Did you know that around 80% of global travellers have suggested that sustainability is important to them? Or that 6 out of 10 visitors prioritise hotels that are single-use plastic free?
As a travel agent, it's in your hands to offer travellers looking to reduce their carbon footprint the sustainable options they want. Especially as it's clear that an increasing number of travellers are putting their money where their values are and compounding the need for the industry to shift, permanently, to sustainability.
Consumer trends from the travel industry as whole can’t be ignored – travellers are actively seeking sustainability. They want single-use plastic free hotels. They want eco-conscious initiatives at the forefront of the hotels they choose. They want destinations taking climate change seriously, and putting their investments into green solutions.
So we’d be pretty remiss not to join those paving the way for travel as a force for good.
So, how are you able to make sustainability front and centre for your clients, with Bedsonline?
Simple: with our arsenal of travel booking tools and products, our sustainability commitments as a business, and our ongoing dedication to empowering both agents and end travellers with travel opportunities that suit those all-important needs.
Let’s take a look at how we’re helping YOU to help your clients travel sustainably!
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In answer – we have our Sustainable Hotels Programme (formerly our Green Hotels Programme) offered in line with our parent company, HBX Group.
Since its beginnings in 2020 our Sustainable Hotels Programme has continued to grow, from offering 15,000 to around 40,000 sustainable hotels, and our single-use plastic free hotels have been boosted from 500 to 5000!
This Sustainable Hotels Programme was created to allow hotels all around the world to showcase their dedication to changing travel, accommodate the conscious way of travelling becoming so critical to traveller decision-making, and of course, make it even easier for our registered partners to offer these sustainable options to travellers during the booking process.
This leads us onto our next point...
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Of course, travellers need more than just a ticked box to be assured that their choices are wholly sustainable.
Enter in, sustainability: certified.
One of the fastest ways for our registered travel partners to access, identify, and promote our collection of sustainable hotels is by using the ‘Sustainable Hotels’ filter in our Booking Engine!
Hotels are only shown in our ‘Sustainable Hotels’ filter in our travel booking platform, if they have sustainable certification – provided by industry-leading organisations such as the World Tourism and Trade Council (WTTC) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
This means that both you as travel agents and your clients can rest assured that when you click ‘Sustainable Hotels’ in our Booking Engine, you’re being served hotels and resorts that are accredited with some of the highest levels of sustainability out there!
Considering that travellers are seeking authenticity more and more, it’s important that as their travel booker you’re able to offer trustworthy and approved sustainable options. Not only for ultimate peace of mind, but also to maximise that customer-agent relationship that we know is so important for you and your business.
If you’re one of our Bedsonline agents, log in and explore our Booking Engine now to find our latest sustainable hotels.
Not signed up yet? Register for free today and start taking advantage of our portfolio of around 40,000 sustainable hotels!
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Picture it: you’re in the exclusive Bedsonline member's network. You’ve gained access to hundreds of thousands of hotels, thousands of experiences, global mobility (car rental and transfer) solutions, and the support of our local and global experts – all at your fingertips.
What’s next?
Well, now you have your portfolio of sustainable hotels, you can promote them in a way that suits your clients best!
How? By personalising your own travel brochure, of course.
The Star Brochure is our flagship product, it’s an amalgamation of everything you need as a travel agent: inspiration from destination and travel trend focused articles, more hotel and resort listings than you can imagine, instant booking features, and the ability to customise this brochure on an individual client-to-client basis.
Because having the expansive portfolio is one thing, promoting it in an accessible and inspiring way is another. You want to make it easy for clients to say ‘yes’ to that perfect stay, and the Star Brochure does just that.
With our customisable travel brochure you can:
Have your clients browse through the dynamic galleries to help them make a decision, or send them destination-specific articles to pique their interest and encourage them to book.
What’s more, linking directly to our travel booking platform, the Booking Engine, means that you also have the ability to cross-sell your clients trip-enriching products like experiences and mobility solutions. To maximise their trip, and further boost your income opportunities.
Not only this, but the Star Brochure has handy ‘Best For’ categories which are included throughout the brochure, making it even easier to identify the perfect hotel for every client on an individual basis!
Discover how to customise your very own travel brochure here.
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Once you and your client have found suitable sustainable options for their needs, it might be tricky for them to narrow down their choices.
Luckily, our Hotel Comparison Tool in the Booking Engine makes this simple!
Simply select the sustainable hotel options that have caught your clients’ eye, and hit the ‘Compare’ button in our booking platform. It’s that easy. Our Booking Engine allows you to compare up to four hotels at the time of booking, offering a quick glance at each list of facilities to help your client make the decision.
Plus, you can export this hotel comparison for ease of reference if they can’t make up their mind on the spot!
Discover more about the time-saving functionalities of our travel booking platform by downloading our guide to the Bedsonline Booking Engine here.
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What kind of partner would we be if we didn’t offer seasonal campaigns just for our partners?
Considering our mission to get the best travel products in your hands in a way that excites, delights and constantly meets the needs of your clients, it’s only natural that we’d run timely, seasonal and incentivising campaigns for our partners.
But our campaigns aren’t just based on what’s hot.
They’re also a key way that we promote important and in-demand products to help keep you as agents at the forefront of the travel industry, like sustainable options.
Just like our upcoming Single-Use Plastic Free campaign!
Designed to give you as travel agents even better access to those sustainability certified hotels we mentioned earlier, this campaign is made up exclusively of some of the best-recommended hotels and resorts in our Sustainable Hotels Programme, especially those that have pledged themselves as single-use plastic free.
We’ve seen huge success with our sustainably focused campaigns and are dedicated to constantly improving our offering of eco-conscious options. Last year, our campaign with Accor increased the number of hotels and resorts registered as single-use plastic free from 500 to 5000!
Register to become one of our travel partners today to be the first to hear about this campaign!
Discover our Booking Engine today and see how it offers every tool you need as an advisor in one platform!
- Explore its time-saving features
- Discover how you can maximise your consultations
- Easily cross-sell travel products and add admin fees
- And much more!"
