an online presence, today announced the relaunch of its new
solution for the hotel industry. Wix has partnered with
HotelRunner, a complete platform tailored to support all
accommodation businesses, to redevelop Wix Hotels. The new platform
is a major improvement to the existing solution and includes a full
suite of professional tools for every touchpoint needed to launch,
manage, and grow a hospitality business of any size and maximize
revenue.
Wix's comprehensive online platform combined with HotelRunner's
end-to-end travel technology provides the ability for users to
create a website, manage their property, guests, bookings, and
sales channels all from one platform. Whether running a bed and
breakfast, boutique hotel, chain hotel, vacation rental, resort, or
unique accommodation, business owners are equipped with the
operational tools they need to efficiently run their business
online and on premise.
Benefits for users of Wix Hotels by HotelRunner include:
- Connect to leading online sales channels and travel agencies
such as Booking.com, Expedia, Hotelbeds, and Airbnb, which can help
increase revenues
- Receive direct reservations and secure payments from their
website
- Manage rates and availability with user-friendly calendars on a
single reliable platform to manage reservations and keep all
inventory in sync while implementing complex pricing and revenue
management strategies
- Real-time inventory updates on all sales channels
- Manage front desk operations including check-in and outs
- Manage policies and taxes, offer extras, promotions, deals, and
coupons, engage with guests, and promote their property on sales
channels via the channel manager
"We are constantly improving our offering to provide business
owners with a complete solution for any type of business, and we're
thrilled to relaunch our hotel solution for the hospitality and
tourism industry," said Ronny
Elkayam, SVP Mobile, App
Market and Strategic Products at Wix. "As travel has begun
to increase in the post-pandemic era, we're seeing a rise in the
demand for digitalization in the hotel and hospitality industry and
we're proud that we have developed a strong solution for these
businesses and grow the addressable market. Wix has invested
resources into building out the proper infrastructure to support
privately owned businesses and large franchises, both for
restaurants and hotels, and this new partnership with HotelRunner
is another step in creating the go-to solution for businesses to
efficiently manage their operations and grow."
"HotelRunner has been introducing innovations for more than a
decade to build a bigger travel economy. Wix Hotels by HotelRunner
has been developed by leveraging both companies' deep expertise in
both travel and technology and positioning our award-winning
platform, recognized globally by the leading travel industry
players, as its foundation," said Ali Beklen, Co-Founder and
Managing Partner of HotelRunner. "Our unique partnership with Wix
will be the driving force that will take the hospitality and
tourism industries to the next level by accelerating the digital
transformation. Thousands of accommodation properties from all over
the world will benefit from an affordable and comprehensive set of
products, thanks to the new Wix Hotels by HotelRunner," added
Arden Agopyan, Co-Founder and
Managing Partner of HotelRunner.
Wix Hotels by HotelRunner is in beta with a gradual rollout in
English first and then to other languages. Existing users of the
Wix Hotels solution will move to the new solution after the beta.
To sign up for the beta version click here.
About Wix.com Ltd.
Wix is a leading platform to create, manage and grow a digital
presence. What began as a website builder in 2006 is now a complete
platform providing users with enterprise-grade performance,
security and a reliable infrastructure. Offering a wide range of
commerce and business solutions, advanced SEO and marketing tools,
Wix enables users to have full ownership of their brand, their data
and their relationships with their customers. With a focus on
continuous innovation and delivery of new features and products,
anyone can build a powerful digital presence to fulfill their
dreams on Wix.
For more about Wix, please visit our Press Room
Media Relations Contact: pr@wix.com
About HotelRunner
HotelRunner is a SaaS-enabled unified sales, operations, and
distribution management platform and B2B network for
accommodations, travel agencies, and payment providers. HotelRunner
has thousands of accommodation and travel agency partners globally.
HotelRunner is a Booking.com Premier Connectivity Partner, Expedia
Elite Connectivity Partner, Airbnb Software Partner, Agoda
Innovative Supplier, Oracle Gold, Hotelbeds, and Google Hotel Ads
strategic partner.
For more about HotelRunner, please visit our website.
Media Relations Contact: media@hotelrunner.com
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