Robin Bidroom
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Hi there!
My name is Robin and I am currently doing my internship at Bidroom, located in The Netherlands.
In short, Bidroom is a new revolutionary online hotel booking community that charges a 2% commission for every hotel, regardless of size and amenities. In return for our low commission, we ask hotels to give their guests a discount of at least 5% on their online room rates. With Bidroom costs can be as small as 7%, a huge saving compared to the 20 to 30% OTAs typically claim.
What makes us unique is that we work with something we call Bidroom credit. In other words, we ask a hotel to activate themselves on our website by paying a deposit. This amount is then transferred into credit on the hotel’s account. For every hotel booking, the 2% commission will be automatically deducted from that credit balance after the expiration of the cancellation period. It might sound weird because you pay beforehand but the deposit has no time limit so it can stay on your account until it is finished. This way you are not attached to a contract or yearly fee but the money is deducted based on the amount of reservations you make.
My task now is to do research to discover whether there is interest for this type of service among bed & breakfasts? I am eager to hear whether this is something you would be interested in joining as a B&B? If not, what is the reason you wouldn’t want to join?
Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
My name is Robin and I am currently doing my internship at Bidroom, located in The Netherlands.
In short, Bidroom is a new revolutionary online hotel booking community that charges a 2% commission for every hotel, regardless of size and amenities. In return for our low commission, we ask hotels to give their guests a discount of at least 5% on their online room rates. With Bidroom costs can be as small as 7%, a huge saving compared to the 20 to 30% OTAs typically claim.
What makes us unique is that we work with something we call Bidroom credit. In other words, we ask a hotel to activate themselves on our website by paying a deposit. This amount is then transferred into credit on the hotel’s account. For every hotel booking, the 2% commission will be automatically deducted from that credit balance after the expiration of the cancellation period. It might sound weird because you pay beforehand but the deposit has no time limit so it can stay on your account until it is finished. This way you are not attached to a contract or yearly fee but the money is deducted based on the amount of reservations you make.
My task now is to do research to discover whether there is interest for this type of service among bed & breakfasts? I am eager to hear whether this is something you would be interested in joining as a B&B? If not, what is the reason you wouldn’t want to join?
Your feedback is greatly appreciated!