{"id":5621,"date":"2022-03-10T07:25:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T07:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hotelrunner.com\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:47:32","slug":"hotelrunner-recognized-as-top-connectivity-provider-globally-by-expedia-group-for-the-second-year-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/news\/corporate\/hotelrunner-recognized-as-top-connectivity-provider-globally-by-expedia-group-for-the-second-year-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"HotelRunner Recognized as Top Connectivity Provider Globally by Expedia Group for the Second Year in a Row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Expedia Group Connectivity Partner Program recognizes and rewards top connectivity providers for maintaining high-quality software connections and helping lodging partners grow their business on Expedia Group\u2019s travel platform<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HotelRunner, the leading sales channel management platform and B2B network, has earned Elite Connectivity Partner status with Expedia Group, the highest designation available in their Connectivity Partner Program for the second year in a row. The Expedia Group Connectivity Partner Program recognizes and rewards top connectivity providers \u2013 including channel managers, property management systems, central reservation systems, and other vendors \u2013 for maintaining high-quality connections and helping connected lodging properties grow their business on Expedia Group websites, and better serve travelers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Expedia Group Connectivity Partner Program is in its second year in 2022, and Elite status is awarded annually to an exclusive group of top-performing lodging connectivity software providers who offer excellent quality software connections and advanced tools and capabilities. To be eligible for Elite status, Expedia Group connectivity providers are rated on several technical and business criteria. HotelRunner earned Elite status for its commitment to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving traveler experiences on Expedia Group websites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enabling a wide range of tools and capabilities integrated with the Expedia Group travel platform<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing a quality connection with a reliable user experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring a streamlined onboarding experience and high-quality support for properties<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering business growth for our clients on Expedia Group websites<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHotelRunner plays a crucial role in the travel ecosystem by building innovative solutions that empower global lodging properties to grow their businesses and deliver amazing experiences to guests,\u201d said <\/span><b>Lisa Chen, Vice President, Global Lodging Connectivity &amp; Solutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cWe are excited and energized to deepen our relationship with HotelRunner in 2022 as a key stakeholder in our collective mission to power global travel for everyone, everywhere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHotelRunner and Expedia Group\u2019s strategic partnership continues to grow exponentially. This partnership empowers not only the two companies but especially our lodging properties.\u201d said <\/span><b>R\u0131za Kaynak, Director of Demand Partnerships at HotelRunner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cIn our second year as an Elite Connectivity Partner, with the help of our state-of-the-art technology, we have assisted our joint properties to ensure that they benefit from this partnership in the best way possible, and connected thousands of new properties to Expedia Group. We highly value our strategic partnership with Expedia Group, and having been rewarded with this designation for the second time proves that we are on the right track of achieving great things together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a part of its designation, HotelRunner will receive early access to new Expedia Group tools and features that it can pilot and integrate into its software. HotelRunner will also work directly with Expedia Group\u2019s leadership team, providing feedback and helping shape future products and technology solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","news_type":[443],"class_list":["post-5621","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_type-corporate"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/5621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_type?post=5621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}