Online hotel distribution: Airbnb launches a partnership with Availpro

Airbnb today announced a technology partnership with Availpro, Europe's leading online hotel distribution platform, which enables hotels to increase their revenue by optimizing their online sales.

Under this new partnership, hotels that use Availpro's channel manager and meet Airbnb's hospitality standards can quickly list their rooms on Airbnb directly from Availpro's distribution platform. The new integration, jointly developed by the two companies, will now allow hotels to automatically synchronize their rates and inventory in real time from the Availpro extranet.

?We want to work with properties that offer the best guest experiences and share our vision of ?Belong anywhere’. We are delighted to partner with Availpro to support boutique hotels that share a common vision of hospitality.?
Emmanuel Marill, Country Manager France, Airbnb
Earlier this year, Airbnb announced its expansion into the boutique hotel sector in order to offer travelers a wider choice of accommodation and greater transparency about the types of accommodation available, and to help professional hosts better showcase what makes them unique so as to better meet guests' preferences.

Availpro's customers, including leading independent hotels and boutique hotels, will be at the heart of this rollout across Europe, notably in France, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain. Airbnb will focus on onboarding those that meet the defined hospitality standards, in order to deliver the experience and authenticity that travelers expect on Airbnb.

?Originally developed as a very powerful channel manager, Availpro gives our hotel customers access to hundreds of channels in many countries. As times change, our technology is also evolving to offer independent hotels the best of tomorrow's online distribution tools.?
Antoine Buhl, CTO at Availpro.
?Our group has been distributing rooms on the Airbnb website since early 2017. They have set up a system that works well. So, as the market evolves, it is crucial to adapt and join forces. Now, with Availpro's automated connection, it is even easier. Once we have activated all categories, each category corresponds to an offer that can be booked several times, depending on the number of rooms in the category. Inventory management, along with instant booking and the synchronization of rates and availability, make a real difference, technically. Financially, it allows us to reach a broader target audience that often books for longer stays.?
Laurent Rozenbaum, Revenue Director of Groupe Hôtels en Ville