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Home  >  United Airlines  >  United Airlines Unveils Hotel Hub, A Digital Solution For Hotel Bookings During Irregular Operations
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United Airlines Unveils Hotel Hub, A Digital Solution For Hotel Bookings During Irregular Operations

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 4, 2020November 14, 2023 11 Comments

United Airlines Hotel Hub

United Airlines is making it easier than ever to secure a hotel booking and meal voucher when your flight is delayed or canceled with a new digital solution called Hotel Hub.

In This Post:

  • United Airlines Hotel Hub
    • What is Hotel Hub?
    • Why This Makes Sense
  • CONCLUSION

United Airlines Hotel Hub

United has rolled out Hotel Hub to all hubs starting today and will expand the program to 46 line stations beginning in January 2021.

What is Hotel Hub?

Hotel Hub is a digital and touchless solution for customers that require an overnight stay during controllable IRROPs (delays or cancellations within the control of United, like crew or maintenance issues). Hotel Hub will allow passengers to browse multiple hotels on their mobile device then self-book their preferred hotel. Passengers will also receive meal vouchers digitally.

Eligible passengers will be sent notifications to their mobile device (either via text message or e-mail). This communication will advise them that they are entitled to a hotel and allow them to view, select and book a hotel room out of United’s inventory.

Customers that choose to self-book will receive an electronic voucher instead of the paper customer service voucher (CSV) currently used during IRROPs. As United notes, “The tool reduces or eliminates line waits, minimizes agent processing times and allows our customers to receive hotel booking information and vouchers in a contactless manner.”

Here are some screenshots:

a screenshot of a hotel voucher

a screenshot of a hotel

a screenshot of a hotel

Why This Makes Sense

The most annoying thing about a long delay–often adding insult to injury–is waiting in line for hotel and meal vouchers. Few things are more annoying than another 45-minute wait in line after your flight is cancelled. In fact, the pesky lines are one of the main reasons I recommend purchasing lounge passes or membership.

But this will take the waiting game out and even give you a choice of hotels (though don’t expect hotel elite benefits on pre-negotiated bulk rates from United). This is a very positive move.

CONCLUSION

Not only does Hotel Hub make sense from a social distancing perspective, it just makes sense to cut down on gate agent labor and send customers on their way quicker to hotels in order to wait out a delay or cancellation. While I hope I never have to experience Hotel Hub during my own travels, it will make unexpected flight cancellations much easier to endure.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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11 Comments

  1. Christian Reply
    November 4, 2020 at 7:21 pm

    Win/win. Smart move.

    • MR. JUAN ALVAREZ u290045 DENCG Reply
      November 4, 2020 at 10:17 pm

      Yes. Indeed. Finally, United Airlines is starting to recognized the importance of Dedicated Passenger Services and the importance of Digital Dominance. Bad For, OSCAR MUNOZ, JEFF SIMISEK, GREG PARKER, IAM UNIONS, AND SERVICE DIRECTORS

    • Mauree Kaufman Reply
      November 6, 2020 at 5:31 pm

      K

  2. Greg Reply
    November 4, 2020 at 10:07 pm

    Great I’m surprised they didn’t eliminate the hotel vouchers with COVID

  3. MR. JUAN ALVAREZ u290045 DENCG Reply
    November 4, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    We need Passenger Care Leadership; SAD to say Airline Industry will remain the same in the year 2030. Out of of the Billions made in the last 10 years United Airlines lost all that including it’s millions of passengers in less than Three months into the New year #2020. Potentially running for President. Year 2030. Takes 10 years to prepare, study, and adapt to change. For the record,- MR. JUAN ALVAREZ RED AND BLUE UNITED AS ONE FLORIDA.

  4. JoEllen Reply
    November 5, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    These are not free/complimentary hotel rooms, right ?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      November 5, 2020 at 12:33 pm

      They are. But only for delays United is responsible for, not weather.

    • Gary H Reply
      November 5, 2020 at 4:36 pm

      UA’s Hotel Hub may be new to UA, but AA has had had this ability to send hotel an meal vouchers to cell phones for dome time, at least on the domestic side.

  5. Felicity Gorham Reply
    November 5, 2020 at 1:18 pm

    Brave man to not only publicly bash your employer, but also to put your file number out there for possible privacy intrusions.

  6. John H Reply
    November 6, 2020 at 10:47 am

    If they could do the same thing for IRR-ops outside United’s control, such as weather, at the travelers expense, but with United negotiated rates, I think this would be another win. This allows the passengers to decide if they want cots or to pay for a hotel, if hotels are available, without the day of use high prices.

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