The Wahanda Blog

For immediate release:  January 2011

With the majority of UK consumers now researching their spa breaks and spa holidays online, demand for ‘real time’ bookings is also rising and becoming increasingly important to spa operators as a means of capturing immediate sales.  Real time means that consumers can shop ‘live’ for the best deals without wasting valuable time and spa and hotel operators can benefit from instant confirmation on forward bookings.

Wahanda, the leading online community in spa, beauty and wellness which receives over 450,000 visitors a month to its site, will launch ‘real time’ dated bookings for spa breaks and spa hotels from February 2011. This means that consumers will be able to see real time availability for spa breaks and be able to book these directly with Wahanda.  Visitors to the site will be able to browse by date, location and price at venues throughout the UK and Europe.

For the spa and hotel operator, the process to become involved couldn’t be easier.  Each venue can add new offers at any time, and showcase a ‘live’ calendar of available dates and prices. Inventory can be easily managed within the Wahanda Extranet system to ensure maximum sales potential for dates that are yet to be filled. Perfect for last minute cancellations or off-peak periods.

Lopo Champalimaud, CEO of Wahanda says: “Consumer demand for wanting to book their spa breaks and holidays immediately means that the standard request system that most companies use has become outdated and misses out on important sales for operators.  Wahanda’s move to ‘real time’ bookings is part of our strategy to simplify the spa booking process and bring more immediate business to spa and hotel operators.”

Spa and hotel operators interested in joining Wahanda’s ‘real time’ booking service should contact supply.uk@wahanda.com.

Tags: booking, hotels, real time bookings, spa breaks, spas

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