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	Stuart Dale to be the Bedsonline Regional Sales Director for Asia.
	
	
	News follows recent announcement of Bedsonline consolidation, with GTA retail customers migrating onto Bedsonline’s class-leading booking platform used exclusively by travel agents.
	
	
	Inclusion of GTA’s retail product portfolio significantly enlarges range of exclusively contracted content available to travel agents only – increasing hotels from 55,000 to 170,000.
	


Singapore, November 19th, 2018. – Bedsonline, the global provider of&nbsp;accommodation&nbsp;and complementary&nbsp;travel&nbsp;services&nbsp;designed&nbsp;exclusively for travel agents only, has today announced the appointment of Stuart Dale as the Bedsonline Regional Sales Director for the Asia market.

Stuart Dale will be responsible for providing Bedsonline’s clients – made up solely of travel agents only – in the local market with the highest standards of customer service along with further expanding and diversifying the number of travel agent subscribers. Previously Stuart was the Interim Vice President Europe &amp; Beach-Hotel Sourcing for GTA.

Additionally, the senior team in regional manager roles reporting to Stuart Dale has been confirmed, with Elif Esen covering Singapore &amp; Indonesia, Jin-Young Jun leading South East Asia &amp; Korea, Tatsuo Masumoto is in charge of Japan, and Vincent Zha is appointed to the Greater China.&nbsp;

This news follows the recent announcement that the parent company of both GTA and Bedsonline, Hotelbeds Group, will consolidate its retail product portfolio and offering globally under the newly refreshed Bedsonline brand and platform – establishing the world’s leading provider of accommodation and complementary services designed exclusively for use by travel agents only.

The strategic milestone followed extensive consultation with customers since Tourico Holidays and GTA – along with its retail brands TravelBound and TravelCube – joined Hotelbeds Group in 2017.

Alistair Rodger, Director of Retail Travel Agents at Hotelbeds Group, comments: “As part of the recent rebranding and launch of our new value proposition, we’re dedicated to continually improving the customer experience, beyond simply our highly sophisticated booking platform with its advanced functionalities. Essential to this is having in place strong teams with unbeatable local knowledge and commitment to the best service possible for our purely travel agent only customer base. I´m certain that in Stuart and his team we have the best line-up available in the market.”&nbsp; 

Stuart Dale, Asia Regional Sales Director, at Bedsonline, comments: “It gives me great pleasure to take on this exciting new role at such a key stage in the development of the Bedsonline brand – and I´m even more pleased to have such a strong team in place. Already we are reaching out to our customers – who are made up solely of travel agents – locally to explain how they will benefit from the new, enhanced offering of Bedsonline. This includes improvements we have made by cherry-picking the best-of-class functionalities from the old GTA platform, as well as the expansion of our product portfolio to over 170,000 hotels and strengthened position to negotiate the best deals for our customers.” 

Following the consolidation of GTA’s brand portfolio and offering, the Bedsonline platform now offers to travel agents only globally the following benefits:


	
	Diverse and competitive product portfolio: over 170,000 hotels globally available (with over 90,000 of those directly sourced, making the content both unique and competitively priced), 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities, PLUS 140,000 cars available for hire – all sourced by a team of over 1,000 contractors globally.
	
	
	Powerful and user-friendly technology: 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, including intuitive email and PDF functions – 70% of existing customers cite the platform as a top factor in choosing the service. Bedsonline’s parent Group is the only distributor to operate its own cloud-based, open source data centre and handles up to 1.5 billion searches per day.
	
	
	Local knowledge combined with a global offering: local sales teams in every market with significant local knowledge and industry know-how ready to take care of all the needs of customers.
	


A migration plan is already underway to speak with the travel agent customers of the GTA retail brand about the benefits of moving onto Bedsonline’s booking platform – where the combination of the GTA retail brand’s content will increase from 55,000 to 170,000 the number of hotels available to customers. Clients will have sufficient time to transition at their own pace and both workshops and technical support will be on hand to support a seamless migration.

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About Bedsonline

Bedsonline&nbsp;is the leading global provider of accommodation and complementary travel ancillary products that exclusively caters to travel agents. It distributes through its online platform accommodation, excursions, tickets and transfers to more than 50,000 travel agencies with sales teams in over 40 countries covering over 100 markets globally.

The company stands out for its extensive portfolio - over 170,000 hotels in 185 destinations, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities -&nbsp; to offer a personalized local service through an intuitive and easy-to-use online booking tool. In this way, Bedsonline guarantees high availability and competitive prices to the great satisfaction of its clients.

The business-to-business online provider 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 position of advantage in the industry.

