Homestay introduces video chat technology

Thursday, 02 Apr, 2015 0

Accommodation website Homestay.com has introduced technology which allows guests and hosts to speak to each other via video.

The tool, called Homestay Communicate, has been integrated into the group’s website as part of the booking process.

In phase two, it will be integrated into the new Homestay.com app later this month.

Users need a webcam and an up-to-date web browser (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera) to use the tool.

Guests and hosts can choose to video call each other once an initial booking request has been sent, though there is also the option to just use audio.

After a booking has been made, Homestay Communicate enables users to stay in touch, if they wish, to discuss the finer details of an upcoming trip.

Homestay Communicate was developed on TokBox’s OpenTok Platform.

It is already used by Mozilla, Bridgestone and Double Robotic.

 



 

profileimage

Bev

Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...