WESTON, FL--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2016) - Monaker Group (OTCQB: MKGI) (the "Company"), a technology driven travel company, announced today that its NextTrip.com comprehensive booking platform has added over 150,000 units of vacation rental inventory, bringing the Company's current alternative lodging inventory to over 250,000 units. The Company also reported that as a new feature, these new properties can be booked instantly without the typical wait for a formal response from the property owner to confirm booking.
"This is an important step-up in inventory for the Company and we are pleased to have the new real-time booking feature on much of our new property inventory we're uploading and offering going forward. The increasing inventory and real-time booking solution are expected to be catalysts for our growth in 2016. We are committed to providing property owners and managers the opportunity to increase bookings for their properties and bringing travel customers great choices in real-time. Our new instant booking technology is expected to open the doors to a wider audience of customers who would prefer instant bookings as opposed to waiting for confirmation from a property supplier," said Mr. Bill Kerby, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the Monaker Group.
The new inventory and instant booking technology opens up an entirely new aspect of travel accommodations for our partners and allows travelers even greater flexibility in personalized vacation bookings. Additionally, Monaker has approximately 1 million alternative lodging units under contract and is in the process of certifying and uploading those additional properties onto the NextTrip site. This amount of alternative lodging inventory is believed to position Monaker as one of the largest in the rapidly growing alternative lodging industry.
About Monaker
Monaker Group is a technology driven Travel Company with multiple divisions and brands, leveraging more than 60 years of operation in leisure travel. Monaker's flagship is NextTrip.com, the industry's first booking engine featuring alternative lodging (vacation home rentals, resort residences and unused timeshares) as well as a vast array of airlines, hotels, cruises, rental cars, tours and concierge services all combined in one platform to give customers the power of choice when booking their vacations. With key partnerships and established travel brands used as cornerstones, the Company's mission is to continue to expand offerings to become the "one stop" vacation center. Headquartered in South Florida with offices in California, the Company employs a dedicated team of travel and technology professionals.
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