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	Accor confirmed as host sponsor for the Hotelbeds MarketHub Europe event.
	Senior leader from Accor, to give key-note speech alongside guest speakers from Skift, Phocuswright, Amazon, Google, and Alibaba.
	Invitation only, three-day event will be held in Istanbul from 28th to 31st May.
	‘SHIFTING FUTURES’ theme to explore how travel companies can future-proof their technology, distribution, payments and data strategies – whilst tackling the key topic of the complexity of distribution.
	Alistair Watts, Vice President Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Distribution &amp; Loyalty, Accor New East Europe, thanks Hotelbeds for “complementing our distribution mix both in terms of non-domestic bookings and giving us access to hard-to-reach reservations”.


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Palma, 9thApril 2019. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading business to business bedbank, has joined forces with AccorHotels and has chosen Istanbul in Turkey as the host destination for the Hotelbeds MarketHub Europe event that will take place from Tuesday 28th to Friday 31st May.

Taking place under the theme of ‘SHIFTING FUTURES’, the three-day event will explore how the travel sector should react to the changes and shifts in the industry to better prepare for the future in terms of key topics such as technology, the complexity of distribution, payments, and data.

Hotelbeds is proud to confirm that its strategic partner for the event will be Accor, who will host the event in three of its leading Istanbul properties, Swissotel The Bosphorus, Fairmont Quasar and Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus.

A senior leader from Accor will provide a key-note speech at the event. Additionally guest speakers from the leading industry publication Skift and the renowned industry analysts Phocuswright will be appearing on stage to both give a key-note speech plus host a panel session. Experts from Amazon, Google and Alibaba will also be appearing on stage and further speakers will be confirmed in due course.

MarketHub Europe is an invitation-only event attended by up to 300 of the most important Hotelbeds partners from all the key source markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Attendees include tour operators, airlines, loyalty and reward points schemes, top travel agency chains, and online travel agents.

Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze partners have also been confirmed.

Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds, commented: “I´m very pleased to confirm that this year’s MarketHub Europe will be in Istanbul thanks to the generous support of AccorHotels as the hotel host partner. Additionally I am excited to confirm that speakers from both Skift and Phocuswright will be giving key-note speeches on stage – exploring important topics such as the complexity of distribution. 

“This MarketHub Europe event will be particularly exciting for us as it will be the first edition as one consolidated company as over the last year we’ve been working hard to create one new and enhanced business. 

“I look forward to thanking in person all our sponsors, and of course clients for their loyalty, as well as their trust in us to continue to deliver them with the best and most exclusive deals available in the market.”&nbsp; 

Alistair Watts, Vice President Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Distribution &amp; Loyalty, Accor New East Europe,​ added: “Hotelbeds has long been a strategic partner for our business, complementing our distribution mix both in terms of non-domestic bookings and giving us access to hard-to-reach reservations from channels such as tour operators, travel agents, airlines and loyalty schemes. Therefore we are very pleased to partner with&nbsp; Hotelbeds to help make this MarketHub Europe event in Istanbul a success by bringing together all of the key decision-makers and top influencers from today’s global travel industry.”

A key and regular industry fixture since 2009, MarketHubs are one of the leading events for bringing the travel industry together, with eight previous events in the Americas, five in Europe, and one in Asia. The first MarketHub Europe was held in Seville back in 2013 and since then Hotelbeds has held the event in several top Spanish destinations, such as Tenerife and Ibiza.

The MarketHub Europe event will kick-off with a cocktail dinner on the Tuesday evening, with the Wednesday and Thursday featuring a conference and trade show by day and exclusive entertainment by night.

For more information about the MarketHub Europe event, please visit https://www.themarkethub.com/europe/

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About Hotelbeds

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading business-to-business Bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotels across the globe with access to high-value, complementary distribution channels that significantly increase occupancy rates and optimise RevPAR – whilst not competing with the hotelier’s direct distribution strategy.

Hotelbeds does this by offering hoteliers access to a network of over 60,000 hard-to-access B2B travel buyers such as tour operators, retail travel agents, airline websites, and loyalty schemes in over 140 source markets worldwide. These channels provide hotel partners with returning guests that book further in advance, cancel less, spend more in-destination and stay longer.

In addition to accommodation, Hotelbeds is also the world’s largest B2B seller of travel ancillaries, offering 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities, as well as attractions, tickets and car hire. Operating under the ‘Beyond the

Bed’ product line, it provides both hoteliers and travel distribution partners with an efficient platform and powerful tools to easily integrate and commercialise its leading portfolio of high-margin products.

The company is headquartered in Palma, Spain and employs around 5,000 employees across over 60 offices globally.

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Hotelbeds partners with Accor to host MarketHub Europe event in Istanbul


	Invitation only, three-day event will be held in Cancun from May 7 to 10.
	‘SHIFTING FUTURES’ theme to explore how travel companies can future-proof their technology, payments, and data strategies – while tackling the key topic of the complexity of distribution.
	Guest speakers confirmed from Skift, Phocuswright, Amazon, Google, and McKinsey &amp; Company to appear on stage.
	Palladium Group, Accor Hotels, Atlantis Hotels and Resorts, Disney Destinations, Euler-Hermes – Solunion, Hilton, RCD Hotels and Wynn Encore Las Vegas currently confirmed as Premium and Platinum sponsors.


Orlando, 4 April 2019. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has chosen Costa Mujeres in Cancun as the host destination for the 9th edition of Hotelbeds´ MarketHub Americas event that will take place from Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 May.

The event will take place under the theme of ‘SHIFTING FUTURES’ and will explore how the travel sector should react to the changes and shifts in the industry to better prepare for the future in terms of key topics such as technology, the complexity of distribution, payments, and data.

Guest speakers from the leading industry publication Skift and the renowned industry analysts Phocuswright will be appearing on stage to both give a key note speech plus host a panel session. Additionally, experts from Amazon, Google and McKinsey &amp; Company will also be appearing on stage at this dynamic event. Further speakers will be confirmed in due course.

