PacificBedbank Industry Update

PacificBedbank Monthly Newsletter | April 2016

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News Update

Introducing New Operations Manager for PacificBedbank

PacificBedbank is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Cooper as Operations Manager based in Nadi as we farewell Paresh Pant. Paresh has been with the company for more than 2 years, providing very able support in assisting the company to expand its products, initially as a consultant before taking on an operations role a few months ago. He has now decided to move back to Australia permanently, doing so with our grateful thanks for his invaluable input.

Nick Cooper - Operations Manager | PacificBedbank

Nick Cooper comes to us with a wealth of diverse experience in the Tourism Industry in Fiji and abroad, with his own marine tourism business, as part of the management team for an large island resort and also serving a stint as a tourism policy analyst for the Australian Government.

We look forward to having Nick steer the company operations forward as he embarks into the modern age of travel technology working with our young team of developers and marketers to provide support for all resorts on the Bedbank system. Nick can be reached at any time on nick@pacificbedbank.com or mobile +679 992 7244.

Opportunities to grow your sales

PacificBedbank is pleased to announce a new opportunity for all resorts and hotels on PacificBedbank system to grow their sales.

Launching soon is a new OTA, BetterHotelRoom.com.

BetterHotelRoom.com has substantial financial backing and is in the process of developing an interface with the PacificBedbank system. There will be more news soon on how this interface with PacificBedBank works.

The good news is that by providing your rooms, rates, and rate plans to PacificBedbank, either direct, or though Pacific Channel Manager will put you online with BetterHotelRoom.com via the PacificBedbank connection switch.

This connection will be provided to you by PacificBedbank at no additional cost, apart from the normal Bedbank booking fee.

For more details about BetterHotelRoom.com and what opportunities they bring to you, contact Gillian Davey (Sales Manager) on email gillian@betterhotelroom.com.

Pacific Channel Manager and Airbnb now Synced!

If you list your space on Airbnb you can now sync your Airbnb calendar with Pacific Channel Manager.

Using Airbnb's iCalendar importing feature, automatically keep your Airbnb calendar up to date with Pacific Channel Manager.

Once connected, Pacific Channel Manager will update your Airbnb calendar with the following details for 365 days:

Availability
Stop Sell

For full details, contact our team on info@pacificchannelmanager.com

Convert TripAdvisor Browsers into Bookings!

Wouldn't it be nice if you could convert your TripAdvisor to confirmed bookings?

Great news! With PacificBedbank's TripAdvisor instant booking you can allow travelers to click "Book on TripAdvisor"- and effortlessly convert browsing to booking.

Congratulations to ALL PacificBedbank Trip Advisor Instant Booking Engine registered resorts for their direct bookings through TripAdvisor!

Your continuous efforts have positively resulted in great reviews being generated on TripAdvisor by travellers from around the world.

PacificBedBank as the only dedicated travel technology company based in the South Pacific Islands is committed to working in the best interests of all resorts on our system to assist you in maximizing your sales.