Clarity appoints SITU as preferred provider of serviced apartments for corporate accommodation globally
Clarity appoints SITU as preferred provider of serviced apartments for corporate accommodation globally Clarity, the eighth largest travel management company (TMC) in the UK, has today announced that it has appointed SITU as its global preferred provider of serviced apartments for corporate accommodation.
With properties in over 500 locations globally, SITU gives Clarity’s customers access to one of the largest portfolios of serviced apartments and corporate housing solutions internationally.
Working with SITU’s experienced advisors, Clarity’s team is able to identify accommodation by preferred location, size, price and availability, producing a range of apartments and corporate housing options centred on their clients’ location of choice, requirements, budget, and length of stay. SITU’s online request platform and technology is due to be integrated with Clarity’s market leading online booking tool, Go2Book, in 2018 via a bespoke extranet solution designed to enhance the accuracy and speed of bookings for Clarity’s clients.
Commenting on SITU’s appointment Suzanne Barnes, Product Manager at Clarity, said: “Over the years, we have enjoyed great success and recognition through investment in technology, innovation and a modern, fresh approach to doing business. SITU’s core values are closely aligned with ours, they have an exceptional choice of properties in their portfolio and they, like us, focus on service excellence and cutting-edge technology. For Clarity, our preferred serviced accommodation partner had to live up to these standards, and I’m very pleased to say that SITU delivers on every front.”
Barnes added: “In addition to its impressive portfolio and international accommodation coverage, SITU adopts strict levels of due diligence, which ensures that all properties within its portfolio comply with domestic regulations relevant to each country. It also specialises in creating bespoke solutions when and where they are needed. That includes sourcing and creating corporate housing solutions in locations where stock may be scarce or even non-existent. This agility gives our end customers confidence that whatever their accommodation need, we are in the best position to deliver it for them.”
Commenting on SITU’s appointment, Managing Director Phil Stapleton, said: “We’ve worked with the team at Clarity for some time, and we are exceptionally proud to become the first preferred partner for their global serviced apartment and corporate accommodation requirements.
“As part of our relationship, our team has spent three months delivering training sessions to branches of Clarity across the UK and Ireland, so that their advisers know when serviced apartments and corporate housing offer best value, heightened client satisfaction and enhanced productivity for their customers, compared to other forms of accommodation, such as hotels.
“Over the coming months we will not only create a bespoke platform that integrates with Clarity’s booking tool, but we will also create an online portal that will enable their staff to become accredited SITU bookers, supporting Clarity’s commitment to mentoring the next generation of business travel experts, as enshrined in The Clarity Academy.”
Predominately focused on providing corporate long stay accommodation solutions, SITU’s clientcentred approach and delivery of bespoke technology solutions has resulted in the business becoming one of the fastest growing companies in the sector. An award-winning, multi-accredited*, serviced apartments provider, SITU specialises in providing properties for stays of three nights or longer in over 500 locations internationally. Last year alone, SITU managed over 25,000 bookings for clients in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceana as well as in Africa.
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About SITU
SITU is one of the UK’s largest serviced apartment providers. It was established in 2008 by Managing Director Phil Stapleton. The business, which is headquartered in Exeter, works with customers - ranging from travel management companies to clients such as the London Stock Exchange - to deliver accommodation for staff wherever they need it globally. It specialises in creating bespoke solutions that meet the individual needs of its clients, which includes sourcing and creating serviced apartment solutions in locations where stock may be scarce or even non-existent. Whether a business is looking for apartments for individuals, multi-occupancy apartments for groups of contract workers, or corporate housing for families living and working domestically or overseas, SITU has the knowledge, skill and portfolio to deliver a cost-effective solution that meets their clients’ requirements. A specialist in the development of technology that delivers industry leading accommodation solutions, SITU creates integrated client extranet solutions designed to improve the accuracy and speed of bookings for clients, be that for a travel manager, intermediary or end user. SITU also provides white labelled solutions enabling intermediaries to undertake searches for their end customers, which are returned to them with their branding, speeding the service that they are able to provide to their customers. SITU works closely with businesses in oil and renewables, IT, pharma, engineering, banking, construction and fit-out. It also works with businesses across as a range of other sectors. Its awardwinning team work closely with relocation companies, travel managers, event organisers, travel agents, PAs and individuals, tailoring solutions to their needs and budgets. *SITU is accredited by The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (The ASAP), The Hotel Booking Agents Association (The HBAA), The Association of Relocation Professionals (The ARP) and the European Relocation Association (EuRA).