MarketHub Americas is an invitation-only, three-day event attended by up to 500 of the most important Hotelbeds partners from all the key source markets of the Americas. Attendees include senior executives and decision makers from tour operators, airlines, loyalty and reward points schemes, leading travel agency chains and online travel agents.

Hotelbeds is proud to announce that its Premium and Platinum partners currently confirmed will be, Palladium Group, Accor Hotels, Atlantis Hotels and Resorts, Disney Destinations, EULER HERMES – Solunion, Hilton, RCD Hotels and Wynn Encore Las Vegas.

Additionally, Hotelbeds is proud to confirm that the hotel hosts for this year’s MarketHub in the Americas will be the luxurious, 5-star Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort.

Gold, Silver and Bronze partners have also been confirmed and further sponsorship opportunities still remain available for potential partners to position themselves with this senior group of the industry’s most important decision makers.

Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds, commented: “Due to the great success of our previous MarketHubs and in order to thank our expanded customer base, I´m very pleased to confirm that this year’s edition will be in Costa Mujeres, Cancun and that we´ll be having both Skift and Phocuswright delivering key note speeches – exploring important topics such as the complexity of distribution.

“This MarketHub will be particularly exciting for us as it will be the first edition as one consolidated company. Over the last year we’ve been working hard to create one new and enhanced business to better serve our partners including:&nbsp; a&nbsp;new and consolidated leadership structure; one single account management and billing point for all partners including travel buyers and hoteliers; the launch of a Product Management department; and an enhanced IT structure that is now almost completely migrated onto one, new platform. 

“I look forward to thanking in person all our sponsors and hotel host partners for helping make this event happen – and of course clients for their loyalty, as well as their trust in us to continue to deliver them with the best and most exclusive deals available in the market.”&nbsp; 

A key and regular industry fixture since 2009, MarketHubs are one of the leading events for bringing the travel industry together, with nine previous events in the Americas, five in Europe, and one in Asia.

The MarketHub Americas event will kick-off with a cocktail dinner on the Tuesday evening, with the Wednesday and Thursday featuring a conference and trade show by day and exclusive entertainment by night.

For more information about the MarketHub Americas event, please visit https://www.themarkethub.com/americas/

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading business-to-business Bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotels across the globe with access to high-value, complementary distribution channels that significantly increase occupancy rates and optimise RevPAR – whilst not competing with the hotelier’s direct distribution strategy.

Hotelbeds does this by offering hoteliers access to a network of over 60,000 hard-to-access B2B travel buyers such as tour operators, retail travel agents, airline websites, and loyalty schemes in over 140 source markets worldwide. These channels provide hotel partners with returning guests that book further in advance, cancel less, spend more in-destination and stay longer.

In addition to accommodation, Hotelbeds is also the world’s largest B2B seller of travel ancillaries, offering 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities, as well as attractions, tickets and car hire. Operating under the ‘Beyond the Bed’ product line, it provides both hoteliers and travel distribution partners with an efficient platform and powerful tools to easily integrate and commercialise its leading portfolio of high-margin products.

The company is headquartered in Palma, Spain and employs around 5,000 employees across over 60 offices globally.

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Hotelbeds announces Costa Mujeres as host destination for 9th edition of MarketHub Americas


	Tomeu Gili recruited as Bedsonline’s Regional Sales Director for Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
	News follows the September announcement of the consolidation and migration&nbsp;&nbsp; of GTA’s travel agency customers over to the Bedsonline’s brand and class-leading booking platform.


Dubai, March 14, 2019. – Bedsonline, the global provider of accommodation and complementary travel services designed exclusively for travel agents, has today announced the strengthening of its senior leadership team.

Tomeu Gili has been recruited as the Director of Sales for Bedsonline’s Asian, Middle Eastern and African source markets, a new position created combining both regions under one leader. In this role Tomeu will be based in Dubai and will lead a team of seventy people.

He will be responsible for supporting Bedsonline’s existing travel agency customers in the local markets to drive growth while further expanding and diversifying the number of agencies working with Bedsonline’s class leading booking platform.&nbsp;

Tomeu brings with him over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, most recently in leadership positions for companies such as Destinations of the World, RTS and Gowaii Corp.

Previous to this Tomeu worked for Bedsonline in senior leadership roles for 12 years, since the brand’s launch in 2003. During this time he held a range of positions including Head of Sales for Middle East and Asia Pacific and Head of Sales for South Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and Africa.

This news follows the announcement that the parent company of both GTA and Bedsonline, Hotelbeds, has consolidated its travel agency product portfolio and platform globally, under the refreshed Bedsonline brand – establishing the world’s leading provider of accommodation and complementary services designed exclusively for travel agents.

Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds, comments: “We are delighted to welcome Tomeu back into the Bedsonline team. He brings an incomparable wealth of experience that will play a pivotal role in further enhancing the expertise of our commercial teams as we continue to build on our position as the worlds’s leading booking platform for travel agents. I, along with the rest the teams, look forward to working closely with Tomeu to continue our rapid expansion in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.”

Tomeu Gili, Bedsonline’s Regional Sales Director for Asia, the Middle East &amp; Africa, adds: “It’s an honor to be coming back to Bedsonline. I was privileged to be part of the team that launched the brand over 15 years ago in Spain and witness its rapid expansion at that time. Now, with a portfolio of over 50,000 travel agency customers worldwide backed by a class leading booking platform that has gone from strength to strength, this is an exciting time indeed to be returning to the business. I can´t wait to get out there, meet our customers and discuss how we can help them to grow their business.”

Following the consolidation of GTA’s brand portfolio and offering, the Bedsonline platform now offers travel agents globally the following benefits:&nbsp;

1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diverse and competitive product portfolio:&nbsp; 180,000 hotels available globally (with over 90,000 directly sourced, creating a highly competitive portfolio with unique offers), 24,000 transfer routes, 18,000 activities, and 140,000 cars available for hire – all sourced by an expert team of over 1,000 contractors around the world. &nbsp;

2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Powerful and user-friendly technology:&nbsp;Best-in-class search engine designed specifically for the needs of travel agents allows users to filter and compare results in a flexible and practical way – 70% of existing customers cite the platform as a top factor in choosing the service.&nbsp;Bedsonline’s&nbsp;parent Group is the only travel trade wholesaler to operate its own cloud-based, open source data&nbsp;centre&nbsp;handling 1.5 billion searches per day.&nbsp;

3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Local knowledge combined with a global offering:&nbsp;Our experienced local sales teams in every market provide significant knowledge and industry know-how adapted to the specific needs of each market.

