SAME-DAY hotel booking app, HotelQuickly, has expanded into New Zealand where it will take aim at the domestic market.
A media statement released by HotelQuickly stated that the company “believes in the potential of the domestic New Zealand market” as travel trends gradually shifted towards “last-minute, spontaneous bookings”.
Users can now book hotels in Auckland and Rotorua at the eleventh hour, and more cities will be added over the next few weeks.
HotelQuickly also recently upgraded its app to allow multi-night bookings. Sam O’Connor, New Zealand country manager, HotelQuickly, said: “Our customers signalled unmistakably that they want to use HotelQuickly also for longer stays. We conduct a lot of surveys with our users, in order to find out what really counts.”
HotelQuickly was first launched four months ago in six countries across Asia (TTG Asia e-Daily, May 3, 2013) and now offers hotel options in 11 countries.
It joins the growing tide of last-minute booking services available in Asia as the idea catches on across the region, spawning other competitors such as CheckInTonight.asia, which was inaugurated last year (TTG Asia e-Daily, November 21, 2012).
