Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

10 Business View Oceania - September/October 2016 Booking.com for Travel Agents provides travel industry professionals with a be- spoke set of tools and reports to book and manage accommodation reserva- tions for their clients with ease Today Booking.com, the global lead- er in connecting travellers with the wid- est choice of incredible places to stay, announced the initial test pilot of Book- ing.com for Travel Agents, the first itera- tion of a new platform designed specif- ically with the unique needs of travel agents in mind. The platform fea- tures a suite of easy- to-use tools that em- power travel industry professionals to seamlessly make and manage accommoda- tion reservations for their clients via Book- ing.com. Booking.com for Travel Agents is an extension of the company’s exist- ing Affiliate Partner Programme and lev- erages technology and infrastructure being developed for Booking.com for Business. Travel Agents who join the platform will be eligible for similar part- ner benefits as all Booking.com affiliate partners. Not only does the Booking.com for Travel Agents platform enable travel Booking.com Pilots New Platform for Travel Agents agents to view and manage all customer reservations via one handy dashboard, but it also includes a tab of customisa- ble reports that fully support agents in monitoring individual client bookings, as well as providing themwith a convenient breakdown of their earnings over time. About Booking.com: www.booking.com Booking.com is the world leader in booking hotel and other accommoda- tions online. It guaran- tees the best prices for any type of prop- erty - from small inde- pendents to five-star luxury. Guests can ac- cess the Booking.com website anytime, any- where from their desk- tops, mobile phones and tablet devices, and they don’t pay booking fees - ever. The Booking.com website is available in 43 languages, offers over 1Mhotels and accommodations including more than 520,000 vacation rental properties and covers over 96,000 destinations world- wide. With over 19 years of experience and a team of over 13,000 dedicated employees in over 184 offices world- wide, Booking.com operates its own in- house customer service team, which is available 24/7 to ensure an exceptional customer experience.