Leading the digital transformation of accommodation facilities and agencies all over the world with its technology specially developed for the tourism industry, end-to-end sales, operations and channel management platform and B2B network HotelRunner is a worldwide SaaS platform for businesses of all types that want to create, manage and grow an online presence. signed a global strategic cooperation with Wix.com, which offers
As part of the cooperation, Wix’s solution platform for the accommodation industry, Wix Hotels, has been redeveloped and strengthened with its new name “Wix Hotels”.Wix Hotels by HotelRunner” was opened for use. The new platform offers a full range of professional tools for all the steps needed to digitally launch, manage, grow and maximize revenue for hospitality businesses of all sizes.
HotelRunner and Wix join forces
Wix’s comprehensive online platform, combined with HotelRunner’s technology that offers an end-to-end solution, allows users to create a website and manage their facilities, guests, reservations and sales channels through a single platform.
Thanks to the new platform, business owners of all types of facilities, regardless of bed and breakfast, boutique hotel, chain hotel, daily rental facility, holiday village or alternative accommodation facility, will have the operational tools they need to run their business online and efficiently.
Advantages of Wix Hotels by HotelRunner:
- Connecting with leading online sales channels and travel agencies such as Booking.com, Expedia, Hotelbeds and Airbnb that will enable them to increase their income
- Receive direct bookings and secure payments from websites
- Implement advanced pricing and revenue management strategies
- Price and availability management with user-friendly calendars on one trusted platform to manage reservations and keep all inventory in sync
- Real-time inventory updates across all sales channels
- Front office operations management including check-ins and check-outs
- Policy and tax management, offering extras, promotions, deals and coupons, strengthening relationships with guests and marketing their facilities in sales channels thanks to the channel manager
HotelRunner Co-Founder Ali Beklan, said of the collaboration: “HotelRunner has been innovating the industry for over a decade to create a greater travel economy. Wix Hotels by HotelRunner, which was realized with the preference of HotelRunner technology by the world’s leading online solution platform Wix, was developed by taking advantage of the deep expertise of both companies in both travel and technology, and based on our award-winning platform, which is recognized worldwide by the leading players of the travel industry. ”
HotelRunner Co-Founder Arden Agopian commented on the strategic cooperation as follows: “Our unique cooperation will be the driving force that will accelerate the digital transformation and take the hospitality and tourism industries to the next level. Thanks to the new Wix Hotels by HotelRunner, thousands of accommodation properties from all over the world will benefit from an affordable and comprehensive product set. With our ever-increasing teammates and our growing company, we are on the way to becoming the only and central service point of the accommodation industry worldwide.”
Ronny Elkayam, Senior Vice President, Mobile, App Market and Strategic Products at Wix, said: “We are constantly evolving our platform to provide business owners with a complete solution for any type of business, and we are excited to relaunch our hotel solution for the hospitality and tourism industries.
As travel begins to increase in the post-pandemic era, we are seeing a significant increase in demand for digitalization in the hotel and hospitality industries, and we are proud that we have developed a strong solution for these businesses and grown the accessible market. Wix has invested heavily in building the appropriate infrastructure to support privately owned businesses and large franchises, including restaurants and hotels. This new collaboration with HotelRunner is another step in creating the solution businesses can rely on to efficiently manage and grow their operations.”
Wix Hotels by HotelRunner, which is currently in beta version, which is currently open to a limited user base, will be gradually made available in English and then in other languages. Thousands of existing Wix Hotels users will migrate to the new solution after the Beta process is complete.