Bedsonline is part of Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, and is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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Bedsonline confirms sales team for Asia region


	Acquisition emphasises Hotelbeds commitment to fast growing ancillary space
	News follows recent decision to rename ancillary unit ‘Beyond the Bed’
	HolidayTaxis Group will operate as independent brand within Beyond the Bed unit


Palma, 14 November 2018. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has today announced the acquisition of HolidayTaxis Group, a leading provider of high quality, cost-effective transfer and wider mobility solutions.[1]

The acquisition will further complement the existing portfolio of content offered by Hotelbeds and reinforces the company’s commitment to growth in the rapidly expanding ancillary distribution space.

HolidayTaxis Group, which operates as ‘HolidayTaxis’, is headquartered in the United Kingdom and was founded in 2002. It operates 21,000 transfer routes, spanning 150 countries.

Today’s news follows Hotelbeds recent decision to rename its ancillary product line as ‘Beyond the Bed’. The business unit already has a successful track record in the sourcing and distribution of transfers, activities, tickets,&nbsp;theme parks, car hire,&nbsp;travel insurance&nbsp;and specialist&nbsp;tours, making HolidayTaxis a strategic fit.

The HolidayTaxis brand will remain separate and independent from Hotelbeds, but will form part of the Beyond the Bed business unit and the CEO of HolidayTaxis, Ian Coyle, will report to Javier Arévalo, Director of Beyond the Bed.

Joan Vilà, Executive Chairman of Hotelbeds comments: “We look forward to working with Ian and all his colleagues in helping our travel partners everywhere to drive incremental sales and boost profit margins.

“In recent years our ancillaries business has grown substantially as the strength of our technology platform and global distribution network has positioned us effectively to take full advantage of the increasing demand for in-destination activities worldwide.

“We already offer a wide range of revenue enhancing products to our partners, including transfers, tours, activities, car hire, theme park tickets, and more – but the addition of HolidayTaxis significantly strengthens our portfolio, underlining our commitment to provide greater choice to our travel trade partners.”

Ian Coyle, CEO of HolidayTaxis responds: “We are enormously excited to be joining Hotelbeds as it continues to push the boundaries of travel distribution.

“This is a unique opportunity that was unmissable, allowing us to share additional ancillary revenue generating solutions with the 60,000 travel selling partners that Hotelbeds works with globally – many of whom are very hard to reach otherwise. I’m convinced that our supplier and distribution partners, across our respective businesses, will benefit from the strengths of something very special that is about to happen.”

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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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[1] This deal is subject to the completion of the standard necessary regulatory processes.

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Hotelbeds to acquire HolidayTaxis Group


	Jason Soss takes on the role of Global Head of Strategic Partnerships.
	Team forms part of Commercial Strategy &amp; Strategic Partnerships, reporting into Asi Ginio.
	Key regional team reporting to Soss also confirmed.


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Orlando, FL 13 November 2018. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced today a further senior management appointment, naming Jason Soss as the new Global Head of Strategic Partnership for Hotelbeds.&nbsp;

The newly created Strategic Partnerships team forms part of the Commercial Strategy &amp; Strategic Partnerships function of Hotelbeds and will report directly to functional director Asi Ginio.&nbsp;

The Strategic Partnerships team led by Jason Soss focuses on analysing and generating major business opportunities, developing and implementing new market initiatives, and managing Hotelbeds largest partnerships, particularly in the airline, loyalty, and online travel agency space.

Soss, who has over 20 years of experience in the travel space, was previously the president of Global Business Development for Travel Holdings – which formed part of Tourico Holidays and was subsequently acquired by Hotelbeds in 2017 – where he was responsible for creating and managing the company’s largest partnerships, including American Airlines, Priceline, JetBlue, IHG, Google, and many others.

In this new role, Jason will take over the company’s largest partnerships, at a global scale, coming from the legacy Tourico Holidays, GTA, and Hotelbeds businesses, allowing Hotelbeds to benefit from Jason’s specialized and high-level experience in travel verticals such as global airline distribution, online travel agencies, point redemption businesses, vacation rental space, online advertising sales, and travel technology platforms.

Reporting to Jason within the Strategic Partnerships team will be Jon French as the Director of Strategic Partnerships for EMEA &amp; APAC, Bruna Buiatti as the Director of Strategic Partnerships in Latin America, Ronald Chan as the Head of Holidays APAC, and Camilla Riccardi as the Manager of Strategic Partnerships in EMEA.

