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I surprisingly like this idea. My friends and I were considering getting a suite in Vegas a few months back and though the plans mainly fell through for conflic
by snake117 10y ago
I surprisingly like this idea. My friends and I were considering getting a suite in Vegas a few months back and though the plans mainly fell through for conflicting schedules, I remember finding it more difficult getting quick information on suites.
I have two questions for you:
1. Have you faced any resistance from certain hotels for any reason?
2. What other cities do you plan on expanding to?
Keep up the great work!
- killion 10y agoThank you! The problem you described is exactly the one we want to solve. 1. Absolutely, we faced a lot of resistance when we first started. It took getting one big hotel to vouch for us to get more signed up. It gets easier every day since we are bringing the best customers. 2. San Francisco will be live very soon. Before demo day we anticipate that we will have the largest markets in the US online.
- wishinghand 10y agoWhy were they so resistant? I'd be interested in hearing their rationale.
- killion 10y agoWe found a few main reasons and lots of little ones. The main ones were: 1. Brand Safety - The hotels we work with are high-end luxury resorts and they don't want to be seen as discounted. 2. Limited inventory - Many of the suites we sell are one of a kind like penthouses. 3. Technology limitations - This is a huge one but most hotel reservation systems max out at 4 adult occupancy. They can't just put these suites on the GDS. 4. Personal approvals - Some of the suites have decor like $50K vases that if they are broken they are out of commission for weeks. So we had to overcome all of these issues before we could sign the first hotel. But by overcoming them and bringing great customers to the hotel the sales process has become easier (not easy, easier). I hope that helps.