SEATTLE, WA -- 10/23/08 --
Escapia, Inc. (
www.escapia.com), the #1
provider of web hosted management and marketing solutions for vacation
rental managers, announced that major new features will be available to
EscapiaONE clients by November 17, 2008, including a breakthrough custom
reporting tool, significant enhancements to the accounting module, and an
expansion of the most advanced rating and review solution in the industry.
Escapia will preview these features at the VRMA annual conference in
Scottsdale, Arizona, October 26-29, 2008.
Escapia Custom Reports: All your data at your fingertips
Vacation rental managers today recognize the importance of analyzing
business data to make good decisions and improve their businesses. Escapia
now makes it easier than ever to have all the information you need at your
fingertips. The Escapia Custom Report Service and advanced Custom Report
Module lets managers use a wide array of business information to gain
insight and take action.
In addition to scores of standard reports available through Escapia, every
agency can now use the Custom Report Service to have reports they need
designed for them and added to their Escapia software for a modest service
fee. Reports on reservations, units, guests, owners, guest and vendor
payments, sources of reservations and more are all available through
Escapia.
Agencies who choose to subscribe to the advanced reporting module can
design tables, bar charts, line charts, pie charts and more on their own to
see their data the way they want it. Results are exportable in a number of
formats including Microsoft Excel for unlimited flexibility. Managers can
save the reports they create so getting updated information can happen
automatically.
Escapia Custom Reports are fully integrated with the security and access
levels in EscapiaONE, so the data is completely secure based on employee
security levels.
"With the release of Escapia Custom Reports, we are excited to empower
vacation rental managers with such an advanced resource designed to help
them gain insight on their business," said Evan Gull, Escapia's Director of
Platform Development.
Open Item Accounts Payable: Accounting designed for the vacation rental
business
Successful vacation rental managers recognize that managing the flow of
dollars in a vacation rental agency requires specialized accounting
solutions designed to meet the unique needs of this industry. Particularly
important is paying bills to vendors and allocating those bills
appropriately to the right units and owners.
Escapia's accounting module now supports open item accounts payable, so
bill payments are charged appropriately and paid to vendors much more
easily while ensuring compliance with trust accounting standards. Escapia's
integrated accounting solution eliminates the need to do any duplicate
entries, manual calculations or separate spreadsheets to ensure that the
checks you send are completely in sync with the expenses you incur for each
unit under management, and payment of bills can be automatically limited to
the balance of funds available in a specific owner's account.
Open item accounts payable is a critical step in Escapia's commitment to
provide the most efficient and reliable accounting solution designed to
meet the needs of vacation rental managers.
Ratings & Reviews on EscapiaWEB: Making the most of your reputation
With this release, Escapia builds on the breakthrough ratings and reviews
module released earlier in 2008 by allowing vacation rental managers to
easily add guest feedback to their own EscapiaWEB agency web sites.
Since launching ratings and reviews earlier this year, Escapia has
collected over 40,000 reviews from past guests on behalf of clients with
91% of the respondents saying that they would recommend the rental unit
they stayed in, and 88% of respondents giving their stay four or more stars
out of five. Managers now have an easy way to use those results to help
them get more bookings on their own web sites, and manage the quality of
their services more effectively.
Escapia clients using EscapiaWEB to power their web site can now add the
results of their rating and review surveys to their own agency web site,
allowing site users to see the ratings in the property list, sort for units
with specific ratings, and see the complete rating scores and reviews on
the specific property's detailed description pages. Managers can also
respond to reviews and have their responses automatically posted on their
web site.
Vacation rental managers interested in learning more about these new
features and the Escapia platform can contact John Suzuki at 206-832-0240
or at info@escapia.com.
About Escapia
Escapia, Inc., founded in 2000, is
leading the Internet revolution in the $25 billion vacation rental industry
with a comprehensive Internet business platform and breakthrough consumer
booking services. Escapia empowers professional vacation rental management
companies to reach new customers, manage properties and owner
relationships, and perform trust-based accounting, housekeeping,
maintenance and other mission critical aspects of their businesses. EscapiaONE is a
comprehensive platform for vacation rental companies embracing the future
of the industry on the Internet. EscapiaNET is the leading online distribution network for
professional vacation rental managers. ClearStay.com is the premier online
vacation rental site helping consumers book lodging with vacation rental
managers. Seattle-based Escapia can be reached at 1-800-ESCAPIA,
info@escapia.com or via the web at www.escapia.com.
Escapia, EscapiaONE, EscapiaNET, ClearStay.com, the Escapia logo and the
ClearStay.com logo are trademarks of Escapia, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For more information:
Kristine Lande
Ph. 206-832-0241
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