Asi Ginio, Commercial Strategy &amp; Strategic Partnerships Director at Hotelbeds commented, “I am pleased to see Jason taking the lead over our hugely important Strategic Partnerships function – I feel confident that Jason will not only nurture our existing partnerships, but that he will play a crucial role in generating outstanding new ones. His previous experience as the former President of Global Business Development for Travel Holdings makes him the best person to be taking over this role. Currently, we are in business with a great number of strategic partnerships of which Jason has been involved with, including Google, American Airlines Vacations, Jetblue Getaways, Airmiles, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Loyalty Travel, and many others. I am positive that with his experience and dedication, we will continue to grow our number of strategic partnerships.”

Jason Soss, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Hotelbeds commented, “More than anything, I am proud and excited to have such a talented team to support me in this new chapter of Hotelbeds’s history, Jon, Bruna, Ronald, and Camilla, will all definitely play crucial roles for our business to flourish – together we will strive to better our strategic partnerships in any way we can.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Today’s news follows the recent consolidation of Hotelbeds, GTA, and Tourico Holidays operations under the Hotelbeds name, with the gradual phasing out the GTA and Tourico Holidays brands. Additionally, Hotelbeds Group and its commercial Bedbank brand, will both now be branded as ‘Hotelbeds,’ to place a bigger emphasis on the company’s sole focus of the bedbank sector.

Following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into Hotelbeds last year its new combined offer now has well over 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfers, and 18,000 activities available to over 60,000 travel intermediaries globally through the Hotelbeds 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 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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Hotelbeds provides an update on its Strategic Partnerships team 


	Joaquín García and Luis Miguel Vázquez appointed as Directors of Wholesale Sales for Europe
	Regional management teams reporting to Joaquín and Luis Miguel also confirmed
	Hotelbeds strengthening its European region leadership team in line with expansion plans


Palma, 6 November 2018. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has today provided another update on further senior management appointments across its company. Joaquín García has become the Regional Director of Wholesale Sales for Northern, Central &amp; Eastern Europe and Luis Miguel Vázquez, has become the Regional Director for South&nbsp;Europe. Both will report directly to Sam Turner, the Wholesale Sales and Sourcing Director with global responsibility.

In their new roles they will be responsible for managing relationships and driving growth with wholesale clients, including tour operators, airlines, points redemption schemes, resellers and online travel agents.

Both Joaquin and Luis Miguel have an extended career within the travel industry and, specifically, in Hotelbeds, where they have undertaken different leadership roles within the company for over 10 years each.

Additionally, Hotelbeds has confirmed the line-up of the teams who will report to both Joaquín and Luis Miguel, combining existing internal talent from across the three bedbanks, Hotelbeds, GTA, and Tourico Holidays.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds, said, “I am delighted to see Joaquín and Luis Miguel take on their roles as Regional Directors for Wholesale Sales in Europe to help us realise the further potential that this important region holds. As seasoned leaders with 20 plus years of experience and together with talented and dedicated teams reporting into them, I am confident that they will solidify our leadership position in the region.”

Luis Miguel Vázquez, Regional Director of Wholesale Sales for South&nbsp;Europe said, “This is a hugely exciting time for our clients, suppliers and industry. We already have positive results from the integration of our three bedbanks to benefit our clients and suppliers, with cross-selling already underway. We are proud to say we are now able to connect over 60,000 travel intermediaries with over 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes, and 18,000 activities worldwide via our enlarged Hotelbeds’ leading technology platform.”

Joaquín García, Regional Director of Wholesale Sales for Northern, Central &amp; Eastern Europe added, “It is an exciting and thrilling opportunity to take on this role overseeing the European region, together with my colleague Luis Miguel, identifying the huge opportunities within the industry, maintaining long term and key commercial partnerships, and further strengthening the company’s leading regional presence. The result of the integration of our three bedbanks is equally exciting; this allows us to offer best-in-class products, services and solutions to our customers, driving more value in our partnership and continue the positive trajectory of our success story in Europe- Despite being an established market, Europe has a long journey of growth ahead of it still.“

Since January, the company has been identifying top employee profiles from the three companies, at both the senior management and management levels, in order to better respond to the needs of the company’s expanded operations following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA last year.&nbsp; Already over 350 appointments have been made in the year-to-date.

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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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European Wholesale Sales team confirmed for Hotelbeds


	Hotelbeds Group and its commercial Bedbank brand, Hotelbeds, both now branded simply as ‘Hotelbeds’ underlining core focus on the bedbank sector.
	Following the acquisition of Tourico Holidays and GTA last year, the world’s leading bedbank announces the consolidation of its combined operations under the Hotelbeds name.
	Launch of refreshed Hotelbeds identity to phase out the brands of GTA and Tourico Holidays.


Palma, 31 October 2018. Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced today a consolidated and refreshed identity, under the Hotelbeds brand following the acquisitions last year of Tourico Holidays and GTA.