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About Bedsonline

Bedsonline&nbsp;is the leading global provider of accommodation and complementary travel products exclusively catering to travel agents. Through its online platform, it distributes accommodation, excursions, tickets and transfers to more than 50,000 travel agencies backed by local sales teams in over 30 countries covering over 100 markets globally.

The company offers an extensive portfolio of over 180,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities in 185 destination countries worldwide, guaranteeing high availability, competitive prices and unique offers. This portfolio is backed by personalized local service and a powerful yet intuitive booking engine making Bedsonline the defacto partner for many travel agencies around the world.&nbsp;

Bedsonline has focused its strategy in recent years on the expansion of new markets in Europe, America and Asia, such as Germany, the Czech Republic, Mexico, the United States, Colombia, China, Japan and the Philippines. This strategic vision has led the company to occupy a leadership position in its segment.

Bedsonline is part of Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, headquartered in Palma, Spain.

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Bedsonline strengthens leadership in Asia, the Middle East and Africa



	Hotelbeds platform data reveals the top destinations for Spring Breakers this year fall within the United States, Italy, France, Spain, United Kingdom, and Mexico markets.[1]
	Orlando is most booked destination by Americans for the March Spring Break in 2019.
	Chinese travellers continue to favour the United States and register a year-on-year booking growth of nearly 40% into Orlando.


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Orlando, FL 13 March 2019. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced today the most booked destinations for Americans based on its booking platform data for the March 2019 Spring Break season.

As per the latest data report from the Hotelbeds booking platform – which is used by travel buying intermediaries such as travel agents, tour operators and points redemptions schemes – for this year’s March Spring Break, Orlando leads the report as the most visited destination at a worldwide level for Americans during this period.

Orlando is followed, in descending order, by Las Vegas, New York, Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Miami, New Orleans, and Cancun as the most visited cities.

Filtering the rankings at an international level, the top five destinations for Americans during the month of March has Rome in the lead, followed by Paris, Barcelona, London, and Cancun.

Looked at from a local level the top five ranking destinations are Orlando, closely followed by Las Vegas, New York, Miami, and New Orleans.


While Los Angeles didn’t make the cut for this year’s top 10 travel destinations and was replaced by New Orleans in Hotelbeds’ latest booking report, L.A. still remains a very popular destination among American travellers, falling behind to New Orleans by only a small amount of bookings, and taking the 11th spot on our ranking this year.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, the biggest source markets for travellers visiting the United States during this March Spring Break period are Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Brazil, and Canada – all in descending order.

According to the U.S. Travel Association China is considered to be the most notable source market in terms of its growth in the international rankings, going from the 22nd largest source market in the year 2000, to third largest currently, and projected to be the second largest in 2019.

According to the booking data from the Hotelbeds platform, Chinese travellers account for almost 3% of all bookings made into the United States[2] – during this Spring Break 2019 period, the company registered an increase of nearly 40% of Chinese outbound bookings into Orlando, the most visited destination for March Spring Breakers this year.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds, commented, “Most notable here for me is the 40% increase in bookings for Orlando from Chinese tourists. &nbsp;This forms part of our commitment to provide our US hotel partners with complementary non-domestic bookings – and where better than from Chinese travellers, already the largest travel segment globally by spend?

“By matching our extensive network of travel buying clients based in China with our competitive inventory of China-ready hotel accommodations in the US, our dedicated sourcing and sales teams have been able to capture almost 3% of all incoming Chinese hotel bookings in the United States and we expect this to increase further.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 

Lauren Volcheff Atlass, Americas Regional Director for Wholesale Sales at Hotelbeds, commented, “Five of the top ten destinations we are seeing this spring break are outside of the US, meaning there’s a great opportunity for non-US based hotels to attract spring breakers. But without having a local US based sales team and knowledge, achieving that is very hard.

“With our expanded network of travel buying intermediaries across the United States – including points redemption businesses, traditional travel agents, and tour operators – we can offer our hotel partners across the globe access to one of the biggest travel markets during one of its busiest periods. Our aim is always to help them increase occupancy rates with non-competing incremental bookings from guests that book further in advance, cancel less, spend more and come back more often – and this Spring Break I´m proud to say we’re delivering great value to a great many hotels worldwide by giving them this hard to reach, but important segment.”

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world´s leading bedbank.

The company’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating under the Hotelbeds brand in the wholesale channel and the Bedsonline brand in the travel agents channel, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds, followed by GTA also joining the company in October of the same year.

The company is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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[1] These figures refer to bookings made in the United States source market via the Hotelbeds booking platform – which includes the Tourico Holidays and GTA bedbanks – for the month of March 2019.



[2] These figures refer to bookings made via the via the Hotelbeds booking platform for the 2017/2018 financial year.




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Top booking destinations for March Spring Break revealed by Hotelbeds


	Over 10,000 hotels have signed-up for the Hotelbeds platform over the last year, mainly in North America and Asia-Pacific, to reach 180,000 unique hotels.
	Growth driven by renewed focus on providing hoteliers with incremental bookings via expanded B2B network of over 60,000 travel buyers.
	Increase in the number of strategic partnerships with hotel chains and inclusion of preferred channel managers.



Palma, 6th March 2019. Hotelbeds, the world´s leading bedbank, has today confirmed at ITB Berlin an increase in the number of its hotel partners.

During the last year Hotelbeds has increased by 10,000 the number of unique hotels – mainly located in the North American and Asia-Pacific markets – available on its platform.

Currently a total of 180,000 unique hotels are available on the Hotelbeds system and a majority of the hotels are directly contracted under exclusive terms and conditions.

This growth has been driven by the renewed focus of Hotelbeds in providing its hotel partners with complementary bookings via its network of 60,000 travel buyers from both non-domestic source markets and B2B buyers – including tour operators, retail travel agents, airline websites and loyalty and reward points schemes.

