NEWS RELEASE-June 22, 2009
Woburn, Massachusetts – FlipKey.com and Barefoot Technologies (“Barefoot”)
are pleased to announce they have integrated systems to provide Barefoot’s
property management clients access to FlipKey guest reviews. With FlipKey, Barefoot clients can easily
collect guest reviews based on the confirmed booking records in their Barefoot
reservation system. As the exclusive
provider of vacation rentals to TripAdvisor.com, Barefoot clients leveraging
FlipKey will also have their listings and reviews posted to TripAdvisor.com.
Importantly,
customers searching for vacation rentals on FlipKey and TripAdvisor will now
have access to some of the best and most unique rental inventory in the United
States and Mexico. Representing quality
vacation rental homes in many destinations, including Cape
Cod, Hawaii
and Oregon,
through its partnership with FlipKey, Barefoot is able to introduce and promote
its unique vacation rental inventory to the tens of millions of travelers that
visit FlipKey.com and TripAdvisor.com for travel advice and information each
month. “Barefoot brings a unique
selection of vacation rentals to FlipKey,” stated Jeremiah Gall, Co-Founder of
FlipKey. “When people visit FlipKey or
TripAdvisor they have an expectation of finding comprehensive and quality
lodging options and by working with Barefoot we continue to deliver on that
promise.”
The
first Barefoot client to take advantage of the integration is Tybee Vacation
Rentals, www.tybeevacationrentals.com,
which provides vacation rentals in the beach areas around Savannah, Georgia and
has a 4.5 star-rating on FlipKey based on nearly 500 guest reviews.
FlipKey™ is a
leading vacation rental service featuring the world’s largest collection of
verified vacation rental guest reviews.
FlipKey believes reputation, trust and feedback from past guests are the
best resources to ensure consumers find the ideal vacation home. FlipKey currently features more than 90,000
vacation homes offering vacationers the unique advantages of more personal
space, superior amenities and ideal locations throughout the United States, the
Caribbean, Europe and Mexico. FlipKey is
majority owned by TripAdvisor, LLC, and is a member of the TripAdvisor Media
Network, attracting more than 32 million unique monthly visitors* across 12
popular travel brands. FlipKey is
available at http://www.flipkey.com
*Source: comScore Media
Metrix, May 2008
©
2008 TripAdvisor LLC. All rights reserved.
About Barefoot
Barefoot
is a leading provider of browser-based reservation and asset management systems
in the vacation rental industry. It has
the distinction of being the first browser system in the industry, the first to
provide online booking, tenant and owner access, the first to provide social
media tools and yield management, and is designed to be tailored to meet
clients’ exacting needs. Barefoot is
also the only system with a full Customer Relations program wrapped into the
program which in effect makes it the only full service system in the
industry. Founded in 1998, by leading
technology and industry players, the “.NET platform” has become a standard for
those who are trend setters in the industry and those who desire to dominate
their market with unique functionality, not just cohabitate. For more
information, please contact Edward Ulmer at 603-428-6255, ed.ulmer@barefoot.com
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