Both ‘Hotelbeds Group’ and its commercial Bedbank brand, ‘Hotelbeds’ will both now be branded simply as ‘Hotelbeds’ in a move that further reinforces its core focus and position as the world’s leading bedbank, following the sale earlier this year of its Destination Management division.

The company also announced a refreshed brand identity for Hotelbeds that will be gradually introduced across all of its combined operations over the coming weeks and months, phasing out the GTA and Tourico Holidays brands.

Additionally, the company has decided to rename its ancillary product line, which Hotelbeds commercialises via its distribution channels, as ‘Beyond the Bed’. This includes the sourcing and distribution of transfers, activities, tickets,&nbsp;theme parks, car hire,&nbsp;travel insurance&nbsp;and specialist&nbsp;tours.

Joan Vilà, Executive Chairman, Hotelbeds said: “Today’s announcement underlines our commitment and core focus to continue building our position as the world’s leading Bedbank. Both our Group and our main commercial brand will both be known from now on under one simple name, Hotelbeds.

The launch of a bold, refreshed identity for Hotelbeds under which we are combining the operations of Hotelbeds, GTA and Tourico Holidays, forms part of our clear strategy and roadmap to combine these top three leading players into one company and redefine the travel distribution landscape for the benefit of our partners.

“Much progress has already been made to integrate the three businesses at a commercial, operational and technological level, with cross-selling and technological solutions already in place.

“As we work our way through the final stages of the integration, we are in continual contact with all our partners to explain how these changes are benefiting them. In the meantime, we remain focused on business-as-usual and you´ll notice the brand changes mentioned today rolling out gradually over the coming weeks and months.”

TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT TODAY’S NEWS CLICK HERE.

Today’s news follows an extensive consultation with our partners to establish the best fit for their needs. As a result of the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into Hotelbeds last year, the combined company now offers over 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfers and 18,000 activities to over 60,000 travel selling intermediaries globally – including airlines, points redemption schemes, bricks-and-mortar travel agents, tour operators and online travel agencies.

This news also follows the decision announced in September to combine the various retail travel agent offerings of the company into one brand, Bedsonline. Already a process is underway to migrate the TravelBound, TravelCube and GTA retail customers onto the Bedsonline platform over the coming months and a new Bedsonline brand image has already been launched.

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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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World’s leading bedbank launches consolidated brand identity

Palma, 30 October 2018. Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank, announces today a new strategic affiliation with Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

The agreement powers up all of the Hotelbeds Group brands – including Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays, and GTA&nbsp; - with direct real-time access to MHR’s 1.4 million-plus annual room nights in over 60 leading global business and leisure travel destinations.&nbsp;&nbsp;

MHR’s hotels range from the grand and iconic, such as Grand Millennium Dubai and the Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles, to the cosy, such as The Bailey’s Hotel London.&nbsp; At the close of 2017, MHR’s offering included just under 40,000 rooms in 136 hotels across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australasia.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The agreement will strengthen MHR’s distribution through Hotelbeds’ presence in more than 140 markets, covering a wide range of channels including airlines, MICE operators, point redemption schemes, retail travel agencies and tour operators representing, in total, over 60,000 travel distributors. These channels of distribution help hotels access a wider international reach and end customers’ profiles who typically reserve with longer lead times and have lower cancellation rates.

The agreement underlines the commitment of both parties to using innovative technology in order to deliver competitive and effective customer service.

Mark Redmond, Head of Global Chains at Hotelbeds Group, says: “We are delighted to be connecting to MHR’s global hospitality offering.&nbsp; This will be a strong relationship delivering special rates and availability across the MHR portfolio to our 60,000 plus clients, while giving MHR access to higher-margin, niche segments of the travel market.”

Nayan Peshkar, Senior Vice President Digital, Distribution &amp; Revenue Strategy, Millennium Hotels and Resorts, adds: “We are very pleased to be working with Hotelbeds.&nbsp; This supports the Group’s wider distribution strategy of reducing reliance on static rate &amp; room agreements in the leisure segment. Our guests are now able to get the best rates at all times across all channels.&nbsp;&nbsp; Deeper penetration of Hotelbeds’ client base will support higher margins and propel a more dynamic customer relationship.”

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About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is a leading supplier of services to the global hospitality industry.

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 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.

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About Millennium &amp; Copthorne Hotels Plc

Millennium Hotels and Resorts is the umbrella brand of Millennium &amp; Copthorne Hotels plc, a global hospitality management and real estate group, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MLC).

The company owns and/or manages a worldwide portfolio of more than 136 hotels, offering over 40,000 rooms in business and leisure destinations in Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. Millennium Hotels and Resorts consists of 4 brand collections: Leng’s Collection, M Collection, Millennium Collection and Copthorne Collection.

