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Why Utility Crews Choose LodgeLink

Smarter than your typical corporate lodging platform

Handle complex schedules and rotating shift accommodations
Simplify hotel booking for contractors and field service technicians
Integrate with existing travel management software
Make real-time updates to crew assignments and lodging
Support short-term stays and extended lodging for utility crews

Effortless Group Bookings for Utility Crews

Access our network of 18.000+ properties to find extended stay hotels, budget motels, and crew lodging near job sites. Search by region, amenity, and crew needs with the best travel engine for workforces. You can:

Reserve up to 100 rooms in one booking
Use bulk uploads for large crew rosters
Select amenities like hotels with truck parking, 24/7 front desk, or after-hours meals

Find Crew Ready Hotels Near the Job

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Remote Accommodations & Advanced Filters

Find the perfect place for your crew, quick and easy. Book in hard-to-reach areas and filter by:

Location, postal/zip code, LSD or GPS coordinates
Hotels with truck parking
Preferred property list

See our Advanced Filters

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Smarter Invoicing & Reporting

Consolidate costs across teams, jobs, and dates with a single invoice. Use real data to improve cost control and decision-making:

Spend per department or project
Booking trends and occupancy
Crew check-ins and travel patterns

Unlock Actionable Reporting

Make The Complicated Parts of Workforce Travel Easier

Reach out to a LodgeLink team member to see how your company can benefit from a travel management solution for the utility sector

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See Us In Action

"LodgeLink is easy to use. It's definitely tailored to our line of work where we have crews of multiple people"

Jeff Taylor - Aureus Energy’s Canadian Operations Vice President

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Common Questions About Utility Workforce Travel

1. Can LodgeLink handle emergency crew mobilization during storm response?

Yes. You can bulk-book up to 100 rooms instantly, any time of day or night. Search by GPS coordinates near the outage area, filter for crew-ready properties, and confirm the entire booking in minutes. When a storm hits and you need 40 lineworkers housed by tonight, LodgeLink replaces hours of phone calls with a single workflow.

2. How do I find hotels near remote substations or transmission line corridors?

LodgeLink lets you search by GPS coordinates, postal/zip code, or LSD, so you can surface properties near specific infrastructure sites, even in rural areas where consumer booking platforms return zero results. You can also filter by truck parking, 24/7 check-in, and other field-relevant amenities to make sure the property actually works for your crew.

3. How does LodgeLink handle rotating shift schedules?

The platform's dynamic crew scheduling supports overlapping rotations, staggered check-ins and check-outs, and mid-project crew swaps. You can edit active bookings in real time, and changes are pushed to affected crew members via email or SMS automatically, so you're not manually re-coordinating every time a schedule shifts.

4. Can I upload an entire crew roster and assign rooms at once?

Yes. Upload your full crew list, assign rooms in bulk, and the platform sends confirmation details to each crew member individually. Whether you're deploying 15 technicians for a grid upgrade or 80 lineworkers across three outage zones, you don't need to book one person at a time.

5. Do you have properties that accommodate utility trucks and fleet vehicles?

Yes. LodgeLink lets you filter specifically for hotels with truck-friendly parking, along with other crew essentials like after-hours meal service, laundry, kitchenettes, and 24/7 front desk availability. These aren't nice-to-haves when your crews are showing up with bucket trucks and service trailers, they're requirements.

6. How does LodgeLink help control crew travel spend across multiple projects?

All bookings flow through one platform with consolidated invoicing. You can tag every booking to a specific project, cost center, or work order, then use built-in reporting to track spend by department, region, or time period. This gives finance teams a single view of lodging costs instead of chasing individual hotel receipts and credit card statements at month-end.

7. Is there 24/7 support for after-hours bookings?

Yes. LodgeLink provides round-the-clock booking support because utility emergencies don't follow business hours. Whether it's a midnight storm callout or a Sunday crew change, you can reach someone who understands the urgency of field operations, not a generic call center.

Powering Workforce Travel for the Utilities Sector