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SECUTIX PARTNERS WITH STAY22 TO OFFER AIRBNB & HOTEL EVENT ACCOMMODATION

Lausanne, Paris, London, Madrid, Munich, Montreal – 25 April 2019 SecuTix, the cloud-based ticketing and audience engagement platform, has entered into a new partnership with Stay22, a venue-centric accommodation map to help businesses provide their attendees with a great experience when looking for a place to stay near their event.

The Stay22 system is the only solution that enables event travellers to choose from hotels or Airbnbs in the vicinity of where an event is taking place, and at any stage of their purchase journey. Accommodation is presented in a map, showing how far it is from the venue. Ticket-holders can then simply click on the map and be taken into the Airbnb or hotel booking system to finalise their reservation. Stay22 has an exclusive partnership with Airbnb to map out accommodation in the surrounding area of an event.

This new partnership gives SecuTix’s clients the ability to manage their accommodation requirements within the ticketing system. It also offers them the chance to increase revenues through commission-sharing for bookings driven via the map. Booking conversion rates through the map are nearly three times as high as the travel industry’s average.

Theater Basel in Switzerland and England Netball are the first SecuTix clients to benefit from the new partnership. All SecuTix clients now have access to switch on the service, which can be simply toggled on from their own SecuTix dashboard.

Frédéric Longatte, CEO at SecuTix, said: “The agility of the SecuTix system means we can plug-in with best-in-class platforms, such as Stay22, that enhance the user experience. Stay22 impressed us with how easy it is for ticket-holders to book a room for the night whilst also giving venue owners and event organisers the opportunity to increase their revenues through the booking commissions. It’s a win-win for everyone and provides great value for the end-user.”

David Cloutier, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Stay22, added: “We felt SecuTix was a natural fit with our business when we were looking for a new ticketing partner. Our solution integrates easily and quickly so this is a risk-free, cost-free option for their clients to set up. We’re looking forward to bringing our accommodation solution to more SecuTix clients over the coming months.”

Stay22 has managed the accommodation for over a thousand events across 30 countries. It has access to the largest inventory in the world with over 35 million bookable listings in over 220 countries and territories. The company featured as 1 of 25 hot travel startup for 2019 in Phocuswire and recently won the Disruptor of the Year Award at the UK’s Ticketing Business Awards 2019.

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