MHR is a dynamic hospitality group with an outstanding reputation for excellence and taking pride in exceeding the needs of business and leisure travellers. Its properties are well located in the world’s most attractive destinations, including New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Auckland and Beijing.&nbsp; Millennium Hotels and Resorts offers its guests the perfect address for business and leisure alike.

For more information about Millennium Hotels and Resorts visit www.millenniumhotels.com

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Millennium Hotels and Resorts signs new strategic partnership with Hotelbeds Group


	
	Group confirms double-digit growth in wholesale room nights for the 2017/18 year1
	
	
	China remains the number one source market in the wholesale channel for Hotelbeds Group in Asia Pacific
	
	
	China is now the 4th biggest source market for the Group globally, up from 5th last year
	


Singapore – October 17, 2018&nbsp;-&nbsp;Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank, has today confirmed ahead of the launch of ITB Asia the continuation of strong growth in wholesale sales in the Chinese source market.

According to Hotelbeds Group’s&nbsp;booking data for the full 2017 / 18 financial year, the Group grew the number of room nights sold from the China source market by double digits year-on-year.

As a source market China remains the Group’s largest wholesale market in APAC for the third year running. Additionally, it has now become the 4th&nbsp;biggest source market for the Group globally in the wholesale channel, up from 5th&nbsp;place only last year – and from 22nd place in only 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Group sells in the wholesale channel – via its Hotelbeds, Tourico Holidays, and GTA bedbank brands – to B2B buyers such as airlines, points redemption schemes, and MICE operators, as well as online travel agents and tour operators.

The top 10 international destinations booked via the Group’s platform this year remain all Asian, with each destination registering double digit growth. The list was topped by Hong Kong, followed in descending order by Bangkok, Phuket, Singapore, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Bali, Osaka, and Beijing. Paris is the top destination outside of Asia, with strong growth year-on-year.&nbsp;

ITB Asia is held in Singapore this week and representatives of the Group will be attending the show to meet with travel intermediary sellers and hotel partners to discuss the upcoming year’s priorities. Booking data from the Group’s platform has positioned the city as amongst the fastest growing destinations within the region.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds Group, said, “I am very proud to see that – once again – during the last financial year we have achieved outstanding sales growth in China. Of course, this is in part a reflection of the fact that Chinese travelers have now become the world’s number one travel segment, spending one in five of all dollars spent on outbound tourism globally.&nbsp;

“But this success is also a reflection of our hard work and persistence, having been in the market for well over ten years and dedicated ourselves to creating a product tailored to the needs of the local market – not least on the sourcing side, where we look for Chinese-friendly hotel accommodation and negotiate exclusive deals for Chinese B2B buyers.”

Hui-Wan Chua, APAC Regional Director for Wholesale Sales at Hotelbeds Group, said, “We are thrilled to confirm that we grew room nights by double digits year-on-year this year in China – and in this new year, which we started back on 1 October, we are confident to experience the same growth or more. The demand for travelling continues to grow in China as many Chinese people take their first overseas trips.

“Since Tourico Holidays and GTA joined our Group last year we now have over 170,000 hotels available – many of them sourced with Asian travelers in mind, and many of those contracted with exclusive rates and unique content. I am looking forward to another busy and exciting edition of ITB Asia this week as I meet with our B2B clients to tell them more about the latest deals and offers we have available for their consumers.”



1&nbsp;All figures quoted in this press release refer to bookings made via Hotelbeds Group’s bedbank platform – which includes the Hotelbeds, Tourico Holidays and GTA brands – during the 2017 / 18 financial year, which closed on 30 September.

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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 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.

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Hotelbeds Group confirms strong China sales growth ahead of ITB Asia 


	Bedsonline hace cierre de Embajadores, el evento premier para agentes de viaje en todo México, con la publicación de sus destinos turísticos más importantes durante 2018
	La minorista ha confirmado que para Bedsonline México a nivel internacional Paris, Madrid, Orlando, Nueva York y Las Vegas son los&nbsp;destinos&nbsp;más populares
	Bedsonline revela el ranking de atracciones más importantes para el mercado mexicano
	El proveedor líder para agencias de viaje continúa la expansión de su portafolio tras la integración de Tourico Holidays y GTA


Playa del Carmen, 16 de octubre, 2018. Bedsonline, el proveedor global líder de acomodación y productos complementarios exclusivo para agencias de viaje, ha anunciado durante Embajadores los destinos más importantes para el mercado emisor mexicano durante el 2018.[1]

A nivel internacional, Bedsonline ha reconocido que los destinos más importantes para sus clientes en México este año son Paris, Madrid, Orlando, Nueva York y Las Vegas, en orden descendiente.

