Shanghai, China, July 2019— In partnership, DerbySoft announces the successful connection between Expedia Group and Atour Hotel, a leading lifestyle hotel company based in Shanghai, China. Atour Hotel has recently launched 200 hotels on Expedia which will promote both inbound tourism and business travel within China. This partnership will also boost Atour Hotel’s brand worldwide through Expedia’s global marketing influence and resources.
DerbySoft worked with both partners through its Connectivity Suite which offers Streamlined Connectivity (formally known as Go). With this live connection, Expedia has the most up-to-date availability, rates and inventory (ARI) for the connected Atour Hotels, providingboth parties the highest accuracy of ARI for their customers.
“We are glad to have DerbySoft as a provider of their high-performance distribution services,” states Jessie Cai, the national business development director for Expedia. “DerbySoft offers Expedia real-time bookings of connected Atour Hotels to ensure all reservations are received efficiently. As a Chinese company, we are looking forward to the care that Expedia will take to ensure Atour Hotel customers will be taken care of prior to traveling in China.”
DerbySoft has over 750 partners connected to the Connectivity Suite and processes 8 million room nights per month. The 15-year old technology company looks forward to building more revenue for both Expedia and Atour Hotels in China.
About Expedia
Expedia is one of the world’s leading full-service online travel brands helping travelers easily plan and book travel from the widest selection of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, rail, cruises, activities, attractions and services. Expedia.com
About Atour Hotels
Atour Hotel is a luxury lifestyle hotel brand based in China with properties in most major Chinese cities. Established in 2012, Atour Hotels set out to go beyond the traditional expectations of a hotel by developing cultural-based amenities such as reading lounges, literary salons and photography exhibits in various hotel properties. Atour Hotels offer customers a well-rounded, cultural approach and embraces an on-the-go lifestyle in a unique manner. AtourHotelXian.com
About DerbySoft
DerbySoft enables travel companies to work together through technology and innovation. As the leading provider of high-performance hotel distribution, DerbySoft connects distributors and suppliers through the Connectivity Suite by offering streamlined connectivity at both the CRS and PMS levels. DerbySoft also provides solutions for suppliers through the Digital Marketing Suite, which uses machine learning and rich data to drive high-performing digital marketing campaigns, and the Content Suite, a platform for collecting, managing and distributing quality hotel content to drive higher booking conversions.
With seven offices around the globe and over 300 employees in over 11 countries, DerbySoft continues to grow and develop the next generation of online hotel distribution infrastructure. DerbySoft.com.
