Booking.com, a global leader in booking hotel and other accommodations online, announced today the initial test pilot of Booking.com for Travel Agents, a new platform designed specifically with the needs of travel agents.
 
The platform features a suite of easy-to-use tools that empower travel industry professionals to seamlessly make and manage accommodation reservations for their clients via Booking.com.

Booking.com for Travel Agents is an extension of the company's existing Affiliate Partner Programme and leverages technology and infrastructure being developed for Booking.com for Business.

Travel agents who join the platform will be eligible for similar partner benefits as all Booking.com affiliate partners.

Not only does the Booking.com for Travel Agents platform will enable travel agents to view and manage all customer reservations via one handy dashboard, but it also includes a tab of customisable reports that fully support agents in monitoring individual client bookings, as well as providing them with a convenient breakdown of their earnings over time, the company said.
 
The Booking.com website is now available in 43 languages, offering over 1 million hotels and accommodations including more than 520,000 vacation rental properties and covers over 96,000 destinations worldwide.

With over 19 years of experience and a team of over 13,000 dedicated employees in over 184 offices worldwide, Booking.com operates its own in-house customer service team, which is available 24/7 to ensure an exceptional customer experience, the company said. - TradeArabia News Service