A su vez, la minorista reveló que los destinos más visitados, teniendo a México como mercado emisor, para la marca se encuentran dentro del mercado local, teniendo a Cancún, Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, Ciudad de México y Mazatlán como destinos principales, en orden descendiente.

La minorista confirma que, dentro de México, las atracciones más importantes con respecto al número total de reservas realizadas para este año en el mercado local son: la visita a las Pirámides de Teotihuacán y Basílica de Guadalupe, el tour Xcaret plus, la excursión Taxco y Cuernavaca, el paquete de visita a Pirámides de Teotihuacán y Basílica de Guadalupe con tour de la ciudad, y, por último, el espectáculo la Joya Cirque du Soleil, en orden descendiente.

En respuesta de la popularidad de la reserva de atracciones y excursiones a través agentes de viaje, recientemente se incorporó el Tour histórico en bicicleta e ida al parque Chapultepec del Emperador como nueva actividad, disponible exclusivamente a agentes de viaje dentro de la plataforma de Bedsonline.

Por otra parte, Bedsonline hace cierre de Embajadores, el evento premier para agentes de viaje a lo largo de México, que tuvo lugar entre el 27 y 30 de septiembre en Riviera Maya, el cual atrajo a más de 300 clientes y 30 patrocinadores alrededor de todo México.

Juan Carlos Caamal-Jimenez, Area Sales Manager en México para Bedsonline, comento: “Estamos viviendo un momento muy positivo para México – en el último año hemos visto un crecimiento del 11% en reservas de hotel, logrando así que México sea el segundo mercado más importante para el grupo Bedsonline a nivel internacional, no conforme con eso, todos nuestros destinos top dentro de México, han visto un crecimiento positivo.”

“También ha sido un gusto haber presenciado la novena edición de nuestro evento premier para agentes de viaje – todos estamos muy agradecidos por la participación sinigual de nuestros sponsors, Hotel Xcaret, The Fives Downtown, Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Playa Hotels &amp; Resorts, Marival Resorts, Universal Studios, Oasis Hotels &amp; Resorts y Palladium Hotel Group, y la asistencia de nuestros valiosos clientes, este evento es dedicado a ustedes. Esperamos siempre poder ofrecerles la mejor opción y ser su aliado de viajes a 360 grados.”

Tras la integración de GTA y Tourico Holidays al grupo al que Bedsonline pertenece, los clientes de la minorista ahora pueden beneficiarse de una cartera de hoteles más extensa – llegando a 170.000 hoteles, la gran parte contratada directamente bajo términos exclusivos – y altamente mejorada, dentro de una plataforma diseñada específicamente para impulsar el crecimiento del sector de las agencias de viajes.

La mejorada plataforma y oferta Bedsonline ofrece a sus clientes una cartera de productos variada y competitiva, con una tecnología potente y de fácil uso, sumado con un conocimiento local y combinada con una oferta global. Esta nueva propuesta de la minorista ahora le permite proporcionar una oferta de 360 grados, la cual es sumamente competitiva y completamente centrada en el cliente.

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Sobre 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 repartidos entre 40 países.

La compañía destaca por su extenso portfolio –más de 170.000 hoteles en 200 destinos, 24.000 rutas de traslados en 140 países y 18.000 actividades en 185 países–, por un servicio personalizado local y 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 proveedor global de servicios para la industria del turismo a nivel mundial que tiene su sede en Palma de Mallorca.

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Marcella Corona Morales

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Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Alicia Orta Stanford

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[1] Esta información proviene del reporte de reservas de hotel realizadas durante el año fiscal actual (empezando 1 octubre, 2017) dentro de la plataforma Bedsonline, la cual pertenece a Hotelbeds Group.




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Bedsonline revela durante el evento Embajadores sus destinos más importantes para el mercado mexicano en el año actual


	
	Maarten Bot joins the Ancillary Bank team as Sales Manager for Retail Continental Europe, Greece and Turkey
	
	
	Previous experience as Senior Sales Executive at Bedsonline for the Dutch market and more than seven years in the sales industry
	


Palma, 16th October 2018. Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced today the appointment of Maarten Bot as the new Sales Manager for Retail Continental Europe, Greece and Turkey for the Group’s Ancillary Bank – working with retail clients.

Hotelbeds Group’s Ancillary Bank distributes ancillary products (excursions, event tickets, theme parks, cruises and car rental products) to retail travel agents, wholesalers, tour operators, airlines, online travel agencies, hotel industry partners, activity providers, tourism boards and other points of sale.

Maarten Bot, who has more than seven years of experience in the sales industry, had previously worked as a Senior Sales Executive at Bedsonline for the Dutch market (The Netherlands and Flanders). As part of this move, he has been relocated to the Group’s headquarters in Palma (Spain) and will become part of a growing team for the European Ancillary Bank Sales team that is led by Peter Jones, the Head of Sales for Europe.

