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US: Want Me Get Me, a free members-only hotel booking site, has launched in selected US cities.
The site claims to give members “exclusive access to perks and amenities usually reserved for celebrities, rock stars, and platinum rewards status priority guests at the world’s best hotels”.
It has signed up an initial 200 luxury and boutique hotels that “compete for customers with a variety of complimentary perks in exchange for their booking”.
The company says: “When booking a hotel through Want Me Get Me, members get included on the hotel GM’s VIP List, a room upgrade when available, and complimentary Wi-Fi. The GM’s VIP List is used to ensure that the hotel’s most high profile guests receive the upgraded treatment during their stay.”
CEO Tristan Mace said: “Want Me Get Me is the first hotel booking site to embrace travelers who don’t view hotels as commodities. Most travelers want real value – an upgraded room on a top floor, Wi-Fi, and to be recognised with VIP List status – and now they can when booking with Want Me Get Me.”
Want Me Get Me has secured agreements with Ace Hotel, Baglioni Hotels, Denihan Hospitality Group, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Firmdale Hotels, Gansevoort Hotel Group, Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels, L’Ermitage, Luxe Worldwide Hotels, Montage Hotels & Resorts, Morgans Hotel Group, The NoMad Hotel, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, Orient-Express Hotels, The Peninsula Hotels, Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, The Standard, Thompson Hotels, and Trump Hotel Collection.
Its initial focus will be hotels in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco Bay Area. It hopes to double the number of hotels on the platform and be available in all major US cities by year’s end.
www.wantmegetme.com