In particular there has been an increase in signing strategic partnerships with key hotel chains globally and preferred agreements with channel managers worldwide. This has in part been supported by the expansion of the contracting workforce to over 1,100 contractors based around the world in popular local destinations.

In early February Hotelbeds announced that, following the acquisitions of Tourico Holidays and GTA into its business, now 90% of its hotel partners have access to all of the over 60,000 travel buying intermediaries that use the Hotelbeds platform. Such channels attract guests who book further in advance, cancel less, stay longer, spend more in-destination, and re-book more frequently.

As part of this change Hotelbeds’ hotel partners are now unified under the same terms and conditions, whilst also having access to a simplified and unified billing and account management service.

Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds, commented: “As part of our plan to build the world’s leading bedbank, we wanted to renew our focus on providing our hotel partners with complementary bookings from non-domestic and niche booking channels that provide them with high-value guests. Today’s news that we’ve increased the number of hotel partners by 10,000 over the last year is confirmation that already we are succeeding.

“This is great news too for our over 60,000 travel buyers around the world – whether they be a travel agent, tour operator or airline website – as the majority of these hotels are directly contracted at the best prices and under the best conditions.

“We look forward to providing our customers and hotel partners with further updates about our evolving service over the coming months, but welcome them to approach us directly here at ITB Berlin to learn more about how we can help them to grow their business even further.”&nbsp;

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world´s leading bedbank.

The company’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating under the Hotelbeds brand in the wholesale channel and the Bedsonline brand in the travel agents channel, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 185 countries representing more than 180,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds, followed by GTA also joining the company in October of the same year.

The company is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Hotelbeds expands portfolio with 10,000 new hotels


	Germany is the fifth largest source market worldwide – and the third in Europe – for Hotelbeds.
	Majorca, Antalya and Crete remain the most booked destinations on the Hotelbeds platform for Germans this summer.[1]
	New York, Barcelona and London lead international city destinations.



Palma, 28th February 2019. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has revealed ahead of ITB Berlin – which will take place this year from Wednesday 6 to Sunday&nbsp;10 march – has confirmed Germany as its fifth largest source market globally and third largest European source market.

Additionally Hotelbeds’ booking data has confirmed that European beach destinations are the most in demand this summer for German tourists, with Majorca remaining the most popular and Antalya remaining the second most popular, followed by Crete.

New York is the most popular international city choice for Germans this summer and the 4th most popular overall proceeded by Majorca, Antalya and Crete.&nbsp; At an international level New York is followed by Barcelona and then London, with Barcelona replacing London as the second choice compared to last year.&nbsp;

For Germans choosing &nbsp;Asian destinations this summer, Bali &nbsp;is for another consecutive year the most visited destination for the Germany source market – and the 14th most popular overall, but down from number 7 last year.

Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director of Hotelbeds said: “Ahead of ITB I am proud to confirm that in our new and enlarged business Germany &nbsp;is the fifth largest source market globally for us, and the third in Europe.

“Next week’s ITB will be a particularly exciting edition for us as it will be the first one as one consolidated company. Over the last year we’ve been working hard to create one new and enhanced business: &nbsp;a&nbsp;new and consolidated leadership structure; a much stronger sourcing team that has now increased to over 1,100 employees globally; one single account management and billing point for all partners including travel buyers and hoteliers; the launch of a Product Management department; and an enhanced IT structure that is almost completely migrated onto one, new platform.

“All these changes in our business form part of the long-term strategy we set out in 2017 to be the world’s leading bedbank. In particular I´m looking forward to meeting with our hotel partners to discuss how we have adapted our offering for hoteliers by giving them increased access to hard-to-reach travel buyers such as travel agents, points redemption schemes, airline websites and tour operators – channels that offer higher-value and incremental bookings.”

Hotelbeds will participate&nbsp;at the ITB fair in Berlin, taking place&nbsp;from Wednesday 6 to Thursday 10 March, can be found on stand 110, in hall 9.

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[1]&nbsp;All information included in this press release is based upon year-on-year trends for bookings made via wholesale bedbanks that form part of Hotelbeds – including Hotelbeds, GTA and Tourico Holidays – up to 7 February 2019.

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world´s leading bedbank.

The company’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating under the Hotelbeds brand in the wholesale channel and the Bedsonline brand in the travel agents channel, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds, followed by GTA also joining the company in October of the same year.

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The company is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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 Hotelbeds confirms Germany as fifth largest source market globally


	Approximately 90% of Hotelbeds’ 170,000 hotel partners have now gained significantly expanded distribution reach – following the acquisitions of Tourico Holidays and GTA.
	Hotelbeds committed to providing complementary and high-value guests for hoteliers through network of over 60,000 travel intermediaries globally.
	Integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA is now almost complete.


Palma, February 12, 2019. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has today provided a further update on the final stages of the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into its bedbank platform.

As of the close of January approximately 90% of the company’s existing 170,000 hotel partners are now gaining access to all of the company’s 60,000 travel buying intermediaries across the portfolio of Hotelbeds’ brands. This follows a process of unifying all hotel partners onto one new and unique contract. The process began in last year and involved working with hotel partners who were working with one or more of the three bedbank brands – Tourico Holidays, GTA, and Hotelbeds – prior to Tourico Holidays and GTA joining Hotelbeds in 2017.&nbsp;

Under the new contracts hotels are now able to distribute their accommodation under the same terms and conditions, whilst additionally benefiting from standardized and centralized processes for billing and account management.

Bringing all its hotel partners onto one contract forms part of the Hotelbeds strategy to find ever simpler and more efficient means to offer its hotel partners bookings that don’t compete with the direct channel.

Hotelbeds is now able to offer hotels a larger and wider range of travel buying intermediaries that has increased to more than 60,000 worldwide. This includes airlines, loyalty programs, traditional travel agencies and tour operators – all of whom offer high-value guests that book further in advance, cancel less, pay more for a room, spend more in destination, and return more often.