In his new role, Maarten will be responsible for Ancillary Bank’s sales and business development for the retail business in the following markets: France, Belgium, Netherlands, DACH countries (Switzerland, Germany and Austria), Poland, Greece and Turkey.

Peter Jones, Head of Sales Europe at Hotelbeds Group Ancillary Bank, commented “We are glad to welcome Maarten to our Ancillary Bank Europe sales team. The previous experience of Maarten in our retail division of Bedsonline will be key for our team. He will work very closely with his former colleagues across the Continental Europe countries, along with Greece and Turkey to support our customers with guidance and advice on how to take advantage of selling the over 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities that we now have on our platform. I am sure his knowledge and enthusiasm will help us grow and develop the sale of ancillaries within our extended retail client portfolio.”

&nbsp;This news comes one month after the appointment of Tracey Bartlam as the new Sales Manager covering the UK &amp; Scandinavian market. Thus, the enhanced Ancillary Bank Sales Team will now consist of five dedicated regional Sales &amp; Sourcing roles all of them reporting directly to Jones.

This follows the introduction of a new Ancillary Bank business structure a few months ago – following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into the Group last year – to ensure the optimization of cross-selling opportunities generated through the company’s diverse and global bedbank client base of more than 60,000 travel intermediaries around the world.

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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.

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Further enhancements to Hotelbeds Group’s Ancillary Bank sales team


	
	Third consecutive year the Group has won the award
	
	
	Follows a year in which Tourico Holidays and GTA have joined the Group to expand the portfolio of hotels to over 170,000
	


Singapore – October 16, 2018&nbsp;-&nbsp;Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank, has taken the ‘Best Online Travel Wholesaler’ award at Travel Weekly Asia’s 2018 Readers Choice Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the travel industry.

This is the third time in a row that Hotelbeds Group has won this award, which was voted for by readers of Travel Weekly Asia, consisting of professionals within the travel industry.

The Readers Choice Awards serve to recognize and acknowledge the very best professionals who have pushed the boundaries of, and brought hospitality to, whole new heights.

Hui-Wan Chua, APAC Regional Director for Wholesale at Hotelbeds Group, said, “We are simply overwhelmed to have consecutively won the ´Best Online Travel Wholesaler´ award for the third year running from the readers of Travel Weekly Asia!”

“Our success in the market has been driven by the strong relationships with our partners and the wholehearted dedication of our team across Asia Pacific. We are very pleased that our peers and clients – who include airlines, points redemption schemes, and MICE operators, as well as tour operators and online travel agents – &nbsp;can recognize our efforts, in what is such a dynamic and competitive industry.

“Since the introduction of Tourico Holidays and GTA into our Group last year, we have been seeking innovative ways to provide best online experience for all our customers. I´m certain that our enhanced best-in-class B2B technology platform will help our commercial partners everywhere increase revenues and reduce costs, not least as we can now connect over 170,000 hotels worldwide to over 60,000 travel intermediaries around the globe.” Travel Weekly Asia is a well-respected resource that industry professionals turn to for the latest market intelligence in the dynamic world of travel. The Travel Weekly Asia portfolio includes websites, e-newsletters and print publications that cover the Asia Pacific region. The brand is part of the Northstar Travel Group.

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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 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.

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Hotelbeds Group Media contact

Instinctif Partners 

Laura Yao · laura.yao@instinctif.com

Dolores Shi · dolores.shi@instinctif.com

Tel: +86 21 6441 6701 / 6702

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Hotelbeds Group Media 

Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Wei Wang · whitney.wang@hotelbeds.com

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Hotelbeds Group wins ‘Best Online Travel Wholesaler’ at Travel Weekly Asia’s 2018 Readers Choice Awards


	
	Andrew Hughes appointed to lead Sourcing Team for Asia Pacific (APAC)
	
	
	Regional management team reporting to Andrew Hughes also confirmed
	
	
	Progress towards complete integration will accelerate growth in the APAC region
	


Shanghai, China – October 11, 2018 - Hotelbeds Group, the world´s leading bedbank, announced today the appointment of Andrew Hughes to serve as the Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Director for Sourcing.

In this role, Hughes will be responsible for all commercial aspects of the relationship with hotel suppliers, reporting directly to Sam Turner, the Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director with global responsibility.

Prior to this appointment Hughes already worked at Hotelbeds Group in hotel sourcing for the Group’s GTA brand. Hughes’ hotel industry career started with Best Western Australia before moving to IHG, where he was responsible for 43 hotels in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, Hughes moved to Dubai to open Atlantis, The Palm Dubai luxury hotel resort, followed by two openings for Mövenpick in the region. In 2012, Hughes moved into the distribution space to work for GTA and relocated to Singapore.

