• Asia’s first locally relevant digital solution for Asian travel experiences
• Attractions, tours and activities fastest growing segment in global travel industry
• Urgency to go digital - bookings for Asian travel experiences remain largely offline
• International booking systems not locally relevant to Asian operators, or travellers

SINGAPORE, 17 October 2018 - As ITB Asia 2018 kicks off in Singapore,​ BeMyGuest announces the launch of Xplore; a uniquely Asian booking system and channel manager, specifically tailored to the unique needs of Asian attractions, tours and activity operators.

“It’s undeniable that the attractions, tours and activities space is undergoing a massive shift in their business fundamentals globally, but in such a multicultural and fragmented, largely offline market like Asia, the shift is a far greater challenge,” said Clement Wong, CEO and Founder of BeMyGuest.

“For many years BeMyGuest has been bridging the technology gap that exists between a very digitally enabled distribution landscape and a very, manual and traditional supply of attractions, tours and activities products in Asia. While there is a number of booking systems available for suppliers in US, Europe and even Australia, relevant technological innovation for this region was required as a matter of urgency which is what motivated us to design and launch Xplore,” Wong added.

Xplore is available in a software as a service model in multiple Asian languages; its E-commerce modules provide operators with the ability to capture online transactions, collect payments in multiple Asian currencies and run product promotions for their B2C customers on their own websites and/or ticket counters. The Channel Manager module enables suppliers to deliver electronic tickets to B2B customers, in bulk to traditional travel agents, and via a booking and content API to the operator’s online travel agent partners.

“With flights, hotels and car hire being sold on an instant confirmation basis foryears, today’s online travel shoppers expect travel experiences to be soldsimilarly. Attractions, tours and activity products that are not readily available for booking in real-time and on a same-day basis are missing out on the fastest growing customer audience. This is especially so in Asia where mobile booking and payment behaviour prevails,” said Blanca Menchaca, COO and Co-founder of BeMyGuest.

“We developed Xplore to support operators by providing the tools they need to scale online sales, specifically real-time availability and instant confirmation. Collecting weight for example, is vital information a Hot Air Balloon operator in Myanmar needs to know to be able to confirm a booking, but traditionally the operator would contact the customer directly to collect this information,” Menchaca explained. “The system digitises such complex check-out options as well as capacity and time-slots, immediately transforming products previously unavailable to be instantly booked.”

Xplore also connects with BeMyGuest’s distribution network which currently consists of over 50 API connections with some of the most prominent travel sites in Asia such as Traveloka in Indonesia, Ctrip in China, Naver in Korea​, ​in addition to 500 traditional travel agencies accessing ​BeMyGuest Agents Marketplace​.

About BeMyGuest 
BeMyGuest is Asia’s largest B2B aggregator of attraction, tour and activity products, and designers of innovative tech solutions tailor-made especially for Asia’s unique experiential travel ecosystem. The firm provides digital solutions for tour and activity suppliers, as well as access to powerful tech, essential for online business growth in the region.

Headquartered in Singapore, BeMyGuest has offices in Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur and Manila, and teams throughout Southeast Asia. ​Awarded Best Business Innovation at the 2016 Singapore Tourism Awards, Best Strategic Partner by Ctrip in 2017, as well as being named one of the top five in the travel category of Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies 2016.

Contact:
Anita Duffin
Communications Director
Email: anita@bemyguest.com.sg
Phone: +62 812-3792-0968