WESTON, FL, Feb. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Monaker Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKGI), a technology leader in the travel and vacation rental markets, today reported that 2 more of its contracted distribution partners have completed their integration and certification with the Monaker Booking Engine (MBE), thereby enabling them to begin searching and instantly booking from Monaker’s inventory of more than 2.6 million vacation rental properties.
“Monaker’s unique B2B white label solution for the instant booking of over 2.6 million vacation properties is fulfilling a long-felt need throughout the travel industry globally. Now, our partners, well-established travel distributors, consolidators, agencies and travel agents, can offer their clients Monaker’s global inventory of vacation rental (alternative lodging) properties, and then book and package them seamlessly with all the other travel services they provide (e.g. air, car, tours and cruises etc.),” said Monaker CEO Bill Kerby. “We’re seeing an encouraging increase in inventory searches and bookings as distributors complete integrations to begin using the system, commensurately, we expect to see a steady ramp in bookings throughout 2019 as more distributors go live and product availability and awareness grows.”
To date, 24 established travel distributors are under contract, of which 9 have recently completed their integrations to go live using the Monaker Booking Engine and vacation rental inventory. The company is working with 15 more distributors to complete their MBE integration and certification and has on-going discussions with more potential global distributors.
The MBE Application Program Interface (API) provides Monaker’s integrated travel distributors and their downstream partners with the ability to book commissionable vacation rentals within their existing reservation systems from Monaker’s global inventory of vacation rental homes, villas, chalets, apartments, condos, resort residences, and even castles. Because the Monaker inventory bookings are instantly confirmed, rather than waiting hours or even days for property owners to respond, the vacation rental can also be seamlessly booked alongside air, car and other travel reservations as a complete package.
About Monaker Group
Monaker Group, Inc., is a technology-driven travel company focused on delivering innovation to the alternative lodging rental (ALR) market. The Monaker Booking Engine (MBE) provides access to more than one million instantly bookable vacation rental homes, villas, chalets, apartments, condos, resort residences, and castles. MBE offers travel distributors and agencies an industry first: a customizable, instant-booking platform for alternative lodging. For more about Monaker Group, visit www.monakergroup.com.
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CONTACT: Company Contact: Monaker Group, Inc. Richard Marshall Director of Corporate Development Tel (954) 888-9779 Email: [email protected]