Carlos Muñoz, Managing Director Bedbank at Hotelbeds, comments: “Crossing the 90% threshold is yet another milestone in the creation of the world’s leading bedbank – in fact it is actually a very important landmark, as we are now nearing the end of the whole process of integrating Tourico Holidays and GTA into Hotelbeds: the unified teams are in place, we’ve consolidated the brands, and we’ve almost completed bringing everything onto one technology stack too.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“This means we are now giving our hotel partners access to all of our 60,000 travel buying intermediaries under the same terms and conditions, whilst also simplifying their billing and account management. In short, we now offer – by a significant measure – the simplest and most cost-effective accommodation distribution solution in a market that is very fragmented. “We are committed to proving our hotel partners with complementary bookings and increased value by offering access to non-competing sales channels such as airlines, points-redemption schemes, tour operators, and high-street travel agents – channels that provide guests who book further in advance, cancel less, pay more, spend more in-destination, and come back more often.”

This news forms part of Hotelbeds’ strategy to fully integrate Tourico Holidays and GTA into Hotelbeds to form one enhanced bedbank.

Since acquiring Tourico Holidays and GTA in 2017 the process of integration has now almost finished: &nbsp;


	Throughout 2018 the newly revised management structure was announced, combining the best talent from Tourico Holidays, GTA and Hotelbeds – including the creation of a Product Management department.
	In April Hotelbeds announced that going forward it would focus only on its strategic bedbank core by disposing of its incoming services division, called Destination Management, for 110 million euros.
	During 2018 the company was also transitioning the bedbanks across onto one technology platform and the process is now almost complete.&nbsp;
	In September 2018 the consolidation of the company’s retail brands under Bedsonline was announced, along with the launch of a refreshed Bedsonline identity and updated platform.
	The consolidation of all the brands of the wholesale channel —GTA, Tourico Holidays and Hotelbeds— under the name of ‘Hotelbeds’ was announced in October, phasing out the Tourico Holidays and GTA brands.
	Additionally the decision was announced to phase out the ‘Group’ reference when speaking about the company as a whole, to become simply ‘Hotelbeds’.


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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world´s leading bedbank.

The company’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating under the Hotelbeds brand in the wholesale channel and the Bedsonline brand in the travel agents channel, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds, followed by GTA also joining the company in October of the same year.

The company is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Hotelbeds significantly expands access to high-value distribution for hotel partners


	
	Top five international countries for Chinese travellers during Chinese New Year 2019 are, in descending order, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United States. *
	
	
	Trend for Chinese travellers visiting a wider range of countries continues, with hotels in 102 countries reserved, up from 88 last year.
	
	
	Around 7 million Chinese travellers are expected to venture abroad during this year’s holiday festival.
	


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Shanghai, China – January 30, 2019 – Hotelbeds, the world´s leading bedbank, has today revealed the top international destinations for Chinese travellers during the seven day Chinese New Year holiday period starting on Monday, February 4th.

According to booking data from the Hotelbeds platform for this year’s break, Thailand is the most popular destination, with Japan and Singapore ranked second and thirdly respectively. These are followed, in descending order, by Malaysia, the United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Whilst Spain and Italy have this year dropped out of the top ten countries, replaced by Vietnam and South Korea, nonetheless the two remain popular with Chinese tourists and come in at eleventh and twelfth place this year.

Additionally, a trend for Chinese travellers visiting a wider range of countries continues, with Chinese travellers booking hotels through the Hotelbeds bedbank platform in 102 countries during the Chinese New Year holiday period, up from 88 last year.

China remains the number one source market in the wholesale channel for Hotelbeds in Asia Pacific and is now the 4th biggest for Hotelbeds globally, where Hotelbeds offers Chinese travel intermediaries – such as tour operators, airlines, points redemption schemes, and retail travel agents – access to over 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities, available in over 185 countries.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds, said, “Already Chinese travellers have become the number one travel market globally and this is only set to grow significantly as the Chinese economy grows, whilst more and more Chinese people seek travel experiences abroad. Overseas travel during the traditional Chinese New Year is a different form of family festive activity. Many people take advantage of a week-long holiday by booking medium-to long-haul trips to popular international destinations, including Japan, Australia, the US, Southeast Asia and Europe.

“We have worked hard for many years to adapt our hotel portfolio to reflect the preferences of Chinese travellers, whether that be by the types of accommodation they prefer or in the booking process itself, and feel that our success reflects that. On behalf of Hotelbeds, I wish our business partners and colleagues in China a very happy Chinese New Year!”

Hui-Wan Chua, APAC Regional Director for Wholesale Sales at Hotelbeds, said, “I am very satisfied that demand for Chinese outbound travel is being fulfilled by Hotelbeds’ enhanced portfolio with over 170,000 hotels globally in over 185 countries. In fact, already&nbsp;more than&nbsp;2% of all US hotels reserved by Chinese travellers flows via our system and we’re growing rapidly still.

“Understanding Chinese cultural needs is the key to attracting Chinese tourists and we are speaking with our travel intermediary customers in China to explain to them how they will benefit from our ‘China ready’ sourcing strategy. Whilst at the same time we keep communicating with our hotel sourcing teams worldwide to help them understand Chinese customers’ needs.”

The Chinese New Year holiday, also known as ‘Spring Festival’, is a seven-day national holiday in China that takes place from Monday February 4th to Sunday February 10th. The date of the Chinese New Year varies each year, according to China’s lunar calendar, and last year fell on February 16th.

According to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), a total of 6.5 million Chinese mainland tourists travelled aboard during the seven-day Chinese New Year holiday in 2018, with that figure set to increase to 7 million this year.

* All figures quoted in this press release are based on bookings made via the Hotelbeds booking platform. 

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world´s leading bedbank.

The company’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating under the Hotelbeds brand in the wholesale channel and the Bedsonline brand in the travel agents channel, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds, followed by GTA also joining the company in October of the same year.

