IWBMob is a New Mobile Booking Technology

Bed Breakfast Traveler is a brand operated under the Instant World Booking umbrella. A few weeks ago we introduced a brand new concept in mobile booking. Yes, Bed and Breakfasts can be booked on the fly, from anywhere. And, as an innkeeper you can host your booking engine on your B&B website, and be assured that people from any location using any type of devise can book your rooms instantly. This includes users of mobile phones, tablets, and any computer.

The first phase of this re-branding has just been released. It’s a mobile-first design. This means that your profile page, and the entire booking process, has been redesigned. Our new design features leading edge mobile aesthetics and streamlined user experience. For users of our new booking engine, the experience will surpass almost any modern booking site available today.

What does mobile-first mean?
Mobile-first means that our site will respond flexibly to all types of computers and devices, with an emphasis on mobile users. After all, more than 25% of worldwide travel bookings are made on mobile devices. In the coming weeks, additional phases of our IWBmob re-branding will be visible across our entire website.

One thing to consider when selecting your primary booking engine is this. Have you gone through the booking process on multiple different mobile devices such as an iPhone, an Android phone, and a tablet? Are the email confirmations that your guests receive equally mobile-friendly? Instant World Booking has this all covered for you.

We invite you to check out your new profile pages. We’re sure you’ll agree that it works better on mobile devices, and is easy for users, than most other booking sites.

Here are some of best profiles we’ve seen. We recommend you check them out for ideas. Remember, add your best photos!

Hotel Convento Santa Catalina, Guatemala
Wander Inn Bunbury, Australia
Amigos Hostel Cozumel, Mexico
Bondalem Beach Club, Indonesia
New Ostel Florence, Italy
Nanu Guesthouse, South Korea

We will soon introduce some innovative methods of integrating your IWB experience with Facebook and other social media. These are brand new innovations that are currently not used by any other booking service. Look for future announcements to learn how to take advantage of these innovations.

For more information, please see:

http://www.instantworldbooking.com/blog_iw/2017/06/introducing-iwbmob-mobile-booking-concept/

December 3, 2013December 3, 2013

Time for a New Booking Engine

Time for a New

Booking Engine!

Get a new IWB Booking Engine for your website.

New for 2014, Instant World Booking offers the guaranteed lowest cost versus any competing solution. So, now is the time to switch. Shop around, then come to Instant World Booking.

Try it today with no contracts, no obligation.

Instant World Booking has the lowest price, guaranteed. No exceptions. Just contact us for a personalized price quote. If we can’t reduce your current cost, you get our booking engine free for a year.

This offer is a virtual “game-changer”! IWB’s Booking Engine is fully integrated with IWB Front Desk 2.0 and IWB Channel Manager (see below for more information). In fact, Instant World Booking now offers more service and payment options than any other provider. So why not switch now?

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Manage hundreds of booking sites from a single calendar.

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Bonus: Free listing on the GDS … access over 450,000 travel agency sites worldwide.

Manage your calendar on all your booking channels from just one source.

Additionally, all booking sites will automatically be updated every time you receive a reservation. Here’s how it works. Whenever you receive a booking on any channel or website (e.g., HostelWorld, Booking.com, Expedia, etc.), your availability calendar is immediately updated on all connected sites. Over 150 booking sites are available. Even update all your calendars when you receive a reservation from your own website (IWB Booking Engine required).

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Why IWB Channel Manager?

Less than $14 per month
More than 150 booking sites, plus the GDS, all included
Free signup for IDS/GDS sites, reaching 450,000 travel agents worldwide
All major hostelling sites included, HostelWorld.com, Hostelbookers, etc.
Incredible savings of time and money by updating your calendar only once
Automatic updates for incoming reservations

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November 1, 2010October 13, 2010

New Booking Engines, Lower Prices for 2011

Following is a letter published to our fellow members of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (paii.org):

We wish to introduce to you our new Booking Engines (Online Reservation System) for 2011. They’re available right now! BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) believes that this announcement is quite timely. Economic conditions in North America, and for the B&B industry as a whole, are still quite lackluster, despite earlier forecasts. Like you, we feel that internet technology should not only make our lives easier, but also save money … and lots of it. Instant World Booking has introduced a pricing model for Booking Engines that does just that.

In short, BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) guarantees you a much lower cost for your website’s booking engine than your current provider.

And what’s more, you even choose the way you want to pay: commission pricing, monthly cost, per-transaction cost, etc. We can customize a pricing plan to meet your specific needs, as well as reduce your costs. You choose the pricing model that’s best for you. What really matters is — you’ll be saving money.

