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Palma, Spain, 4th May 2022 – Ahead of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), Hotelbeds has confirmed the host city of Dubai as one of their most popular markets among its clients, being the top destination for the company over the past 12 months.

“Dubai has once again been the number one destination over the last year and has remained one of the most sought after destinations for our clients. It has demonstrated the incredible appetite of travellers to experience this beautiful city – especially with the Expo 2020 which concluded at the end of March and has certainly had a major positive impact on the flow of visitors,” said Tomeu Gili, Regional Commercial Director at Hotelbeds.

“We are thrilled with the incredible recovery and resilience that Dubai has shown over the past two years and the unrivalled work our local team has done to keep the destination at the top of its game.”

In addition to the great news from the region, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, Hotelbeds will be hosting its first face-to-face exhibition, with a stand at ATM Dubai. Hotelbeds team members, both local and international, are looking forward to the opportunity to reconnect in person with partners and clients, who can find the Hotelbeds team at stand TT0920.

Carlos Muñoz, Chief Commercial Officer at Hotelbeds, shared his anticipation for Hotelbeds' first face-to-face event in over two years: “It's finally happening. We can now meet face-to-face with our valued clients and partners to discuss how we can make the most of our collaboration and ensure we meet their needs, and what better place to do so than at the ATM in Dubai which has historically been one of our clients' most in-demand destinations."

About Hotelbeds

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 300,000 hotel properties across the globe with access to high-value, complementary distribution channels that significantly increase occupancy rates– 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.

In addition to accommodation, Hotelbeds is also the world’s largest B2B seller of travel ancillaries, offering worldwide coverage of transfer routes and 18,000 activities, as well as experiences and car rental suppliers. 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.

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PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com

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Hotelbeds congratulates host city as its most in-demand destination ahead ATM Dubai

Palma, Spain, 21st April 2022 – One of the world’s leading B2B travel tech companies, Hotelbeds, and Polish NGO the MaYa Foundation have today announced a new partnership dedicated to helping Ukrainian refugees find work and temporary accommodation in the country.

As part of this project, the two organisations will jointly support people who have fled the war to Poland by helping them to find temporary accommodation through Hotelbeds’ Make Room For Ukraine initiative, and to apply for jobs with the company, supported by the team at the MaYa Foundation.

ESG lead for Hotelbeds, Aina Aguílo, explained: “Following on from the support we are offering to refugees fleeing Ukraine in terms of helping them to find accommodation on the way to their final destinations, we also wanted to explore how else we could provide much-needed help and support from an employment perspective.

“So we have been speaking to many NGOs to explore the opportunities and are pleased that we have been able to make a start in Poland to begin with, through this partnership with the MaYa Foundation.

She added: “The MaYA team will support people on the ground in Poland to apply for jobs with Hotelbeds, as well as take part in the Make Room For Ukraine accommodation project, both of which we are sure will help to make a difference at this very challenging time for them.”

Marek Zmysłowski, co-founder of the MaYa Foundation said: “We decided to start a call centre that will allow us to support refugees. We will answer the questions of people travelling from Poland, searching for accommodation and support those who are looking for a job. We will also help with all formalities. Thanks to this, we can provide real help to those who need it.

“The Foundation would like to thank everyone involved so far for all the donations that help to support the refugees from Ukraine. Its project can still be actively supported here: https://maya-foundation.com/hotelbeds/”

In addition to its Make Room for Ukraine project, the company has also been supporting the International Committee for the Red Cross through corporate and employee donations.

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 300,000 hotel properties across the globe with access to high-value, complementary distribution channels that significantly increase occupancy rates– 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.

In addition to accommodation, Hotelbeds is also the world’s largest B2B seller of travel ancillaries, offering worldwide coverage of transfer routes and 18,000 activities, as well as experiences and car rental suppliers. 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.

Follow us:

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Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com

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Hotelbeds and the MaYa Foundation announce collaboration to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland find work & accommodation

Palma, Spain, 7th April 2022 – Bedsonline, today announced a major milestone for its distribution in Egypt after signing an agreement with Blue Sky to become its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in the country.

“We are very pleased to start working with Blue Sky in Egypt on this new venture and to benefit from their in-depth market and product knowledge from their 50-year track record,” said Tomeu Gili, Head of MEAI at Hotelbeds, the parent company of Bedsonline. Tomeu also explained how important client support is for the company and how “being able to offer a personalised and easily accessible customer support service to our clients is key for us and we look forward to work hand in hand with Blue Sky to deliver the very best to our clients”.