The company is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Tel: +86 21 6441 6701

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Hotelbeds reveals top international destinations for Chinese travellers during Chinese New Year

O provedor global líder de reservas para agências de viagens anuncia um crescimento excepcional no número de agências registradas no mercado brasileiro durante ABAV 2018 (Stand E162)


	Bedsonline Brasil aumenta seu número de agências registradas em quase 7%, chegando a um total de 6.100 agências no ano atual
	São Paulo é o destino mais importante para a Bedsonline Brasil, mostrando um sólido crescimento no volume de vendas durante o ano 2018.
	Bedsonline participa pelo 5º ano consecutivo da feira ABAV


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São Paulo, 3&nbsp;de Outubro, 2018. Bedsonline, o provedor global líder de reservas e produtos complementares exclusivos para agências de viagem, anunciou hoje que alcançou um crescimento excepcional em agências registradas para o ano de 2018.

Depois de um ano bastante produtivo, a Bedsonline Brasil confirmou um crescimento de 7% no número de agências atualmente registradas, chegando a um total de 6.100 agências durante o ano atual.

São Paulo se posiciona como destino número 1 para a Bedsonline Brasil a nível de mercado nacional, mostrando um sólido crescimento em reservas de hotel durante 2018. Por sua vez, a marca identificou que depois de São Paulo, destinos como Gramado, Rio de Janeiro, Maceió e Salvador, em orden decrescente, foram os destinos mais importantes para a Bedsonline Brasil no mercado nacional.

A nível internacional, a marca revela que seus 5 destinos mais importantes tem sido Orlando – pelo segundo ano consecutivo – Nova Iorque, Miami, Cancun e Paris – todos esses destinos mostrando um crescimento positivo durante o ano.

Bedsonline Brasil também se orgulha de poder participar pelo 5º ano consecutivo da feira ABAV, desta vez com participação de 18 integrantes da equipe comercial, os quais estarão exibindo sua extensa gama de ofertas durante os días 26 a 28 de Setembro de 2018.

Bedsonline busca continuar expandido seu portfolio de produto, que está sendo impulsionado pelo Grupo ao qual a marca pertence.

Juliana Luengo, Brazil Country Manager para Bedsonline, comenta: “Queremos demonstrar aos nossos clientes que o principal incentivo de nosso rápido crescimento é que procuramos continuamente oportunidades para poder oferecer ainda mais inventário em nossa plataforma, a qual já conta com mais de 170.000 hotéis, 24.000 opções de traslados e 18.000 atividades ao redor do mundo, como resultado da integração de Tourico Holidays e GTA ao grupo que a Bedsonline pertence”

“Desde 2013 que participamos da ABAV, e para nós, é uma das feiras mais importantes dentro do país, a qual participam agentes de Viagem de todo o Brasil – participar da ABAV é uma excelente oportunidade para profissionais de nossa industria – para as agências conhecerem nossa equipe e também para nós fazermos novos acordos comerciais”.

Para falar com um representante da Bedsonline Brasil durante a ABAV em São Paulo, visite o stand E162.

Sobre Bedsonline

Bedsonline é o provedor global líder de reservas e productos complementários exclusivo para agências de Viagem. Através de sua plataforma online, distribui seus productos – acomodação, excurções, tickets e traslados – entre uma carteira de clientes composta por mais de 50.000 agências divididios em mais de 40 países.

A empresa se destaca por seu extenso portfolio – mais de 170.000 hotéis em 200 destinos, 24.000 opções de traslados em 140 países e 18.000 atividades em 120 países -, por um serviço personalizado local e uma ferramenta de reservas online intuitiva e fácil de usar. Desta maneira, a Bedsonline garante uma alta disponibilidade, preços competitivos e uma grande satisfação de seus clientes.

A empresa, líder de distribuição online, tem centrado sua estratégia nos últimos anos na expansão por novos mercados da Europa, América e Asia, como Alemanha, Republica checa, México, Estados Unidos, Colombia, China, Japão e Filipinas. Esta visão estratégica tem levado a empresa a ocupar uma posição vantajosa na industria.

Bedsonline faz parte do Grupo Hotelbeds, o provedor global de Serviços para a industria de turismo a nível mundial que tem sua sede em Palma de Mallorca.

Bedsonline forma parte de Hotelbeds Group, el proveedor global de servicios para la industria del turismo a nivel mundial que tiene su sede en Palma de Mallorca.

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y Facebook: facebook.com/BedsonlineBrasil/

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Bedsonline anuncia na ABAV um total de 6.100 agências registradas no Brasil para 2018


	
	Four non-Asian countries are now top destinations for Chinese outbound tourists during the seven day National Day holiday period starting October 1
	
	
	This year the holiday falls close to the 22-24 September Mid-Autumn Festival, driving interest in extended breaks combining both holidays
	
	
	Demand for Chinese outbound travel fulfilled by Hotelbeds Group’s long-term strategy of sourcing Chinese-friendly accommodation globally&nbsp;
	


Shanghai, China - September 27, 2018 - Hotelbeds Group, the world´s leading bedbank, has today announced today the top international destinations for Chinese travellers during the seven day Chinese National Day holiday period starting on October 1.

According to Hotelbeds Group’s booking data for this year’s break, Southeast Asian countries remain top destinations for Chinese outbound tourists during the National Day holiday. Six of the top ten international destination countries of this year will be Asian countries, with the list topped by Thailand and followed by, in descending order, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea.

However, four non-Asian countries now feature in the list – up from only two for the same period in 2017 – with the United States proving the top destination, followed by Italy, France and Spain. The top ten international destinations for Chinese travellers during the National Day holiday in 2017 were, in descending order, Thailand, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Italy, and South Korea.

Additionally, Chinese travellers are travelling to a wider range of countries, with Chinese travellers booking hotels through Hotelbeds Group’s bedbank platform in 111 countries during the National Day holiday period, up from 106 last year.

This year the National Day holiday period is preceded by the September 22-24 Mid-Autumn Festival, which is a three-day national holiday in China whose date shifts according to the lunar calendar, meaning that many Chinese workers have taken advantage to plan two whole weeks of holiday by taking only six working days away from the office. &nbsp;

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds Group, said, “A week long holiday in a country with the world’s largest population offers vast potential for the world’s tourism industry – not least as it is preceded by a three-day national holiday only the week before, meaning many are actually taking two weeks away from the office this year. For Chinese OTAs and Tour Operators whose clients want to take advantage of this by booking an international destination, we offer them over 170,000 hotels globally, with over 90,000 of those directly sourced, making the content both unique and competitively priced.”

