Social Media Integration: Every property is integrated too the most
prevalent and powerful social media platforms available—Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn® —to best leverage your resident referrals. They’ll be able to easily promote your properties with positive preset or original messages that can be amplified across different channels for exponential reach.
Social brings word-of-mouth marketing online by tapping into the vast reach of social networks. It enables residents to promote your properties by posting a positive preset message of their choice on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn®. Not only will you reach hundreds or even thousands of residents’ friends, but you can do it almost instantly. Something that is nearly impossible to achieve using traditional door hanger or flyer referral campaigns
Syndication Marketing: Property advertising on the internet has never been
better. We update and distribute your property photos, room types, floor plans and availability on our
network of the largest national and local internet listing sites—in addition to a free premium listings with
Craigslist one of the top sites. Others include:
Apartments.com ApartmentGuide.com ApartmentSearch.com
Move.com ForRent.com
ApartmentFinder.com
PeopleWithPets.com ApartmentETC.com
Zillow.com RentWiki.com
Frontdoor Zillow Mobile
Yahoo HotPads Back Page
Front Page
FrontDoor Oodle
Military.com Walmart Facebook
BackPage.com ByOwnerMLS
RentBits
Walkscore RentJungle
Campus Avenue Rentenna
AOL Real Estate Zumper Trovit Geebo
Enormo Yakaz
RentMatch Trulia
LiveLovely Craiglist
GDS MARKETING & ADVERTISING
o • Amadeus Instant Marketing
o • Galileo Headlines
o • Sabre and Abacus/Infini Promo Spots
o • Worldspan Accents
o Perot GDS CPG Display
Travel agent commission payment program
Our travel agent commission payment program utilizes the Perot Travel
Agent Commission Service (TACS), a trusted leader in the travel industry.
This program allows the hotel to pay commissions to travel agencies on
those reservations they receive electronically as well as those made
directly through the hotel. This program simplifies the payment process,
reduces hotel workload and aides in increasing customer satisfaction.
• Convenient and easy to use with just one monthly payment
• Consolidated travel agent payments into the agent’s local currency
• Cost effective, eliminating the need to pay outrageous bank fees
• Monthly report of payments and activity
• Reliable service that is trusted by travel agents worldwide
Direct Interface with Travel Ports
Connect to
over 500,000 travel agencies around the world
Affinity and Our Partners provide access to the major Global Distributions Systems (GDS)
connecting your property to thousands of travel agent terminals worldwide.
We utilize the most sophisticated technology available, making our connection to the GDS seamless
next generation. Travel agents can access more accurate and up-to date information on your hotel at
any given time easily and instantly.
A considerable amount of time and investment has been put towards programming this connection
so that real-time updates are made available and accessible to you.
Online Travel Port interface (OTA’s) and thousands more! Note: Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) are the fastest growing segment of the travel industry.
Worldwide 800 Reservation Call Center
24/7/365
Hotel guests still prefer to shop and book hotel rooms by speaking to a real
human being. This is not because they need a price; it is because they are
checking service levels at the hotel.
* Voice reservation services are a core component of your direct sales strategy not
merely an afterthought.
* Conversion rates are the best measure of call center success and should be tracked
and analyzed mercilessly.
* Voice reservation agents are an extension of the hotels sales force and should
be given similar training and incentives as an inside sales force. Hospitality Sales
it’s what we do!
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
We Drive high-value customers directly to your hotel’s to increase bookings with pay-per-click (PPC)
advertising campaigns. We pay only when the consumer clicks on your ad that strategically appears
on relevant websites in example (see below) or based on search engine results. PPC advertising is an
extremely targeted and cost-effective use of your advertising dollars. Marketing the World!
AOL
American Express Travel
Google™ Google Places™
Google Mobile™
Bing™
Yahoo!®
Twitter®
Facebook®
CitySearch®
Foursquare™
YP.comSM
GPS navigation
MerchantCircle
Email Marketing
We stay in touch with your customers and build loyal relationships with strategic Email Marketing. We
have operated fully managed campaign with self-distribution with opt-in by our loyal customers
AIR Guest Rewards tracking With Spot On offers
our frequent Guest free stays & rewards No punch cards. No paper. No problems. Customers earn and redeem rewards by scanning their
SpotOn card or mobile app each time they visit. (Roll out is expected Sept 2014)
Control what's happening at the counter.
Manage our loyalty program from anywhere Message customers with new offers to invite them back Measure results with powerful analytics View an individual’s visits, reward progress, and the best way
to reach them. Auto categorization makes it easy to target offers to specific customers, like your
biggest spenders or those you haven't seen in a while
Boost business instantly with our affiliated loyalty network
Create your own unique offers and send them out immediately; Share with customers via mobile notifications and social media. Track how many people came in to redeem your offers. Create your own unique offers and send them out immediately; no deal sites necessary. Share with customers via mobile notifications and social media. Track how many people came in to redeem your offers.
Bon Voyage!
Stay 3 Nights with direct reservations and earn a Cruise on Celebration’s Bahamas Celebration. Recipients earn a two-night,
round-trip Bahamas Cruise for two adults aboard the award-winning ship. (Taxes and Port Fees excluded)
Getaway Vacation!
Stay 4 nights with direct reservations and earn our Vacation Get Away. The offer entitles up to four people to enjoy three fun-
filled days and two exciting evenings of complimentary hotel accommodations in your choice of one of these top vacation
destinations: (some restrictions apply taxes and service fees not included) Current Locations:
Orlando, Florida
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Williamsburg, Virginia
Branson, Missouri
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Air Reward Members Earn
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Las Vegas, Nevada
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Sedona, Arizona
Lake Tahoe, California
Big Island, Hawaii
Upgrades and Rate Discounts Automatically
406 Rivermont Drive, PO Box 122. Sheffield, AL Direct 847-274-1011 Office and Fax 800-880-2374
Affinity Inns & Resort Group is the finest hotel affiliate hospitality BRANDING Company for select service, extended stay and full
service hotels in the United States. Our quest is to achieve excellence for our guests, affiliate members, and investors in the
hospitality industry. This Quest is executed through our commitment to our core values.
EXPECTATIONS
Our mission is to inspire growth of each of our affiliated properties through standardizing hotel operations, marketing and
development, emphasizing an affinity of hotels all working together for the benefit of all. We will strive to become the best of the
best in Guest Satisfaction and Financial Performance for our investors. In everything we will strive for Excellence.
FOSTERING ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT
Our mission is to inspire growth of each of our associates through career development, emphasizing teamwork and integrity. We
will foster on internal associate promotion, and consistently provide our guests and fellow associates with a professional, friendly,
and enthusiastic attitude.
ENHANCING INVESTOR RETURNS
Our mission is to ensure your hotel investments will result in investor returns that are consistently amongst the best in our industry.
We will create long-term value through effective management practices, creative marketing strategies, cost efficient standard of
operations, with proactive cost control practices.
CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITIES
Our mission is to participate in the continuous improvement of our local communities and preservation of our environment. We will
recognize the impact we have on our local communities and take pride in our involvement as leaders and citizens.
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