2018.06.05
“TATERU bnb” App-based IoT Minpaku Management Introduces “bnb CARE,” Industry's First Long-Term Minpaku Home Appliance Warranty!TATERU bnb, Inc. (representative director: Takatoshi Ogi; “TATERU bnb”), a subsidiary of TATERU, Inc. (head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; representative director/CEO: Daisaku Furuki; securities identification code: 1435; “the company”), announces the introduction of “bnb CARE,” the industry's first*1 long-term warranty for Minpaku home appliances.
Industry's first long-term Minpaku home appliance warranty!
TATERU bnb delivers a broad range of IoT-based Minpaku management services including developing and operating App-based IoT Minpaku management “TATERU bnb” and developing and renting “bnb kit” (SMART LOCK, CHECK-IN PAD, TRIP PHONE). The group has deployed apartments featuring “bnb kit,” which enables Minpaku facilities to be convenient with IoT. It has been awarded contracts for planning, developing and managing 14 facilities (including 9 facilities already under development).
TATERU bnb introduced “bnb CARE,” a long-term warranty for Minpaku home appliances, to provide hosts with peace of mind in Minpaku facility operation. In addition to the fire insurance*2 TATERU bnb has offered to cover buildings and furnishings, the new service delivers extended warranty for home appliances at Minpaku facilities, providing a total of up to five years of long-term protection. This warranty covers general home electronics such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and refrigerators as well as IoT devices such as SMART LOCK and security cameras. IoT Minpaku apartments provided by the group will come standard with “bnb CARE.”
TATERU bnb will continue deploying IoT Minpaku apartments by enriching Minpaku operation service and developing new solutions.
※*1 According to the company's study
*2 Fire insurance for buildings and furnishings is provided by a general insurance underwriter.
*3 This warranty may not cover damages arising from some causes.
About IoT Minpaku Apartment “TATERU bnb”
IoT Minpaku Apartments “TATERU bnb” designed by TATERU bnb are the new form of Minpaku facilities addressing the FIT* needs. FIT, an increasingly popular travel style, represents the tendency of travelers to minimize moving and accommodation expenses and focus on experience-based services such as food and sightseeing. These facilities accommodate four persons per room, reducing accommodation cost per person and enabling more flexible trip planning. “TRIP PHONE,” a rental IoT device for guests, allows comfortable FIT experience including restaurant booking, public transport information, and sightseeing information through chat concierge anytime and anywhere around the clock.
* FIT (foreign independent tour) is a style of travel without involving group or packaged trips.
About “bnb kit”
“bnb kit” utilizes IoT to minimize the cost of Minpaku operation and enable more efficient facility management. Providing guests with services using IoT, facilities can improve the satisfaction levels of guests and differentiate themselves from other facilities. Minpaku facilities are equipped with “bnb kit” consisting of “SMART LOCK”, which supports four unlocking methods, “CHECK-IN PAD” for obtaining guest information and checking them in on a tablet, and “TRIP PHONE” IoT device for travelers.
Featuring cutting-edge IoT devices, TATERU bnb’s Minpaku facilities use IoT devices in diverse scenarios to enable smooth Minpaku facility operation. Besides, “TRIP Concierge” provides guests with comfortable travel environment around the clock in multiple languages, through free “TRIP PHONE” rental, to meet the diverse requests of guests during their stay such as recommending and booking nearby restaurants and bars, providing public transport information, and reserving a taxi.
TATERU bnb is committed to providing domestic and international travelers with safe and secure accommodation services and comfortable travel environment. In addition, it will also develop and offer new solutions of big-data-oriented IoT Minpaku management, based on databases accumulated through “bnb kit.”