Hui-Wan Chua, APAC Regional Director for Wholesale Sales at Hotelbeds Group, said, “China is the number one source market in the wholesale channel for Hotelbeds Group in Asia Pacific and is now the 4th biggest for the Group globally. Understanding Chinese customers’ needs and sourcing Chinese friendly hotels globally – taking into consideration not just language or catering needs, but also issues such as payments, visa-processing and more – has been a long-term strategy that is already proving very successful. This year we are excited to again see more demand from Chinese travellers to visit more and more non-Asian destinations such as the US, Italy, France and Spain.”

China National Day holiday, also known as Golden Week, is a seven day national holiday in China that takes place from October 1st to 7th. This holiday season was introduced in the year 2000 to help boost domestic tourism and to allow families to make long journeys to visit relatives.

According to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), a total of 6 million Chinese mainland tourists travelled aboard during the seven days National Day holiday in 2017, with that figure set to increase to 7 million this year.

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About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is the world´s leading bedbank.

The Group’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating mainly under the Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays and GTA brands, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over 200 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds Group, followed by GTA also joining the Group in October; both companies remain independent brands whilst they are being integrated into the Group.

The Group is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-group

And twitter: @HotelbedsGroup

Follow APItude on twitter: @Hotelbeds_API

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Hotelbeds Group Media contact

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Sunny Huang · sunny.huang@instinctif.com

Tel: +86 21 6441 6701 / 6702

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Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

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Hotelbeds Group announces top international destinations for Chinese travellers during China’s National Day holiday


	Juan Carlos Caamal-Jiménez pasa a ser el nuevo Area Sales Manager para Bedsonline en México.&nbsp;
	La noticia sigue el reciente anuncio de la consolidación de Bedsonline, con clientes minoristas de GTA que migran a la plataforma de reservas líder de Bedsonline, que es utilizada exclusivamente por agentes de viajes.
	La inclusión de la cartera de productos minoristas de GTA amplía significativamente la gama de contenido exclusivamente contratado y disponible solo para agentes de viajes, la cual aumento el número de hoteles disponibles de 55.000 a 170.000.
	Nombramiento anunciado antes del evento Embajadores, que tiene sede en Riviera Maya a partir del 27 de septiembre.


Cancún, México – septiembre 26, 2018. – Bedsonline, el proveedor global de servicios de alojamiento y viajes complementarios diseñado exclusivamente para agentes de viaje, ha anunciado hoy el nombramiento de Juan Carlos Caamal-Jiménez como Area Sales Manager para el mercado de México.

Caamal será responsable de proporcionar a los clientes de Bedsonline, compuestos exclusivamente por agentes de viajes, en el mercado local los más altos estándares de servicio al cliente junto con una mayor expansión y diversificación del número de agencias de viajes suscritas. Anteriormente Juan Carlos era el Sales Manager de Bedsonline en Cancún.

Esta noticia sigue al reciente anuncio en donde la compañía a la que GTA y Bedsonline pertenecen, Hotelbeds Group, consolidará su cartera de productos minoristas y oferta mundial bajo la recientemente renovada marca y plataforma Bedsonline, estableciéndose como el proveedor líder mundial de alojamiento y servicios complementarios diseñados exclusivamente para el uso de agencias de viajes.

El hito estratégico siguió a una extensa consulta con los clientes desde que Tourico Holidays y GTA, junto con sus marcas minoristas, TravelBound y TravelCube, se unieron a Hotelbeds Group en 2017.

El nombramiento de Caamal coincide con Bedsonline celebrando este año su novena edición de Embajadores, el evento anual líder para agentes de viajes en México, que comenzará el 27 de septiembre en la Riviera Maya. Durante los tres días del evento, alrededor de 300 agentes, 30 patrocinadores, profesionales y personas influyentes de toda la industria se reunirán para discutir temas de interés dentro del espacio turístico.

Alistair Rodger, Director de Retail Travel Agents para Hotelbeds Group, comento: “Como parte de la reciente renovación de la imagen de la marca y el lanzamiento de nuestra nueva propuesta de valor, nos hemos dedicado a mejorar continuamente la experiencia del cliente, la cual va más allá de tan solo nuestra sofisticada plataforma de reserva y sus funcionalidades avanzadas. Para alcanzar esto, es esencial contar con equipos fuertes que tengan un conocimiento local, un compromiso inmejorable y con el mejor servicio posible para nuestra base de clientes exclusivamente para agentes de viajes. Tengo certeza de que Juan Carlos es la mejor persona para alcanzar nuestras metas.”

Juan Carlos Caamal, Mexico Area Sales Manager, para Bedsonline, comentó: “Es un gran honor para mí asumir este nuevo rol en una etapa clave en el desarrollo de la marca Bedsonline y estoy aún más contento de tener un equipo tan excepcional. Ya estamos contactando a nuestros clientes en el mercado, que están formados únicamente por agentes de viajes, para explicarles cómo se beneficiarán de la nueva oferta mejorada de Bedsonline. Esto incluye mejoras que hemos realizado seleccionando las mejores funcionalidades de la antigua plataforma de GTA, así como la expansión de nuestra cartera de productos que contiene ahora más de 170/000 hoteles y una posición fortalecida para negociar las mejores ofertas para nuestros clientes.”

