Travel agents and tour operators booking through Hashnap can now identify hotels certified bed bug-safe by Valpas, the bed bug safety certification for hotels. Clients already ask whether a hotel is safe before they commit. Until now, travel sellers had no verified way to answer.
Hashnap is a B2B travel marketplace operated by Netstorming that gives travel agents and tour operators access to more than 10,000 direct hotel agreements through its DMC network. Valpas certification reaches Hashnap through Valpas’s integration with Netstorming, which carries it as a hotel attribute via API across Netstorming’s network of more than 1,000 B2B booking platforms. Every certified hotel is backed by continuous, verified room-level data. Not a claim, not a review – certified proof.
“At Valpas, we let travellers book knowing their hotel is genuinely bed bug-safe, by certifying properties across more than 80 destinations and pushing that verified, real-time proof directly into the booking platforms and AI systems where the booking decision now happens,” says Martim Gois, Co-Founder and CEO of Valpas. “Travel agents are usually the first people a client asks whether a hotel is safe. On Hashnap, they can now answer with verified data rather than a guess.”
“Our customers sell trust as much as they sell rooms. Being able to show which hotels are independently verified bed bug-safe, directly in Hashnap, gives travel agents a clear answer to a question their clients are already asking.” says Nicola Rizzardini CEO at Hashnap.
Phocuswright research conducted in partnership with Valpas surveyed 1,082 travellers in the US, UK and France. It found that 70% already take at least one step to check for cleanliness or bed bug safety before booking, and 79–84% would book a certified four-star hotel over an uncertified five-star. That demand already reaches the travel trade. Hashnap users now have a verified answer to sell with.
Hashnap joins a growing network of booking channels carrying Valpas certification, including ChatGPT, Select Green Hotels, Netstorming and other platforms in the Netstorming network. Leading hotel groups including Marriott, ARP-Hansen and Sokos are already Valpas-certified. The standard is recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (WSHA). Its methodology is independently verified by Bureau Veritas – the same audit-grade footing as fire safety or water quality.
Every hotel claims to be clean and safe. Valpas-certified hotels are the ones travel professionals can actually prove it.
Hashnap (#nap) is a B2B travel marketplace based in Venice, Italy, a Netstorming's sister company.. It manages hotel inventory for its DMC partners and shares their availability with its members, giving travel agencies and tour operators access to more than 10,000 direct hotel agreements. Members can book through Hashnap’s online booking system or connect their own systems through its API. Hashnap’s inventory also reaches the wider travel industry through connections such as Juniper Hub. For more information, visit www.hashnap.com.
Valpas is the bed bug safety certification for hotels. Founded after co-founder Martim Gois encountered bed bugs while travelling, Valpas today certifies more than 30,000 guest rooms across more than 80 destinations. The certification methodology is independently verified by Bureau Veritas. Valpas is a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (WSHA). The certification criteria are available at valpashotels.com/impact-and-scope. Learn more at valpashotels.com and with the Valpas app on chatgpt.com/apps
For further information, please contact:
Craig Mc Hugh, PR & Public Policy Manager · craig@valpas.io · +447361741834
