Press Releases - 2008
Joie de Vivre Introduces Online Access to Agent Rates
Accessibility Unique to Boutique Hotel Industry
San Francisco, March 17, 2008 – Out of appreciation for travel agencies and their contributions to the industry, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV) announced today a user-friendly way to access discounted industry rates via their website, jdvhotels.com.
Now, via http://www.jdvhotels.com/travelagent, travel agents can conveniently secure discounts from 25-50% off regularly published rates by entering a small amount of information. While similar processes have been pioneered by larger hotel brands, it is unique to the boutique hotel industry. This means that agents are now empowered (and even encouraged) to pursue discounts at the company’s wide variety of hotels including San Francisco’s popular Hotel Vitale, the newly-renovated Hotel Tomo and Kabuki Hotel and more.
Also through the website, with one touch, agents are able to access JV Chain Code Hotels and subscribe to JdV’s quarterly agent eNewsletter, “Agent Joy.” Subscribers to Agent Joy will receive information on new hotel openings, special offers, booth locations for upcoming industry shows and chances to win prizes each quarter – from cash to robes to spa treatments to hotel stays. Currently, JdV is offering an iPhone as an incentive to keep agents in touch.
Travel agent support is one of the many developments to JdV’s website. In alignment with current trends that show travelers using the internet as a primary travel planning tool, Joie de Vivre Hospitality has also incorporated new site elements that assist with much more than simply booking rooms. Now, visitors can literally be ‘folded into’ a local, real-time California experience on a deeper level than Travelocity, Expedia, or third-party travel sites go. Through web 2.0 enhancements such as California Connect, Your California and Hotel Matchmaker, travelers can create a deeper and more ‘connected’ visit to the golden state.
About Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Based in San Francisco, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (www.jdvhospitality.com) is a creative collection of lifestyle businesses. As California’s largest independent boutique hotelier, Joie de Vivre encompasses other hospitality businesses such as restaurants and spas. Celebrating 20 years of creating dreams, Joie de Vivre Hospitality is expanding its California presence in Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, Huntington Beach and beyond.
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