Yovivo (https://yovivo.com/) today released a feature that allows any hotel
property to offer extended stays, if they wish to do so.
The extended stay trend is growing as remote work increases in popularity, and
figures suggest the trajectory is going to continue. Whilst private residence
bookings such as those offered on AirBnB have not shown any slowing in bookings,
hotel brands are now branching out into the extended stay niche, offering
facilities that apartment and villa rentals generally do not provide.
"The hotel market has to adjust, but not all brands have the ability, time or
budget to adapt to consumers' inclination towards longer trips," says Karen
Kochmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-kochmann-27970237/), Head of Product
at Yovivo. "Remote work is quickly reshaping the travel industry, and many
properties are struggling to keep up. Yovivo's technology can help."
Yovivo may have the solution for hotels that wish to offer extended stays but
have not yet adapted their systems accordingly. Yovivo is a hotel booking
platform specializing in extended stays of one month or longer.
Yovivo released its latest feature today, whereby travelers can request a
booking from over 350,000 hotels on the platform that falls outside of their
usual parameters. The "under request
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property on the Yovivo platform for a month or longer, regardless of whether the
property ordinarily offers extended stays.
In the past, travelers would have to contact the property directly, locate a
manager, and attempt to negotiate a longer stay for a discount. With Yovivo,
travelers need only make a request on the platform, and the hotel will receive
the details directly. The hotel can then decide whether to accept the request,
decline it or offer a modified reservation.
"Existing channel managers are generally designed for short stays," says Tech
Lead, Derek Robins. "Yovivo displays properties with automatic inventory and
without. If the user chooses a property without an extended stay, the system
sends a request to the hotel's intranet."
Not all properties on the Yovivo platform necessarily wish to offer extended
stays, but the release of this piece of technology gives them the option, both
now and in the future.
About Yovivo
Yovivo consists of passionate expats, whom have lived in more than 15 countries,
travel professionals and developers. Currently based on Mallorca, an
international hospitality hub, it became evident that hotels are adapting their
products with extended-stay bookings to become more economically sustainable,
not only in their business growth but also in response to the growing trend of
remote workers and digital nomads. Historically these nomads were mainly using
private home rentals, but recent trends have shifted towards hotel
accommodation. The idea was to create a platform dedicated to global hotel
bookings to answer the demand for extended-stay accommodation at reasonable
rates.
Press Contact
Keren Viseer
keren@yovivo.com
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