Tras la consolidación de la cartera y oferta de la marca de GTA, la plataforma Bedsonline ahora ofrece a las agencias de viajes solo a nivel mundial los siguientes beneficios:


	Cartera de productos variado y competitivo: más de 170.000 hoteles disponibles a nivel mundial (90.000 de ellos contratados directamente, lo que permite que sea contenido único y con precios competitivos), 24.000 rutas de traslados y 18.000 actividades, además de 140.000 vehículos de alquiler disponibles —todo ello gracias a un equipo de más de 1.000 personas encargadas de contratar en todo el mundo.
	Tecnología potente y de fácil uso: el mejor motor de búsqueda diseñado específicamente para satisfacer las necesidades de las agencias de viajes. Permite a los usuarios filtrar y comparar resultados de una manera flexible y práctica, incluyendo funciones intuitivas de correo electrónico y PDF —el 70% de los clientes menciona que la plataforma es uno de los factores principales a la hora de escoger Bedsonline. El grupo matriz de Bedsonline es el único distribuidor que opera su propio centro de datos de código abierto basado en la nube y gestiona hasta 1.500 millones de búsquedas al día.
	Conocimiento local combinado con una oferta global: equipos de ventas locales en cada mercado con un profundo conocimiento tanto a nivel local como de la industria, y con el objetivo de atender todas las necesidades de sus clientes.


Ya está en marcha un plan de migración para hablar con los clientes acerca de la marca minorista GTA y trazar los beneficios de mudarse a la plataforma de reserva de Bedsonline, donde la combinación del contenido de la marca minorista GTA aumentará de 55.000 a 170.000 hoteles disponibles para los clientes.

Los clientes tendrán tiempo suficiente para realizar la transición a su propio ritmo y habrá talleres y asistencia técnica disponibles para respaldar una migración sin interrupciones

Acerca de Bedsonline

Bedsonline es el proveedor global líder de acomodación y productos complementarios exclusivo para agencias de viaje. A través de su plataforma online distribuye su producto -acomodación, excursiones, tickets y traslados- entre una cartera de clientes compuesta por más de 50.000 agencias de viajes con equipos de ventas en más de 40 países y que cubren más de 100 mercados en todo el mundo. En España, 8.000 agencias confían en Bedsonline para hacer sus reservas.

La compañía destaca por su extenso portfolio –más de 170.000 hoteles en 185 destinos, 24.000 rutas de traslados y 18.000 actividades– para ofrecer un servicio personalizado local a través de una herramienta de reserva online intuitiva y fácil de usar. De esta manera, Bedsonline garantiza una alta disponibilidad, precios competitivos y una elevada satisfacción de sus clientes.

La mayorista, líder de la distribución online, ha centrado su estrategia en los últimos años en la expansión por nuevos mercados de Europa, América y Asia, como Alemania, República Checa, México, Estados Unidos, Colombia, China, Japón o Filipinas. Esta visión estratégica ha llevado a la compañía a ocupar una posición de ventaja en la industria.

Bedsonline forma parte de Hotelbeds Group, el banco de camas líder mundial y proveedor de servicios para la industria del turismo a nivel mundial, con sede en Palma de Mallorca.

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Bedsonline confirma el líder en ventas para el mercado mexicano 


	
	Hui-Wan Chua appointed to lead Wholesale Sales for Asia Pacific (APAC)
	
	
	Regional management team reporting to Hui-Wan Chua also confirmed
	
	Hotelbeds Group increasing focus on APAC region in line with expansion plans


Shanghai, China - September 26, 2018 - Hotelbeds Group, the world´s leading bedbank, has today provided another update on the senior management appointments across its Group in Asia Pacific (APAC).

Hui-Wan Chua has been confirmed as the Regional Director for Wholesale Sales for the APAC market. In this role, Chua will be responsible for growing the Group’s business in the APAC region across the three different bedbank brands – Hotelbeds, Tourico Holidays and GTA – reporting directly to Sam Turner, the Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director with global responsibility.

Previously Chua joined GTA in 2017, before it joined Hotelbeds Group in 2017, and was most recently the Vice President of Asia Sales &amp; Marketing. Before joining Hotelbeds Group she was the CEO at ZUJI, a leading online travel agent in Asia. Chua has also held a number of senior roles in Asia at leading travel companies such as Travelport and Abacus International.

Additionally, the regional management positions that will report to Chua have been confirmed, combining the best of existing internal talent from across the three bedbanks.

In the Regional Manager roles, Chan Tze Yuan has been appointed to cover Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan; Isabelle Kim will cover East Asia; Richard Styles will be in charge of Pacific and Indochina; and Laura Wang and Joy Huang will lead China.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds Group, said, “I am delighted to see Hui-Wan take on this role as Regional Director for Wholesale Sales in APAC to help us realise the vast potential that the region holds. As a seasoned leader with 20 plus years of experience and together with a talented team, I am confident that she will solidify our leadership position in the region.”

Hui-Wan Chua, APAC Regional Director for Wholesale Sales at Hotelbeds Group, said, “It is exciting to take on this expanded role overseeing the Group’s growth regions, identifying the huge opportunities within the industry, maintaining long term commercial partnerships, and strategically growing the Group’s regional presence. The result of the integration of our three bedbanks is equally exciting; this will allow us to offer best in class products, service and solutions to our customers, driving more value in our partnership and continue the positive trajectory of our success story in the APAC region. “

For Hotelbeds Group, growing the business in the APAC region is a top priority. China remains the number one source market in the wholesale channel for Hotelbeds Group in Asia Pacific and is now the 4th biggest for the Group globally, up from 5th place only last year.

Since January, the Group has been identifying top employee profiles from the three companies, at both senior management and management levels, in order to better respond to the needs of the Group’s expanded operations following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA.&nbsp; So far 350 appointments have been made to date.

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About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is the world´s leading bedbank.

The Group’s proprietary technology helps providers of travel services distribute their offering to travel sellers globally via an easy-to-use, advanced technology platform that increases reach, revenue and yield for both the provider and the seller.

Operating mainly under the Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays and GTA brands, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 140 source markets globally with travel providers in over&nbsp;185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016, the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017, Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds Group, followed by GTA also joining the Group in October; both companies remain independent brands whilst they are being integrated into the Group.

The Group is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-group

And twitter: @HotelbedsGroup

Follow APItude on twitter: @Hotelbeds_API

&nbsp;

Hotelbeds Group Media contact

Instinctif Partners

Laura Yao · laura.yao@instinctif.com

Sunny Huang · sunny.huang@instinctif.com

Tel: +86 21 6441 6701 / 6702

Hotelbeds Group Media 

Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Wei Wang · whitney.wang@hotelbeds.com

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