SITU announces new live availability booking service
SITU, the global serviced apartment and corporate accommodation provider, has today announced the imminent launch of a new live availability booking solution for travel managers, travel management companies and clients requiring serviced apartment solutions worldwide.
The new service will be rolled out over the coming year to encompass SITU’s global portfolio of 36,000 serviced apartments.
SITU partners will be able to upload availability of properties through SITU’s supplier portal or through API for all the major Property Management Systems and Channel Managers - feeding live availability and prices instantaneously to SITU and its customers.
Selected SITU partners will be among the first to be able to make their properties available through the new service, which will allow industry partners (such as booking agents and travel management companies), clients and new customers to book instantly for periods of one night upwards. Properties with live availability will be identified on SITU’s site by a pastel green button with a lightning bolt symbol.
The decision to announce the launch ahead of The Business Travel Show, has been driven by demand for a simple online booking solution that shows real-time availability.
Commenting on the roll-out of the new service, Phil Stapleton, Managing Director of SITU, said: “We have seen a growing appetite from travel bookers for a service that allows online booking with real-time availability both domestically and internationally, so we are stepping up to the mark with a solution which ensures that businesses and our industry partners can gain instant access to high quality serviced apartments when they want it, where they want it.
However, it is important to note that this will not replace the service-led approach that SITU has built its reputation on – rather it is a tool within the SITU technology suite to further support our guests and clients.”
“In our view, more complex group bookings, stays of over a month, relocations or more unusual requests are best met by SITU’s search service, which delivers bespoke solutions, negotiated rates and corporate accommodation solutions where stock may be scarce or even non-existent.”
SITU is an award-winning, accredited, serviced apartments provider. It specialises in providing properties for stays of three nights or longer in over 500 locations internationally.
Predominately focused on providing corporate long stay accommodation solutions, SITU’s client-centred approach and delivery of bespoke technology solutions has resulted in the business becoming one of the fastest growing companies in the sector.
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About SITU
SITU, one of the UK’s largest serviced apartment providers, was established in 2008 by Managing Director Phil Stapleton. The business, which is headquartered in Exeter, works with customers - ranging from travel management companies to clients such as the London Stock Exchange - to deliver accommodation for staff wherever they need it globally. It specialises in creating bespoke solutions that meet the individual needs of its clients, which includes sourcing and creating serviced apartment solutions in locations where stock may be scarce or even nonexistent. Whether a business is looking for apartments for individuals, multi-occupancy apartments for groups of contract workers, or corporate housing for families living and working domestically or overseas, SITU has the knowledge, skill and portfolio to deliver a cost-effective solution that meets their clients’ requirements. SITU provides properties for stays of three or more nights in over 500 locations internationally, with over 15,000 apartments on the website in the UK alone, over 36,000 globally and access to over 50,000 additional properties that are chosen specifically to suit the needs of nomadic contract workers, construction and commercial fit-out businesses. Last year SITU managed over 25,000 bookings for clients in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceana as well as in Africa. A specialist in the development of technology that delivers industry leading accommodation solutions, SITU creates integrated client extranet solutions designed to improve the accuracy and speed of bookings for clients, be that for a travel manager, intermediary or end user. SITU also provides white labelled solutions enabling intermediaries to undertake searches for their end customers, which are returned to them with their branding, speeding the service that they are able to provide to their customers. SITU works closely with businesses in oil and renewables, IT, pharma, engineering, banking, construction and fitout. It also works with businesses across as a range of other sectors. Its award-winning team work closely with relocation companies, travel managers, event organisers, travel agents, PAs and individuals, tailoring solutions to their needs and budgets. SITU is accredited by The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (The ASAP), The Hotel Booking Agents Association (The HBAA), The Association of Relocation Professionals (The ARP) and the European Relocation Association (EuRA).