As a result of the agreement, Blue Sky will offer Bedsonline's local clients:


	A dedicated helpdesk located in Egypt, in both the local language and English. This will include dedicated local telephone numbers, which will also help to reduce costs for Bedsonline's clients.
	A dedicated sales team to visit travel agencies and provide a highly personalised service to clients in Egypt.


Egyptian travel agencies that are already working with Bedsonline will continue to book all their accommodation, experiences, transfers and car rental via&nbsp;www.bedsonline.com.

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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 60,000 travel agencies backed by local sales teams in over 30 countries covering over 100 markets globally.

The company offers an extensive portfolio of over 300,000 hotels, worldwide coverage of transfer routes and 18,000 experiences in 200 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 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.

About Blue Sky

Established in 1971 in Egypt, Blue Sky Travel has grown and become one of the top business travel management companies in the travel industry of Egypt, with promising growth in other countries. Having more than 5000 employees faithfully serving our clients, Blue Sky Travel managed to stay on top for decades, thanks to the feedbacks of our loyal clients.

Partnering with a diversified rich corporate portfolio consists of local, international, and multinational companies working in the different industries for example: Financial, Energy, Construction and Real e-state, Manufacturing service providers, Medical and other industries. We continue to partner with leading local and global network offering even greater on-the-ground expertise and support to our clients.

Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com


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Bedsonline teams up with Blue Sky to  distribute its portfolio in Egypt

Palma, Spain, 23rd March 2022 – Hotelbeds is joining forces with the Tourism Authority of Thailand on a campaign to promote the destination to US travel agents, one of its most important outbound markets.

With over 3,000 hotels contracted, Thailand has always been one of the top destinations for Hotelbeds, consistently ranking in the top 5 most popular locations. And now, thanks to this new opportunity, the company will not only further develop its presence in the region but will also play a crucial part in helping to open up countries in the Asia Pacific region, supporting its clients in the recovery of a market that has been so badly impacted by the COVID pandemic.

“This is a great partnership that has been a long time in the making. We started discussions before the pandemic and, now with the decrease in covid restrictions, we are very excited to activate this marketing campaign with the Tourism Authority of Thailand” said Joe Sheller, Head of Global Destination Marketing.

Florian Blois, Hotelbeds' Regional Director of Destination Marketing, added: "Thailand is a key destination for Hotelbeds globally. Signing this partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand will allow us to secure promotional rates in the country and encourage all our US agents to book in Thailand over the coming months.”

He added that he is confident the company will act as “a key player in driving tourism to the destination and converting pent-up demand in Thailand."

Through this partnership, Hotelbeds will also be introducing booking agents to the Test &amp; Go programme created by the Thai government, which allows tourists from all countries who have been vaccinated to enter the country.

“While the travel landscape continues to change and requires keen navigation of COVID 19, we look forward to welcoming international travelers back to curate more unforgettable moments in Amazing Thailand” said Siriwan Seeharach, Director of The Tourism Authority of Thailand Los Angeles. He added that Thailand “is ecstatic for the opportunity to work alongside Hotelbeds, who is such an influential industry player in the travel sphere. This strong alliance is a first for Thailand and will offer a platform for the diverse range of Thai properties and partners to showcase their offerings.”

Up until mid-June, the campaign will be promoted through the bedbank’s two main distribution channels, Hotelbeds (for wholesale distribution) and Bedsonline (for retail travel advisors), targeting its extensive network of travel advisors in the US.

Click here to visit the campaign.

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 300,000 hotel properties 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 woldwide coverage of transfer routes and 18,000 activities, as well as experiences and car rental suppliers. 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.

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Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

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Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com

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Hotelbeds partners with Tourism Authority of Thailand  to attract US travellers

Palma, Spain, 21st March 2022 – Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has this week announced it is using its position in the industry to help refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine to find accommodation.

Working with local NGOs, and with the generous support of its hotel partners across Europe, the company has launched its Making Room for Ukraine project, following its announcement to cease its commercial activities in Russia and Belarus. Hotelbeds is also supporting the relief efforts of the International Committee of Red Cross as a neutral, independent and impartial organization responding to urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

Hotelbeds’ ESG lead, Aina Aguiló, said; “We knew we had to move quickly as the people of Ukraine needed urgent help, so a lot has been happening in a very short space of time.