For years now, we’ve been reading our competitors’ websites and blog posts explaining their cost structure. You’ve probably seen some of these articles, trying to justify commission costs of 25% – 30% for online reservation programs. And, if you use a competing Booking Engine for your website, you may be paying from $50 per month (that’s the absolute lowest) up to $300 or more per month, plus a commission for every reservation. And, then there’s the setup fee (as high as $999), and plenty of restrictions on how much availability you need to allocate to avoid higher costs.

If there’s any one message I want to get across here: Please Don’t Overpay! It’s no wonder that in the last year, some of these competing providers have been bought out by major corporations or conglomerates. This has been widely publicized in the news. Let’s just see which direction their prices go in the next year.

There’s no secret to why BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) can offer the same, and better, services for a much lower cost. We’ve been developing better Booking Engines and online marketing services for close to a decade. And, we’re passing on the savings of our smart solutions to you.

Check out a demo of our Booking Engine for your website here:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

Then, contact us and tell us how much you pay for your current solution. We guarantee a lower cost, and you can even get set up for free in just 24-48 hours.

Check out our blog for more innkeepers’ intelligence, and get the real breakdown of pricing for some of our most popular competitors:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/category/business-intelligence/

Even if you’re not in the market for a new Booking Engine just yet, list your property with BedBreakfastTraveler.com today for free. You get 15+ pages of web-optimized, translated content about your B&B (we translate your B&B descriptions for you). This comes complete with custom searchable maps and extras. This is an unprecedented value.

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/listings/add_property.php

Thank you for your valuable time. I promise you that, after spending a couple of minutes checking out our Booking Engine demos, you’ll be saving a lot of money in 2011.

October 3, 2010

New Version of XML API introduced, featuring “Get Bookings”

Instant World Booking features an advanced XML API, enabling accommodations to easily use XML feeds to:

Get Calendar Availability/Allocations

Set Calendar Availability/Allocations

Retrieve Bookings

Our latest version 2.1 was released today, and includes the capability to download bookings/reservations right from the system. This version effectively completes Instant World Booking’s upgrade to a fully functional Calendar and Bookings XML Interface.

If you use 3rd party software to manage your calendar or other front desk functions, contact your provider today. Tell them you want them to integrate with IWB. Integration is free to you, and can usually be completed very quickly.

To get started with our XML API, begin by checking out our manual, or send it to your developer:

Instant World Booking API XML Manual

To read more about Instant World Booking’s XML feeds, and who currently uses them, see:

http://www.instantworldbooking.com/blog_iw/category/xml-feeds/

For more information, contact us today at: info@instantworldbooking.com

July 3, 2010

Lowest Price Refund Guarantee – by BedBreakfastTraveler.com

BedBreakfastTraveler (Instant World Booking) is your cheapest option for bed & breakfasts, inns, and hotels around the world.

Our new Lowest Price Refund Guarantee is a promise that you won’t find cheaper B&B prices elsewhere. We’re cheaper than BedandBreakfast.com, Iloveinns.com, bbfinder.com, and all the rest.

We offer a guarantee that you’ll receive the lowest available price. So, don’t bother looking any further. Reserve with confidence knowing that, if you do find a lower price, we’ll refund you double the difference. It’s that simple.

How can we offer this incredible guarantee? Because, BedBreakfastTraveler is one of the most economical online reservation providers, serving over 10,000 unique bed & breakfasts and specialty inns and hotels worldwide. And, because we provide superior service and technology, we don’t gouge our accommodation partners with exorbitant commissions. So, we can pass on the savings to our travelers.

About our Lowest Price Refund Guarantee

We are absolutely committed to offering the lowest prices for hostels. You can now book with confidence, because you won’t find any of our hostels cheaper elsewhere on the internet. If you are able to find a better deal for the same travel dates and with the same booking conditions, we’ll refund double the difference. See more about the terms of our Lowest Price Refund Guarantee below. We think you’ll agree that no better guarantee is offered anywhere.

Lowest Price Refund Guarantee – Terms

(1) Contact us within 7 days of booking your accommodation through BedBreakfastTraveler (Instant World Booking), or one of our 100+ travel websites. Your booking must be completed on one of Instant World Booking’s websites, not a lodging’s website or other affiliate site.

(2) Tell us the details of the lower rate you were offered. The lower price must be available to book during the 7 day period following your reservation, and we need to be able to verify the offer.

(3) The guarantee will not apply to lower prices advertised within 7 days of arrival date.

(4) The lower price must be available on a website other than bedbreakfasttraveler.com.

(5) The “lower price” consists of the total cost of the reservation, including the daily rate, any included meals and extras, and all booking fees and taxes. The “lower price” must be found on a website for an equivalent room at the same lodging accommodation for the same period as your reservation, and with the same conditions.

