UK: Expedia Group has introduced the UK launch of One Key, its versatile loyalty programme which launched in america final 12 months.
The scheme is now obtainable and free for UK travellers who ebook eligible flights, vacation houses, resorts, automobile leases and actions on Expedia Group’s three main manufacturers – Expedia, Accommodations.com and trip rental model Vrbo.
It’s the first time that Vrbo has been a part of a loyalty providing within the UK.
Expedia Group launched One Key in america final 12 months with plans to roll out globally this 12 months, though the UK is the corporate’s first worldwide market during which One Key might be obtainable initially.
Katrina Lane, SVP of traveller engagement and loyalty at Expedia Group, mentioned: “We designed One Key to be easy and versatile. Travellers can rapidly earn standing and entry on the spot member financial savings that enhance as you attain greater tier, in addition to incomes OneKeyCash, Expedia Group’s rewards foreign money, to make use of after their keep.
“OneKeyCash additionally takes the work out of calculating the worth of factors or miles, as each £1 of OneKeyCash members earn is £1 they will use towards their subsequent journey,” she added.
One Key’s free and travellers be a part of by downloading the app and creating an account on any of Expedia, Accommodations.com or Vrbo. Current UK members of Expedia and Accommodations.com might be robotically enrolled onto the One Key programme.
When reserving with One Key on Expedia, Accommodations.com or Vrbo, travellers will be capable to earn a proportion of eligible purchases within the type of OneKeyCash, the programme’s rewards foreign money.
One pound of OneKeyCash equals £1 low cost off an eligible reserving, which implies that members don’t must convert factors or miles to know the worth of their rewards. It may possibly then be used to low cost or ebook eligible journeys with Expedia, Accommodations.com or Vrbo.
The extra journey parts that travellers ebook [minimum spent £20 per booking], the faster they may progress by way of the tiers of One Key. With every greater tier, members can entry enhanced financial savings on over 100,000 resorts, plus the next earn price when reserving VIP Entry resorts.
One Key has 4 obtainable tiers. Advantages by tiers embody:
- Blue members: Save ten per cent or extra with member costs
- Silver members: 5 journey parts per 12 months – entry to financial savings of 15 per cent or extra; earn price can attain three per cent in OneKeyCash for stays at VIP Entry properties, plus a perk akin to foods and drinks extras.
- Gold members: 15 journey parts per 12 months – entry to financial savings of 20 per cent; earn price can attain 4 per cent in OneKeyCash for stays at VIP Entry properties, plus a perk akin to foods and drinks extras and room upgrades [when available].
- Platinum members: 30 journey parts per 12 months – entry to financial savings of 20 per cent or extra; earn price of as much as six per cent in OneKeyCash for stays at VIP Entry properties, plus a perk akin to foods and drinks extras and room upgrades [when available].
Members will earn OneKeyCash in addition to their frequent flier miles with most airline loyalty programmes. It will permit travellers to ebook as soon as and earn rewards twice when reserving airfare.
Up to now 12 months, Expedia Group has partnered with Air Miles, a gaggle of loyalty programmes obtainable in Canada, the Netherlands and the Center East, and Alaska Airways – the latter being a partnership to introduce Stays by Alaska Holidays, a platform by way of which visitors can discover unique offers on 900,000+ trip leases and resorts, whereas incomes and redeeming miles by way of the loyalty programme.
UK-based travellers can signal as much as One Key and ebook the following journey at this hyperlink.
Tim Rosolio [VP Vacation Rental Partner Success at Expedia Group] might be talking alongside Merilee Karr [UnderTheDoormat Group including Hospiria, Veeve and UnderTheDoormat], Ben Wolff [Onera and Oasi] and ShortTermRentalz editor Paul Stevens for a webinar tomorrow [17 September, 4pm BST] discussing the rollout of One Key within the UK, entitled ‘The [One] Key to unlocking loyalty within the trip rental trade’. Join without charge at this hyperlink.