“We are working with NGOs on the Ukrainian border to identify where refugees are heading, the route they will take and what accommodation they will need along the way.”

And CEO, Nicolas Huss, added: “We recognise that we’re in a pretty unique position within the industry where we can leverage our relationships to support this humanitarian crisis. It is the least we can do.

“Of course this wouldn’t be possible without the generous help of our hotel partners and the NGOs. We are grateful to them for their quick response and support, as well as to our teams who have been working day and night to make this happen.”

The project has already helped a number of families to make the journey from Ukraine to Spain via Hungary and France, including a group who just days before were sleeping on the floor of a shopping mall.

On behalf of the Asociación Ucraniana de Mallorca y Associació Per Ells, NGO collaborator, Marcos Cabrer, thanked Hotelbeds and their hotel partners and said: “On behalf of our group of refugees and volunteers i just want to thank Hotelbeds and their partners for their courtesy and attention. After many kilometres and especially&nbsp;leaving loved ones behind, even the&nbsp;refugees who were suffering the most had a change in their eyes and faces' expressions. Thank you.”

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 300,000 hotel properties 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 woldwide coverage of transfer routes and 18,000 activities, as well as experiences and car rental suppliers. 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.

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Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

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Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com


Hotelbeds launches project to ‘Make Room for Ukraine’

Palma, Spain, 15th March 2022 – Hotelbeds has just announced a new partnership with OYO, one of the world's leading hotel chains, securing special rates and exclusive offers for its clients at the hotel chain's properties across the United States.

“OYO is an incredibly agile company that is empowering the entrepreneurs behind many hotels with full stack technology,” says Lauren Atlass, Regional Director Commercial in Americas at Hotelbeds. She adds that: “At Hotelbeds, we are proud to partner with this rapidly growing company that understands the needs of individual hotel owners.”

Lauren also said: “We are confident that our impressive distribution network of tour operators, travel agents, airlines and loyalty providers will maximise demand,” as this new partnership will see OYO properties in the US benefit from even wider exposure by gaining access to the more than 60,000 travel buyers based in over 140 source markets who work with Hotelbeds.

Anuj Ladha, VP Revenue at OYO International, added: “This preferred partnership will further strengthen the collaborative success between OYO and Hotelbeds in recent years. This partnership is in line with OYO’s continuous focus on the US geography and will further strengthen our reach to travel buyers and look forward to welcoming more travelers to OYO properties.”

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About OYO

OYO is a leading new-age, technology platform, empowering the large, yet highly fragmented global hospitality ecosystem. Since our incorporation in 2012, we have experienced rapid growth in India and internationally. OYO has created a strong brand and built direct relationships with its customer base by offering a clear and unique value proposition of more choices in every location, highly affordable prices and an advance customer platform.

About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotel properties 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 25,000 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.

Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

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Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com


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Hotelbeds enters Strategic Preferred  Partnership with OYO in the US

Palma, Spain, 7th March 2022 – As the world of travel begins to bounce-back, Hotelbeds is delighted to announce the appointment of Bertrand Sava as its new General Manager for the Retail arm of the business.

The appointment signals Hotelbeds’ intention to take its already successful retail business to the next level, building on the developments it has made over the past two years in terms of becoming more digitally focused, more customized and more local, providing highly tailored products and services to its network of more than 60,000 travel trade buyers.

French national Bertrand joins the bedbank from one of the payment industry leaders, Worldline Global, and brings with him extensive experience in the technology and services industries.

Announcing the appointment, Chief Commercial Officer for Hotelbeds, and its retail brand Bedsonline, Carlos Muñoz, said: “Bertrand joins us as at a pivotal time as we move ahead very purposefully with our plans to take the retail part of our business to the next level, using the expertise of our teams on the ground to deliver highly customized and digitally focused products and services to our clients.

“Having Bertrand, together with a dedicated team behind our plans for Retail, is great news not only for our clients but also for our hotelier partners who will benefit strongly as a result of the momentum we will build with this new phase.”

Bertrand added: “I feel grateful and very excited by this new challenge. After more than two years of the pandemic, the travel industry is at a tipping point and there´s no better way to be part of this new world of travel than by joining one of its leading players.

“With a portfolio of more than 300,000 hotels, a fantastic ancillary offering and with the passion of the Hotelbeds and Bedsonline teams on the ground, I am looking forward to moving strongly in this segment at a time when the pent-up demand for travel is so evident to see.”

