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São Paulo, 4 April 2018. Hotelbeds Group, the leading bedbank worldwide and provider of business-to-business services to the global travel industry, has confirmed today during World Travel Market Latam, which takes place from 3-5 April in São Paulo, that Brazil has increased its domestic tourism by 32% in room nights during the Group’s present financial year. [1]

This significant increase in the number of domestic nights booked by Brazilians through Hotelbeds Group’s bedbank platform – which include the Hotelbeds, Tourico Holidays and GTA brands – is accompanied by impressive results for Brazil as a source market in the worldwide ranking of reservations through the Group’s platform, rising two rankings to become the seventh biggest globally, and remaining the biggest market in Latin America for the Group.

According to Hotelbeds Group data domestic tourism destinations for Brazilians by order of popularity are Natal, Maceio, São Paulo, Salvador da Bahia and Joao Pessoa; &nbsp;whilst international destinations this year for Brazilians are, in order of popularity, Orlando, Lisbon, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Cancun.

Lauren Volcheff, Responsible for Sales Americas of Hotelbeds Group commented “The increase in the number of Brazilian tourists travelling domestically can be attributed to several measures to promote tourism in the country. On the one hand, the recent opening of new air routes has improved mobility inside the country; but this also acts as a benefit for those visiting Brazil from outside, as this year we are also registering an outstanding increase in the number of tourists coming from the United States – with 69% growth in room nights. On the other hand – as part of the government’s Tourism Plan – the boost of ecotourism and regional tourism are pushing the development of domestic tourism by making known internal destinations unknown to date by the Brazilians.”

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Hotelbeds Group is present this week at the World Travel Market Latam trade show from 3-5 April, with its three leading brands for the wholesale channel – Hotelbeds, Tourico Holidays and GTA – all participating together on stand 059.
About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is a business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally and 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, Tourico Holidays and GTA brands, the company connects over 60,000 travel intermediaries across more than 185 source markets globally with travel providers in over 200 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 22,000 transfer routes and 16,000 activities.

Additionally the Group also operates a Destination Services division offering in-bound destination services, such as tours or transfers, in around 40 countries. The Group also owns several other B2B travel brands such as Pacific World (focusing on the MICE area), Intercruises (shore side cruise solutions) and more.

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

Media Relations and Corporate Affairs

Anna Monreal

amonreal@hotelbeds.com

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All figures and data quoted are year-to-date from the current fiscal year of Hotelbeds Group´s bedbank platform, which includes Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays and GTA, starting from October 1, 2017.

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Domestic tourism in Brazil increases 32% 

Powered by data, driven by people theme will explore fast-evolving landscape of travel data – and how travel companies can use this to boost growth.Extensive programme of guest speakers, including retired NASA astronaut Jon McBride.Event gathers several hundred tour operator and OTA attendees from across North, Central and Latin America.&nbsp;Palma de Mallorca, April 6th 2017 – Hotelbeds Group, the number one bedbank worldwide and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry, announced today that its Hotelbeds brand – which supplies the world´s tour operators and online travel agencies (OTAs) with accommodation and ancillary products – has chosen Riviera Maya as the host destination for the 8th annual edition of Hotelbeds´ MarketHub Americas.The event will be attended by several hundred travel professionals from tour operator and OTA clients of Hotelbeds and will take place from Monday 24th to Thursday 27th April in the five star Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, located in Mexico´s Yucatan peninsula.The theme of this year´s event will be Powered by data, driven by people. The event will focus on how travel companies can use data to drive growth in their businesses. This will include insights into how the landscape of travel data will evolve over the coming years, as well as what companies need to do to respond to this.During the event there will be numerous guest speaker presentations, including from retired NASA astronaut Jon McBride of the Kennedy Space Centre, as well as many speakers from both the travel provider partners and travel seller clients of Hotelbeds Group – as well as some of its own senior management.Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds Group, commented: “The introduction of new technologies is sure to transform how our industry operates in an almost unrecognizable way over the coming years, but ultimately it is data that is at the core of this rapid evolution. How we collect, analyse and, most importantly, react to data is what will define the success or failure of many businesses in our industry.¨This is a topic we´ve been pioneering at Hotelbeds Group for many years and this event will outline what travel industry companies need to do to keep ahead and benefit from this trend during the coming years.&nbsp;¨We look forward to the participation of many leading experts during the event, both from our client and provider base, but also from guest speakers such as retired NASA astronaut Jon McBride and our Premium sponsorship partners Euler Hermes and Solunion, along with other sponsors such as Karisma Hotels &amp; Resorts, Hard Rock, Best Western, Playa Hotels &amp; Resorts, Universal Orlando Resort, Wynn, Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas and Palladium Hotel Group.”&nbsp;The Hotelbeds MarketHub Americas annual event brings together hundreds of the&nbsp;top industry decision makers from across the Americas, both North, Central and Latin America. It is a unique opportunity to meet like-minded experts and colleagues from the global travel &amp; tourism industry in a dynamic yet informal environment of presentations from leading experts, networking, hospitality and entertainment.MarketHub events have a proven track record, with more than eight events in the Americas and four in Europe having taken place already. This year Hotelbeds has reached an important milestone by launching&nbsp;the first ever MarketHub Asia, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th May.The Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya is a five-star hotel located in Puerto Aventuras on the Riviera Maya in Mexico´s Yucatan peninsula. It has 1,264 rooms and features its own private beach, alongside four restaurants and six pools with swim-up bars.For more information about MarketHub Americas and Asia, please visit www.themarkethub.com&nbsp;About HotelbedsHotelbeds (www.hotelbeds.com) is the world leading bedbank with an online database of over 120,000 hotels in 185 countries. For the year ending 30 September 2016 Hotelbeds sold 27 million room nights.Hotelbeds was founded in 2001 and belongs to the global provider of travel services Hotelbeds Group, the world’s number one bedbank and a business-to-business provider of services to the global travel industry.Operating mainly under the Hotelbeds and Bedsonline brands, the company connects, 35,000 travel intermediaries across more than 120 source markets globally with travel providers in over 180 countries representing more than 120,000 hotels, 20,000 transfer routes and 12,000 activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-groupFollow us on Twitter and Facebook: @HotelbedsGroupFollow us on Youtube: Hotelbeds Group&nbsp;

