Don’t slow down after a successful summer season
We've spent the past year working together to get your properties back on track and meet rising travel demand. Don't slow down just because the summer season is over. Find out what we can do to help improve the performance of your properties – and gain inspiration from our trailblazing Connectivity partners.
We’re working to provide you continuous support in the months ahead by offering new resources, solutions and product updates.
These will help you:
- Plan and prioritise – our Q4 product updates can help you earn additional points and make the most out of the Connectivity Partner Program
- Grow, onboard or switch new properties – discover what's new in the Connectivity Hub to enhance your properties and facilitate the return to travel
- Improve your properties’ performance – explore key insights and resources designed to help your properties succeed
- Get information and support – see how the travel market is performing and get ahead with our predictions for the industry's future
Plan and prioritise
Get the most out of the Connectivity Partner Programme
To help you understand all the elements of our Partner Programme, we’ve started the Connectivity Partner Programme (CPP) article series. In our first article, we delve into upcoming Programme Deals and show you how to earn extra points through these optional deals.
Earn up to 50 points with our Q4 Programme Deals
This quarter, there are two new programme deals for you to opt into in the Connectivity Partner Programme (CPP). Discover how to earn more points and advise your properties on how to improve their Supply Flow score by completing visibility-boosting marketing activities.
Key dates in our deprecation policy rollout
We recently announced our new deprecation policy whereby we’ll no longer support some solutions offered through the Connectivity platform. Find out the exact dates we will deprecate and sunset specific solutions – and what you can expect to happen after a solution is deprecated.
Improve your properties’ performance
Get ahead of the needs and wants of tomorrow’s traveller
Read our forecast to see where travel is headed in 2022. From preferred travel companions and trip aspirations to technology and practical considerations, we share key traveller priorities and tips on how your properties can leverage them in the year ahead.
Help your properties choose the right pricing strategy
Our pricing solutions portfolio is here to make it easier for partners to optimise their businesses on our platform. Whatever the goal – from supporting long term growth to filling rooms or units when partners need it most – our portfolio is designed to help properties grow.
Attract the 73% of guests looking to travel sustainably
As part of our mission to showcase our properties’ sustainability efforts globally, we’ve launched the new and independently verified Travel Sustainable badge. Achieving the badge can increase property bookings by helping travellers easily identify sustainable stays.
Preparing to welcome back international travellers
The US opens its borders once again to international travel on 8 November. To attract eager travellers, prompting your properties to set compelling Country Rates through the Promotions API could help them secure more bookings.
How our new pricing framework ties into the APIs
We’ve been rolling out new advice on the Partner Hub to help partners better envision their pricing options and show them which ones are the most successful. In tandem, we’ve created new pages tailored directly to you, our Connectivity providers. Find out which APIs - or parts of APIs - you can implement to improve your properties’ performance.
Grow, onboard or switch new properties
How HOMHERO used the Content API to fuel 330% growth
SaaS business HOMHERO increased their portfolio of partners by 330% in 2020. Find out how they used the Content API to enable clients to manage their properties’ content easily and save time on operations.
How Dingus improved its Supply Flow Score
Properties in your inventory can benefit from improving their availability – we can provide you with tailored lists to help. That’s one way to improve your Supply Flow Score, but there are other ways. Learn how Premier provider Dingus bumped up their score by 10% in this quick Q&A.
How SiteMinder uses Occupancy Based Pricing to help fill rooms
Hotel management platform SiteMinder was an early adopter of our Occupancy Based Pricing integration capability. In this interview with Henry Westmacott, Senior Product Manager at SiteMinder, we uncover how they help make room rates more attractive to guests and increase their properties’ revenue opportunities.
Get information and support
Don’t miss out on your Connectivity programme benefits
Standard, Advanced, Premier – each level of the Connectivity Provider Programme has its own unique benefits. Dig into the details of the programme and make sure you’re taking advantage of all of the benefits you’ve earned.