About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank, providing over 300,000 hotel properties 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 transfer routes worldwide 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.

Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com


Hotelbeds welcomes Bertrand Sava as new General Manager for Retail business

Palma, Spain, 3rd March 2022 – Hotelbeds has just unveiled a new occupancy-based pricing model (OBP), giving hoteliers the power to maximise the exposure of their rooms by displaying different occupancy options – another great tool in their armoury as people start to get moving again.

The new strategy, in collaboration with one of our key connectivity partners - RateTiger, gives the hoteliers working with Hotelbeds greater control over the price at which different combinations are offered, depending on occupancy.

Paul Anthony, Digital Commercialisation Director at Hotelbeds, explained the advantages of the OBP model. He said: “We are excited to move to this new OBP model as we believe there are many benefits to it. For a start, with this model hotels will have a more sufficient overall structure while we develop a much more seamless process with them.” He added that benefits are not only for the hoteliers, but also for the Channel Managers as OBP “allows them to better monitor the inventory they push to all channels.”

Paul added: “It’s also great to be working with RateTiger, and for them to be the first to offer our new OBP model. Their real-time monitoring and management of room rates, availability &amp; restrictions across all connected sales channels is a real game-changer.”

Alin Lazar, VP – Product Management at RateTiger said: “We are excited to be the first channel manager to offer Occupancy Based Pricing (OBP) on Hotelbeds. The benefits of this pricing model are huge and helps hotels to appear in more search results, increase occupancy of more valuable rooms and boost revenue opportunities. We are committed to developing new features and functionalities to make channel management more effective and profitable for our common hotel customers.”

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotel properties 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 25,000 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.

Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com

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About RateTiger

RateTiger by eRevMax is a market leader in hotel technology and provides Channel Manager, CRS, Rate Shopper, Booking Engine, Website Design, Digital Marketing services as well as GDS and Metasearch Distribution solutions to large hotel chains and resorts, mid-scale groups as well as independent boutique properties worldwide.&nbsp;

RateTiger connects to over 450 distribution and technology partners. It has deep two-way integration with distribution channels as well as leading PMS, RMS, CRS, Booking Engine and other hotel technology systems for a seamless online distribution experience. Data security and privacy is a key aspect for RateTiger – it is ISO and PCI certified as well as GDPR compliant.&nbsp; RateTiger is known for its stable solutions with 99.9% product uptime and provides 24x7 multilingual customer support to hotels globally to assist in revenue generation objectives.

For more details, please visit www.ratetiger.com or contact us on marketing@erevmax.com

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Hotelbeds expands partnership with RateTiger  as the company launches new pricing model

Palma, Spain, 2nd March 2022 – Hotelbeds is pleased to announce that it is one of IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts’ preferred partners for distribution of wholesale rates from IHG hotels in Europe and Greater China.

As a result, travel buyers working with Hotelbeds will continue to enjoy access to wholesale rates from IHG hotels. Hotelbeds’ network reaches thousands of B2B travel buyers, such as offline tour operators, retail travel agents, airlines and company employee loyalty programs, across more than 140 source markets worldwide.

Hotelbeds’ portfolio of B2B travel buyers offers IHG’s hotels incremental, high-value bookings from both domestic and international travelers.

Carlos Muñoz, Chief Commercial Officer at Hotelbeds, commented: “This partnership demonstrates our shared confidence in the future growth of the B2B industry.&nbsp; Thanks to this collaboration, our client partners worldwide will have access to a leading product portfolio which is fantastic news coming off the back of some very challenging years.”

George Turner, Chief Commercial &amp; Technology Officer at IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts, commented: “Partnering with Hotelbeds in Europe and Greater China will enable us to more seamlessly manage our wholesale distribution.”

IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts has 17 brands including InterContinental Hotels &amp; Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels &amp; Resorts and Holiday Inn Express and last year joined Hotelbeds’ Green Hotel Programme to further strengthen its commitment to sustainable tourism.

The Green Hotels Programme is a turn-key solution to bring Hotelbeds and its partners into the green economy and accelerate the transition of the travel industry towards sustainability – a topic whose importance has increased dramatically in light of the COVID pandemic.

About IHG®

IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts&nbsp;[LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.

With a family of 17 hotel brands and&nbsp;IHG Rewards, one of the world’s largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has nearly 6,000 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a further 1,800 in the development pipeline.


