The connection with nearbuy.com will help mutual accommodation clients to enhance their global reach, particularly via mobile.
Leading cloud-based hospitality distribution specialist, STAAH, has partnered with nearbuy.com, India’s first and leading hyper local online platform, allowing properties access to travellers on the go and looking for places to stay.
Accommodation providers on the network of the two companies can now expand their reach to both local and global travellers, distributing their real-times rates and availability to nearbuy.com website and app via the STAAH Channel Manager and have bookings automatically delivered back to their property management system.
“Mobile bookings are the next big thing and have been forecasted to rise rapidly. Nearbuy.com is an exciting channel to harness this growth via their app, allowing accommodation providers to sell their room, even at the eleventh hour,” says Tarun Joukani, Managing Director, STAAH India Ltd.
“This is fantastic for properties to maximise their booking opportunities and ensuring best returns and higher revenue.”
Nearbuy.com allows customers and merchants to discover and engage with each other. The platform is designed to bring the world closer to users – tapping into the on the move travellers and last minute bookers. Established in 2015, nearbuy.com has quickly grown to feature more than 22,000 merchants across 11 cities in India.
“By partnering with STAAH, we are helping accommodation providers reach the fast-growing number of travellers on the move and booking last minute via mobile devices,” says Vinayak Chowdhri, Business Head, nearbuy.com (hotels).
“Our platforms will be an excellent complement to STAAH’s growing client base. This integration will allow properties to have their pooled inventory for sale 24X7 via our channel, right up until the last space is filled.”
He adds that according to their data merchants who sell all day and at all hours sell 38% more than the rest.
The connection links STAAH’s channel managers (Instant and Max) and booking engines (ConvertDirect and Max) to nearbuy.com website and mobile app. To find out how your property can benefit from this integration, contact your STAAH Account Manager.
About STAAH Ltd.
STAAH Ltd is a New Zealand-based technology company that specialises in cloud-based channel management and booking engine for accommodation providers to maximise online revenue. Founded by Gavin Jeddo in 2008, a pioneer in the field of distribution technology, STAAH’s industry-leading technology powers a property’s distribution through online travel agencies (OTA), direct bookings and digital marketing services. STAAH works with more than 5000 partner properties in more than 70 countries through its operations in New Zealand, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and UK.
About Nearbuy India Private Ltd.
Nearbuy India Pvt. Ltd is India’s first hyper-local online platform that enables customers and local merchants to discover and engage with each other. Nearbuy.com, aims to bring the world closer to the user. Whether it’s fine dining, relaxing at the top spas, or just discovering a city intimately, nearbuy.com makes it happen for the user. The company has 2.1 million active users across its two platforms with 5.5 million monthly visits and 3.5 million app downloads.
Established in 2015, Nearbuy.com is available more than 11 cities across India with more than 22,000+ merchants.