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BridgeStreet is bringing homeshares and hostels to its platform in order to offer more variety to business travelers. The key will be finding success among travel managers by making it easier for them to book stays outside traditional extended stay hotels.
When extended stay booking provider BridgeStreet Global Hospitality relaunched its digital platform last year, the company became something of an outlier in the corporate travel space: a mini-online travel agency for business travel that also connected directly with travel managers around the world.
Today, with an update to its platform, BridgeStreet is bringing a wider variety of extended stay products to customers, baked into a consumer-like booking experience for travelers. Vacation rentals, hostels, and furnished homes are now available, as BridgeStreet has worked to add new content to its distribution network without sacrificing the security and service that business travelers need.
CEO Sean Worker said that the extended stay sector is set to undergo changes as travelers are more willing to stay in alternative accommodations. BridgeStreet has spent the last three years redesigning its platform with this more diverse future in mind. Booking should be instant, and the availa
