Oakwood Transforms Online Booking Experience, Announces New Strategic Partnership with TravelClick for a Best-in-Class Global Reservation System

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Oakwood, wholly-owned by Mapletree Investments ("Mapletree"), announced today a new strategic partnership with TravelClick, an Amadeus company, that places Oakwood at the forefront of online booking capability, enabling seamless integration with mainstream travel and online booking platforms as well as travel management platforms. The announcement reinforces Oakwood's commitment to its business strategy, which focuses on harnessing technology to deliver a better customer experience. The revamped platform will allow consumers and business travelers alike to book immediately online – a major shift in preferences in a rapidly-changing industry.

"The new, strategic partnership between Oakwood and TravelClick is truly significant in its potential to transform access and availability to furnished and serviced apartments and is an important next step in our long-term technology initiative," said Chris Ahearn, chief executive officer, Oakwood. "Our customers have asked for more streamlined solutions with fewer points of contact, real-time booking, and more transparency in pricing. Our new global reservation system will achieve those goals by providing a single, integrated system for pricing, and inventory globally."

"TravelClick has a long record of excellence in developing innovative technology solutions for hotels, and by integrating these tools with Oakwood's robust booking platforms, we're able to provide an even better and more personalized service for guests. We're delighted to take this great step forward and look forward to more exciting updates in 2019," added Ahearn.

For TravelClick, the agreement marks its foray into the furnished and serviced apartment sector. Its proprietary iHotelier Booking Engine 4.0 provides a centralized ecommerce platform that enables Oakwood to guide guests through the booking process with interactive message displays, and targeted merchandising and add-on services. In addition, TravelClick's mobile-friendly experience will integrate into Oakwood's recently-launched mobile app, making it easier than ever for guests to manage their travel accommodations.

"By moving to the next generation of booking engines, Oakwood is able to continually adapt to changing market conditions and maximize its revenues," said Jeff Stuek, president, North America, at TravelClick. "We are honored to work with such a forward-thinking company that is innovating on the furnished and serviced apartment model to provide a personalized experience for today's most demanding guests."

About TravelClick, an Amadeus company
TravelClick offers innovative, cloud-based and data-driven solutions for hotels around the globe to maximize revenue. TravelClick enables over 25,000 customers to drive better business decisions and know, acquire, convert and retain guests. The Company's interconnected suite of solutions includes Business Intelligence, Reservations & Booking Engine, Media, Web & Video and Guest Management. As a trusted hotel partner with more than 30 years of industry experience, TravelClick operates in 176 countries, with local experts in 39 countries and 14 offices in New York, Atlanta, Barcelona, Bucharest, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Orlando, Ottawa, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore. The Company also provides its hotel customers with access to a global network of over 600 travel-focused partners. Follow TravelClick on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Oakwood^®
Oakwood^®, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments, is the leading global accommodation solutions provider helping businesses and individual travelers be anywhere they need to be. With an extensive and flexible selection of move-in ready furnished and serviced apartments, Oakwood has enabled thousands of companies to expand their reach to more customers and markets. The award-winning company continues investing in its exclusive and growing portfolio of Oakwood-branded properties throughout the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia Pacific) offering travelers a broad range of accommodation options from apartments with luxurious style and full amenities to sensible accommodations with modern essentials. For more information, please visit www.Oakwood.com.

About Mapletree
Mapletree is a leading real estate development, investment, capital and property management company headquartered in Singapore. Its strategic focus is to invest in markets and real estate sectors with good growth potential. By combining its key strengths, the Group has established a track record of award-winning projects, and delivers consistent and high returns across real estate asset classes.

Mapletree currently manages four Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) and six private equity real estate funds, which hold a diverse portfolio of assets in Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).

As at 31 March 2018, Mapletree owns and manages S$46.3 billion of office, retail, logistics, industrial, residential, corporate housing / serviced apartment, and student accommodation properties.

The Group's assets are located across 12 economies globally, namely Singapore, Australia, China, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, the UK, the US and Vietnam. To support its global operations, Mapletree has established an extensive network of offices in these countries.

For more information, please visit www.mapletree.com.sg.  

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