Additionally, the regional management positions that will report to Hughes have been confirmed. They have all been appointed from within the Group. Maria Garcia will be the Head of Thailand and Patrick Torres will take the role of Head of East Asia. In regional manager roles, Andrew Boocock has been appointed to the Pacific region; Colm Flanagan will cover South East Asia; Dan Zhao will be in charge of Indochina and the Philippines; and Marta Gonzales will lead China and Taiwan.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds Group, said, “We are really pleased to have Andrew lead sourcing for APAC. Andrew has a wealth of hospitality operations and management experience with a deep understanding of our hotel partners’ needs and demands when it comes to distribution. His global perspective, collective knowledge and expertise will make him an invaluable member of the Group. The strong and integrated new team will ensure that we remain at the leading edge of the sector and continue to grow in the vital APAC region.”

Andrew Hughes, APAC Regional Director for Sourcing at Hotelbeds Group, said, “Following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into the Group there are now over 170,000 hotels and 18,000 activities in our portfolio, which we offer to our more than 60,000 travel selling-clients, including niche channels such as airlines and points redemption schemes. I am very excited about the opportunity to be part of the world´s leading bedbank and to help the company on its continued growth. The localized expertise, integrated business strategy, strong collaboration with partners as well as the Group’s leading technology platform will make our offering unbeatable in the APAC region.”

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; Three hundred and fifty appointments have been made to date.

The product portfolio has also been expanded to over 170,000 hotels, and over 60,000 travel-selling clients now use the platform. Recently, the Group confirmed that all of its bedbank brands – Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays, and GTA – will be transitioned onto the same technology platform by the close of this year.

Earlier this year, the Group also announced plans to increase its sourcing teams globally by 200 people in order to drive up the number of exclusively contracted hotels by 10,000 over the coming three years.

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. Other top Asian source markets include India, South Korea, Indonesia and Australia.

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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 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.

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Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-group

And twitter: @HotelbedsGroup

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Hotelbeds Group Media contact

Instinctif Partners

Laura Yao · laura.yao@instinctif.com

Dolores Shi · dolores.shi@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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Hotelbeds Group confirms APAC appointments for Sourcing Team

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	Structure confirmed for newly launched Product Management department
	This follows January confirmation of Peter Mansour as Product Management Director
	By end of year technology platform will be fully integrated for all the Group’s brands


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Palma, 4th October 2018.- Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank, has today provided a further update on the strategy and plans behind the recent launch of the Product Management department, following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into the Group last year.

The Product Management department – which only came in to creation at the end of last year – has now confirmed its senior leadership structure. This follows the news in January confirming that Peter Mansour will be the Director of the Product Management department, where he acts as the bridge between the commercial and technology functions to ensure a consistent and aligned approach to product management across the Group.

The leadership team of Product Management will be made up of nine executives, encompassing roles for a Chief of Staff and a leader covering each of the eight key areas: Finance, CRM, and Backoffice applications; B2B Web clients; Client API; Supplier Web &amp; API; B2B2C; Applied Science; Core Platform; and Product Performance.

Today’s news forms part of the continuation of the Group’s announcement in the spring, when the top 350 managers in the newly revised structure were announced, combining the best talent from Tourico Holidays, GTA and Hotelbeds.

This also follows the recent news confirming that all of the Group’s bedbank brands – Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays, and GTA – will all be transitioned onto one technology platform by the end of this year.

Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds Group states, “Peter’s wide ranging product management experience in companies such as Microsoft and eBay has enabled him to quickly inject some innovative thinking into our Group. He has established a clear strategy for the Product Management department and already they are delivering benefits for our partners everywhere. This is clearly a winning leadership team and I know they´ll make an enormous contribution to finding more cost effective and revenue-generating ways of connecting our 170,000 plus hotels to our 60,000 plus travel intermediaries globally.”

Peter Mansour, Director of Product Management, said “It was a great honour to be chosen to lead the establishment of the Product Management function at such a key moment of the integration of GTA and Tourico Holidays into the Group. Over the last six months we have all worked hard to establish the department and decide on the optimum team structure, combining the best-of-the-best from the three companies. Together we look forward to delivering even greater value to all our partners everywhere.”

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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.

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Follow us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-group

And Twitter: @HotelbedsGroup

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Follow us on Facebook: @HotelbedsGroupç

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Hotelbeds Group Media contacts

Arenalia Comunicación&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 

Laia Jardí · ljardi@arenalia.com

Cristina Vilà · cvila@arenalia.com

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Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Roman Townsend

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Tel.&nbsp; +34 619 988 580

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