STAAH, a leading software provider for hotel distribution and guest acquisition, and Welcome Pickups, a forever-free software that automates guest pickups and transfers, are excited to announce a strategic partnership to enhance the guest experience for connected properties.
The partnership enhances STAAH’s value proposition by providing hotels with a trusted, globally recognised transfer service that more than two million travelers worldwide already love. For Welcome Pickups, this integration expands their reach within the hotel industry, connecting them to a broader network of properties that use STAAH for distribution.
“This partnership marks a significant milestone in our mission to enhance guest experiences by providing seamless, reliable transfer services that are directly integrated into the hotel booking journey. By joining forces with STAAH, we’re not only simplifying the operational processes for existing and new hotel partners but also opening new opportunities for them to elevate guest satisfaction and boost revenue. We’re excited about the mutual growth this collaboration promises and look forward to delivering even more value to our joint partners worldwide,” says Giouli Vartanova, Head of B2B Partnerships, Welcome Pickups.
Welcome Pickups is a software that is designed to enhance a hotel’s distribution strategy by providing reliable, high-quality and automated transportation solutions. Active in more than 300 destinations with 2500 hotel partners, it offers direct passenger side services to more than two million passengers annually.
The STAAH and Welcome Pickups integration will enable connected properties to offer additional value through this premium guest transportation service. It ensures that hotels using STAAH can offer pre-booked, reliable transportation to their guests directly in the booking process. Once a guest confirms their stay, they can instantly arrange airport or city transfers via Welcome Pickups. This creates a frictionless guest experience from the moment they make a reservation to the moment they arrive at the hotel.
“We are delighted to deepen our guest services portfolio and provide our hotel customers the opportunity to tap into new streams of revenue, quickly and easily. It’s exciting to extend this strength in revenue generation to our customers around the globe as Welcome Pickups stands out as a strong transportation service partner for hotels.,” says Adam Walsh, Head of Connectivity at STAAH.
STAAH partner properties looking to offer Welcome Pickups as a service to their guests can connect it via their channel manager. Contact your account manager to find out more.
About Welcome Pickups
Founded in 2015 in Athens, Greece, Welcome goes above and beyond the commoditized transfer service as the first company to deliver a holistic, in-destination travel experience. From the moment a traveler arrives in a new destination, until they return home, Welcome accommodates all their travel needs (transfers, travel products, things to do, information) as the easiest, friendliest and most personalized solution.