(6) Instant World Booking will make refunds only if your reservation through Instant World Booking completed and not cancelled or the subject of a no-show. Refunds will only be given after the departure date, once the terms of your reservation have been fully completed.

(7) If a refund is given, you are still bound by the terms and conditions of your existing reservation confirmed through Instant World Booking.

(8) The lowest price guarantee does not apply to accommodation reserved in combination with a membership rate, frequent stay, reward type program, or special promotion offered by the accommodation provider.

(9) The lower price must be a regularly advertised price for your reserved hotel, not a price received from an ‘opaque’ site or auction site, where the exact location or price is not known until after booking.

(10) The maximum refund that will be provided by Instant World Booking is limited to the total confirmation payment made at the time of your reservation.

(11) Instant World Booking reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time without prior warning or notification.

May 19, 2010October 13, 2010

Rezovation Booking Engine? Switch now and Get $200 Back

If you use Rezovation for your website’s booking engine, or a similar service like Webervations or other BedandBreakfast.com product, consider switching today and get $200.00 back. Do you want to save a lot of money AND have a superior booking engine for your website? Check out BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking), and learn why our booking engine services are better than Rezovation and the rest:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

BedBreakfastTraveler.com offers a superior and more flexible solution for your website’s booking engine. If you’re already using Rezovation, just compare costs and features. There’s no obligation or cost to check out a demo booking engine from BedBreakfastTraveler.com. So, why overpay? We already offer lower rates than Rezovation and other competing providers. We also offer more services and options, including deposit and payment options not available elsewhere. In addition to our already lower rates, when you switch now from a competing provider, receive an additional $200.00 back. Contact us today for more details and to receive your demo.

May 12, 2010May 5, 2010

Webervations Booking Engine? Switch Now and Get $200 Back

If you’re using Webervations’ Booking Engine for your bed & breakfast or inn website, switch now and receive up to $200.00 back. Contact BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) for more information, or see the following page to learn more about our booking engine services:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

Not only does BedBreakfastTraveler.com offer a better and more flexible solution than Webervations, but we’re already a lot cheaper. Don’t overpay for a booking engine on your B&B website! And, in addition to our lower rates, BedBreakfastTraveler.com is offering a special promotion for up to $200 back when you switch today.

There’s no obligation to set up a demo booking engine for your website, so check us out today and save.

May 5, 2010

BedandBreakfast.com Booking Engine? Switch now and receive $200

Do you use BedandBreakfast.com or a similar Booking Engine for your bed and breakfast website? Do you also want to save a lot of money. BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) is offering a promotion if you switch now from a competing booking engine. Receive up to $200.00 back when you switch today. Contact BedBreakfastTraveler.com for more information, or see the following page to learn why our booking engine services cannot be beat:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

Not only does BedBreakfastTraveler.com offer a superior and more flexible solution than BedandBreakfast.com, but it’s also a lot cheaper. Just compare by viewing the pricing chart at the link above. Why overpay for a booking engine with less service and options? In addition to our already lower rates, BedBreakfastTraveler.com offers a special promotion for up to $200.00 back when you switch today.

There’s no obligation or cost to set up a demo booking engine for your B&B’s website, so check us out today and save.

May 3, 2010April 19, 2010

Property Management Systems Integrating with BedBreakfastTraveler.com

ASSD Hotel Property Management System is one of the latest PMS systems to interface with BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking). If you currently use a 3rd party PMS or Channel Management System, or any Calendar Management System for your B&B, contact them today to tell them you want their system to feed BedBreakfastTraveler.com (IWB). Perhaps you’re using one of the more popular Calendar Systems from Webervations, Rezovations, or others. Most front desk software providers will be more than happy to integrate with booking engines of your choice.

So, tell your front desk or calendar management provider today that you also want to feed your availability to BedBreakfastTraveler.com. This is the best way to improve the management of your online services, save work, and increase the opportunity for more bookings.

April 25, 2010April 19, 2010

Questions about BedBreakfastTraveler.com’s Booking Engine for B&B Websites

Maybe you’re considering a new booking engine for your bed and breakfast website. Maybe you’re looking for a better solution at a lower price. Here are some of the questions you should be asking:

What do you mean by “almost cost-free solution”?
Are my customers charged a service fee?
Can I still keep all my other third party services and software when I use this booking engine for my website?
Am I required to use other services or software by Instant World Booking?
What is Full No-show (failure to arrive) and Cancellation protection?
How do I receive my deposit payments?
What special discounts are available if I switch today from a competing provider?

To get the answer to these and other important questions about booking engines for your website, please see: Bed and Breakfast Booking Engines and DEMOS.