	Luxury &amp; Lifestyle:&nbsp;Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas,&nbsp;Regent Hotels &amp; Resorts,&nbsp;InterContinental Hotels &amp; Resorts,&nbsp;Vignette Collection,&nbsp;Kimpton Hotels &amp; Restaurants,&nbsp;Hotel Indigo
	Premium:&nbsp;voco Hotels,&nbsp;HUALUXE Hotels &amp; Resorts,&nbsp;Crowne Plaza Hotels &amp; Resorts,&nbsp;EVEN Hotels
	Essentials:&nbsp;Holiday Inn Hotels &amp; Resorts,&nbsp;Holiday Inn Express,&nbsp;avid hotels
	Suites:&nbsp;Atwell Suites,&nbsp;Staybridge Suites,&nbsp;Holiday Inn Club Vacations,&nbsp;Candlewood Suites


InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 325,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.

Visit us online for more about our&nbsp;hotels and reservations&nbsp;and&nbsp;IHG Rewards. For our latest news, visit our&nbsp;Newsroom&nbsp;and follow us on&nbsp;LinkedIn,&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter.

About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotel properties 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 25,000 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.

Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

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Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR, Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Antonia Aguiló – a.aguilo@hotelbeds.com


Hotelbeds named by IHG Hotels & Resorts as a preferred provider of wholesale rates for B2B travel buyers

Palma, Spain, 09th&nbsp;February 2022 – Hotelbeds has just unveiled its latest annual Environmental, Social and Governance Report, which aims, as Hotelbeds CEO, Nicolas Huss, explains: "to show how we are determined to make our actions speak louder than our words and to leverage our position to make a difference in this new world of travel.”

In this 2021 publication, Nicolas Huss highlights the importance of global companies like Hotelbeds doing all they can in their power to protect the planet. As the CEO says, Hotelbeds does this “through the actions we are taking, the commitments we are making and through the determination of our employees to make a difference.”

The main focus of the report, which has followed the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is to capture how Hotelbeds is working to move closer to a business model based on sustainable development.

It also covers a wide range of initiatives that Hotelbeds has carried out from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021, which include:


	Achieving for the fourth year in a row carbon neutral status by reducing its CO2 emissions and working with Carbon Footprint Ltd, an independent body that accredits carbon management measurements of companies, to offset emissions that cannot be avoided. Part of the reduction in CO2 emissions is also due to Hotelbeds’ use of Google’s carbon neutral data storage cloud.
	Joining Amazon’s Climate Pledge in their commitment to urge global industries to tackle climate change and to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050.
	Continuing to add hotels to its Green Hotels Programme. Now more than 20,000 hotels are part of the programme which launched in late 2020, designed to identify, highlight and promote sustainable accommodation across its portfolio.


In addition to the various sustainability measures that have been put in place, the company is fully committed to the more human side of its business. One of the most important elements of its people strategy is to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, and Hotelbeds is now made up of 88 different nationalities and has strong female representation at all levels of the company, with 50% of the Executive Committee and 57% of its global workforce being women.

“We are committed, of course, to sustainability matters but we also have strongly in mind the protection of human rights, the promotion of diversity &amp; inclusion, the importance of being a responsible partner and employer. In addition, combating worker exploitation where we see it and the prevention of child sexual exploitation – all of these are, I think, crucial for any company that operates on a global footprint,” added Nicolas Huss.

To read and download the full 2021 report, visit the Hotelbeds’ website here.

About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotel properties 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 25,000 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.

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Hotelbeds launches its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report 

Palma, Spain, 12th January 2022 – After years of working closely together, Hotelbeds and Far East Hospitality have entered into a new strategic agreement that will see the global leading bedbank share its exclusive data insights with the group, increasing its competitive advantage.

Through a series of customised, data-driven reports that proactively highlight future opportunities, Far East Hospitality will also be able to view current industry trends, tailored to each hotel's needs, giving them power to make more informed decisions and take advantage of market opportunities.

“At Hotelbeds we have exclusive information about markets, changing traveller trends and bookings, all in real time,” said Miguel Anaya, Regional Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds. He added: “What we want to achieve with this partnership is to share this information directly with Far East Hospitality, providing them with unique insights that will help them maximise their opportunities and take their business to the next level.”

The hospitality group has properties across Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Asia-Pacific including 17 hotels in prime areas in Singapore and Malaysia. All of them will now be able to benefit from the exclusive information provided by Hotelbeds that will make a difference to the future of their business.

