SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 19, 2015 – CheckMate, the leading platform for hotel communication, announced today partnerships with several major Travel Management Companies (TMCs). CheckMate's award-winning platform is now available to corporate and leisure travelers through direct relationships with Adelman, AmTrav, Christopherson Business Travel, Travel Incorporated and Travel and Transport. Three of the 10 largest travel agencies are already using CheckMate technology, and many other top 50 travel agencies are following suit, including ALTOUR, Balboa Travel, BCD Travel, CTM (Corporate Travel Management), Gant Travel, Merit Travel, Travelcuts, Travel Solutions by Campbell and World Wide Travel Associates. Additionally, CheckMate has been selected for Virtuoso Network's Incubator Program.

"CheckMate tools bring TMC's traveler experience into the mobile era," said Drew Patterson, co-founder and CEO of CheckMate. "The CheckMate platform enables agents to connect with their travelers the way each of their travelers connect with their world—via text, email, or the TMC's app."

Thanks to CheckMate, TMCs can offer round-the-clock VIP service to their travelers by facilitating more efficient, personalized communication with their hotel via a mobile device. TMCs and corporate travel departments can join the CheckMate platform for free through the end of 2015.

According to a recent GBTA Foundation Whitepaper, travel managers want hotels to invest in technology that helps their clients travel more efficiently. Among the most popular requests is the customizable, two-way communication via a mobile device that the CheckMate platform seamlessly provides. Most popular use cases cited by travel managers include:

  • Text trip details to traveler prior to check-in
  • Text the hotel once the plane lands and receive updates on transportation arrival time
  • Text or push notifications to provide room status, room number, and room-ready time
  • Text to book or request typical hotel services such as room service, spa appointments and housekeeping

CheckMate's award-winning technology enables TMCs to differentiate their offerings by providing all of the aforementioned pre-stay and in-stay mobile services to clients. In addition, CheckMate partner hotels offer an express check-in experience, eliminating the wait at the front desk.

"BCD is dedicated to helping our clients 'travel smart and achieve more' and CheckMate's On-Demand services deliver the VIP experience BCD travelers have come to expect," said Scott Graves, Director of Mobile Business Development and Supplier Relations, BCD Travel. "Thanks to CheckMate, BCD can improve the travel experience and thus our hotel attachment with corporate travel clients by providing direct two-way communication with their hotel via their mobile device. It's the personal touches such as an alert when a room is ready early or that a hot meal is waiting in the room upon check-in that BCD clients will remember and appreciate."

CheckMate's hotel communications platform is a white-label service for TMCs, corporate travel managers, hotel distributors and travel software companies. Concur clients can easily connect to CheckMate via the Concur App Center.

CheckMate has already improved the experience of over 500,000 travelers staying at over 51,000 hotels through partnerships with leading hotels, TMCs and top distribution networks ( Kayak, Expedia, Sabre's TripCase, etc.). CheckMate was also the first hotel check-in service to be integrated into Google Now. Interested platform partners can learn more and request a demo at www.checkmate.io/developers/.

About CheckMate

CheckMate is the leading travel technology company building hotel communications tools to deliver a better guest experience. From before check-in through departure, CheckMate's tools enable hotels and their guests to have a two-way conversation through any means of communication - email, text, or a native app. CheckMate's mobile tools improve every facet of the guest experience – from a mobile check-in that avoids a wait at the front desk and deals on room upgrades to alerts when one's room is ready. Through partnerships with hotels, OTAs and TMCs, CheckMate has improved the travel experience of over 500,000 travelers staying at over 51,000 hotels.

CheckMate was founded in Jan. 2013 and was acquired by Room 77. Room 77 has raised $43 million dollars from leading travel and technology investors. For more information visit http://www.checkmate.io/.

For more information about CheckMate or to schedule an interview with CheckMate founder & CEO Drew Patterson or a TMC partner, contact Kellie Pelletier, [email protected] or call/text 917-514-5851.

Kellie Pelletier
PR Consultant