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Overview

Launch year

2021

Compatible integrations

Description

A Sales Engine (ISE) is a newer and more advanced technology when compared to traditional Booking Engines (IBE). ISEs offer personalized recommendations, including specific room features and attributes based on user profiles, adaptable product categories, and proactive sales techniques to boost sales. The Sales Engine can be seamlessly integrated into a property's website, and it also includes a proposal and reservation module for telephone operators. Additionally, the Sales Engine generates insightful data views on user behavior, enabling accommodation providers to undertake new, distinct sales and marketing activities.Any accommodation provider looking to enhance their brand and drive more direct sales should consider upgrading their booking engine to a Sales Engine. On average our customers increase direct sales by up to 30% and achieve 20% higher average rates.The Sales Engine can either be connected to a partner Channel Manager or Property Management System (PMS).

Details

Infrastructure detailsCloud, Open API, Multi-Property, Add-on to a res system, API Hub

Support languagesEN

CategoryCommercial and distribution

SubcategoryBooking Engine (IBE)

Integrations

https://www.gauvendi.com/

IndustryHospitality

Screenshots, videos and other resources

Brochure

Product features

IBE Conversion Boosters

A/B Testing And Optimization

Booking Abandonment Recapture

Customizable Exit Intent Modals

Flexible Dates

Form Autofill

Google Hotel Ads Integration

Mobile Optimized/Responsive

Multi-Lingual (Guest Facing)

Rate Plan Comparisons

Room Substitutions

Social Media Integration/Bookings

Urgency Messaging Widget

Automated Reporting

Data Analytics and Reporting

Conversion Rate Reports

Facebook Conversion Tracking

GDPR Compliant

Google Analytics tracking

Referral Reporting

Merchandising And Packaging

Abandoned Booking Recovery

ADA Compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act)

Customizable Add-Ons

Meal Plans

Multi-Room And Multi-Rate Plan Booking

Multi-Room Bookings

Pooled Inventory

Tariffs

Website Integration

Wedding And Corporate Booking Modules

Transactional Emails

Confirmation Emails

Multi-Lingual

Upselling And Cross Selling

Alternative Accommodation Recommendations (when no availability)

Discount Codes (Promocodes)

Special Offers and Discounts

Payment Methods

Adyen

Stripe

Support Level

Local / Regional Support in Middle East and Africa

Office Hours Online Support

Chat

E-Training / Online Training

Dedicated customer success manager

Dedicated onboarding specialist

Integrations

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OPERA Cloud Property Management

Vendor verified

Vendor: Oracle HospitalityCategory: Hospitality operationsSubcategory: Property Management System (PMS)

Connectivity

Vendor verified

Vendor: DerbySoftCategory: Commercial and distributionSubcategory: Connectivity / Integration Platforms

The SiteMinder platform

Vendor verified

Vendor: SiteMinderCategory: Commercial and distributionSubcategory: Channel Manager

WIHP Hotels

Partially verified

Vendor: WIHPCategory: Commercial and distributionSubcategory: Marketing Platform

Digital marketing for hotels

Unverified

Vendor: MyhotelshopCategory: Hospitality servicesSubcategory: Marketing Services

Technical specifications

Specifications

o Our onboarding process typically ranges from 1 to 4 weeks, depending on the availability of data provided by the client. During this time, our team enhances the room inventory data by adding room features and attributes to provide a comprehensive overview of the available rooms with help of the property team. As part of our service offering, we also ensure that all services to be sold, such as rate plans and extra services, are properly mapped with the corresponding main connectivity system during the initial setup. The Sales Engine can either be connected to a partner Channel Manager or to Property Management Systems (PMS) to utilize all functionalities.

Configurations

Our onboarding process typically ranges from 1 to 4 weeks, depending on the availability of data provided by the client. During this time, our team enhances the room inventory data by adding room features and attributes to provide a comprehensive overview of the available rooms with help of the property team. As part of our service offering, we also ensure that all services to be sold, such as rate plans and extra services, are properly mapped with the corresponding main connectivity system during the initial setup. The Sales Engine can either be connected to a partner Channel Manager or Property Management System (PMS).

Scalability

https://www.gauvendi.com/

Fee structure

Tiered Subscriptions

Starting from:

$3

Pricing:

SaaS Model based on number of rooms

Buyers

FAQs

Why should I try GauVendi and change the way I am selling my room inventory?

Did you ever want to be an early adaptor, a leader and not a follower? The GauVendi dynamic inventory management & feature-based System is elevating the way you can manage YOUR most profitable assets - your rooms! By creating a lot more price points and subtle price jumps, allowing inventory restrictions on a feature level enable you to optimize your occupancy and average rates like never before. The next generation of a Central Reservation System. In addition, this way of selling incentives your guests to book direct, allowing for real stay personalization, finally a different argument than just mentioning a “best price guarantee”.

We have so many other priorities, why should I add another project to my list?

GauVendi doesn’t take up too much of your time. In fact, our clients actually appreciate the detailed review of their inventory since it benefits the long-term positioning of the property. With results like increasing traffic to own sales channel, boosting loyalty and excelling in booking satisfaction, this cannot be seen as ‘another project’. After piloting with us, you will have in addition to a fully revised room inventory, analytic results of booked features that help to better market your rooms through any channel in the future. Why? Because you will know exactly what features each of your rooms have and what guests’ book and are prepared to pay for it. Powerful information for your sales, marketing and distribution strategy moving forward!

How much time do we need to invest?

You should plan at least one working day for your rooms inventory, documenting the valuable room features and attributes. From our experience we know that even hotel owners are surprised about their room features as they start reviewing each and every room and discovering new possibilities to monetize its unique characteristics. It is up to you of course if you like to start your retail approach closely linked to your current strategy and implement changes as you go or if you like to be more radical from the beginning. Over the course of months, you will have detailed information about user behavior, and we will support you to adapt your strategy accordingly.

GauVendi doesn’t seem to have an interface to the PMS system we are using?

The fact that we have not listed your PMS system should not stop you from trying our solution. Let us know which system you are using so that we can plan together for a possible two-way integration. Until an interface is in place, you can test our solution using our Retail Management System to manage availability and pricing manually with advanced restriction tools like “Minimum Length of Stay Through” or “Minimum Length of Stay”. This allows you to make room restrictions for specific room attributes only matching your ideal occupancy strategy. Regular availability and pricing upload reports might also be available subject to your PMS provider. Talk to us and we will provide you a solution.

How should we handle this operationally? This is another “channel” we have to manage?

Your inventory management system is not “another channel” but can become your main hub to manage your inventory through all systems. Yes, it is new, the approach is novel, but the opportunity for you as hotel operator is enormous! The way inventory has been managed in hospitality has never been touched or questioned before so let’s challenge the status-quo. Start small, use our Retail Management System to test the solution for all or only partial room inventory and once you start seeing the benefits, you can adapt your operational setup! The GauVendi team is part of this journey and supports you along the way.

Gauvendi Sales Engine

designed to sell

IBE Conversion Boosters

Data Analytics and Reporting

Merchandising And Packaging

Transactional Emails

Upselling And Cross Selling

Payment Methods

Support Level

Tiered Subscriptions

$3