Of course, it should also be noted that Hotelbeds’ network of more than 60,000 travel advisors will still be able to tempt their clients with the wide selection of properties that are part of the hospitality group.

Malcolm Leong, Head of Revenue Management and Distribution Strategy at Far East Hospitality said: “We are delighted to enter into this partnership with Hotelbeds, where Far East Hospitality will be able to gain exclusive insights into their data and reports to help us drive significant business opportunities to our group of hotels.

“As global travel begins gradually, with the customized data and reports, we are able to adapt and personalize our promotions and offerings to remain highly relevant to our customers. Additionally, these insights help us to tap on their wide network of travel advisors.

“With this partnership, we can continue to remain nimble and unlock our full potential in the ever-changing travel landscape.”

About Far East Hospitality

Far East Hospitality Holdings Pte Ltd (Far East Hospitality) is an international hospitality owner and operator with a diverse portfolio of 10 unique and complementary brands of hotels, serviced residences and apartment hotels, including Oasia, Quincy, Rendezvous, Village, Far East Collection, A by Adina, Adina Hotels, Vibe Hotels, Travelodge Hotels and Collection by TFE Hotels.

Far East Hospitality owns more than 10 hospitality assets and operates a combined portfolio of more than 18,000 rooms under its management across over 105 hotels and serviced residences in nine countries – Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, with more in its development pipeline. In 2020, the group ranked amongst the top 100 hotel companies by HotelsMag.

Far East Hospitality is a 70-30 joint venture formed in 2013 between Far East Orchard Limited (a listed company under Far East Organization) and The Straits Trading Company Limited. In the same year, Far East Hospitality, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Far East Hospitality Investments (Australia) Pte Ltd, completed a 50-50 joint venture with Australia’s Toga Group to form Toga Far East Hotels (TFE Hotels).

For more information, visit www.FarEastHospitality.com&nbsp;

About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotel properties 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 25,000 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.

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Strategic deal with Hotelbeds gives Far East Hospitality  access to game-changing data 

Palma, Spain, 21st December 2021 – Following its collaboration with Tourism Ireland back in 2018 for a campaign, Hotelbeds is once again joining forces to promote the destination to travel agents in Germany, Spain, the UK and the US.

Tourism Ireland has launched a truly comprehensive multi-channel campaign highlighting the island as a fantastic destination for a getaway or holiday. The message is simple: Ireland is eager to roll out the green carpet and welcome visitors.

“We at Tourism Ireland are delighted, once again, to be working with Hotelbeds running campaigns across our key markets, generating hotel bookings,” said David Boyce, Head of New and Emerging Markets at Tourism Ireland. He added: “this campaign is operating in tandem with our extensive Green Button consumer awareness advertising campaign. It will be a direct reflection of the Green Button, which will complete the booking model, simplifying the consumer journey. We are looking forward to seeing the exciting results, providing direct business for our industry across the Island of Ireland.”&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Hotelbeds joins this bold Green Button campaign – the largest in Tourism Ireland history – to promote the destination among the bedbank's network of travel advisors in Germany, Spain, the UK and the US. The partnership will help the company's sourcing team to secure exclusive promotional rates at properties in the area and further expand its hotel portfolio.&nbsp;

Joseph Sheller, Hotelbeds’ Head of Global Destination Marketing said: “The signing of this new partnership with Tourism Ireland strengthens our presence in the market and supports the excellent work our sourcing team is doing in the area”. He also took the opportunity to address a few words to Tourism Ireland “We very much appreciate the confidence in choosing us as a key partner in the Green Button campaign to promote Ireland in four key outbound markets and generate additional bookings. Tourism Ireland is doing a remarkable job in this period of recovery and we at Hotelbeds are all committed to promoting the destination to a wide B2B audience.”

Up until the end of January, the campaign will be promoted through the bedbank’s two main distribution channels, Hotelbeds (for wholesale distribution) and Bedsonline (for retail travel advisors), to its extensive network of travel advisors in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the US.

Click here to visit the campaign.

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About Hotelbeds 

Hotelbeds is the world’s leading bedbank.

In a fragmented and complex travel landscape, Hotelbeds provides over 180,000 hotel properties 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 25,000 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.

Follow us:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds

Twitter: @Hotelbeds

Facebook: Hotelbeds

Instagram: @hotelbeds_official

Hotelbeds Media Contact

PR &amp; Media Relations&nbsp;

Clara Truyols – clatruyols@hotelbeds.com

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