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Hotelbeds Group announces Riviera Maya as host destination for 8th edition of Hotelbeds´ MarketHub Americas 

Thailand most popular Asian destination for Hotelbeds with 21% increase in bookings year-to-date – and Bangkok most popular Asian city.[1]Powered by data, driven by people theme for MarketHub Asia event will explore fast-evolving landscape of travel data – and how travel companies can navigate this to boost growth.First ever MarketHub Asia event includes extensive programme of well-known guest speakers such as Google, McKinsey and AccenturePalma de Mallorca, May 19th 2017 – Hotelbeds Group, the leading bedbank worldwide and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry, announced today that its Hotelbeds brand – which supplies the world´s tour operators and online travel agencies (OTAs) with accommodation and ancillary products – has chosen Bangkok, Thailand&nbsp; as the host destination for the first edition of Hotelbeds MarketHub Asia.The location for the first ever edition of the Hotelbeds MarketHub Asia event has been chosen as Thailand and Bangkok are respectively the top selling country and city destination in Asia for bookings made via the Hotelbeds platform. In the current year-to-date Hotelbeds bookings for Thailand have increased by 21% and Bangkok has continued to grow, based upon the number of room nights booked. Phuket, the second most popular destination within Thailand, has increased by 34%.The theme of the event will be Powered by data, driven by people. It will focus on how travel companies can use data to drive growth in their businesses. This will include insights into how the landscape of travel data will evolve over the coming years, as well as what companies need to do to navigate this.Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds Group, commented: “I’m really excited to announce the first edition of MarketHub Asia and pleased to confirm it is taking place at the AVANI Riverside hotel in Bangkok, Thailand – our number-one Asian destination city in our number-one Asian destination country.“I´m also looking forward to the opportunity to thank in person all the clients and partners that have supported us since we started our operations in Asia-Pacific back in 2006. Thanks to their support and partnership we have grown considerably and Asia-Pacific is now our fastest growing market.“Some of the most exciting technological innovations globally are emerging from Asia-Pacific and in the tourism sector is no exception. A revolution is underway in our sector and it is driven by data. How travel industry companies react to this revolution will define their success or failure in the coming years.“The importance of data and how to leverage it is a topic we´ve been pioneering at Hotelbeds Group for some time and this event will help our clients explore what they need to do to keep ahead of the curve.&nbsp; We´ve arranged for many leading experts to speak, including Google and our Premium sponsorship partners McKinsey, along with other sponsors such as AVANI Riverside Bangkok, Riu Hotel &amp; Resorts, Wynn and the Land of Legends.”MarketHub events have a proven track record, with more than eight previous events in the Americas and four in Europe. Based upon the success of these events Hotelbeds has decided this year to launch an Asian edition, MarketHub Asia. This event will bring together many of the&nbsp;top industry decision makers from across Asia-Pacific. The event will be a unique opportunity to meet like-minded experts and colleagues from the global travel &amp; tourism industry in a dynamic yet informal environment of presentations from leading experts, networking, hospitality and entertainment.During the event there will be numerous guest speaker presentations, including from Google, McKinsey and Accenture, as well as many speakers from both the travel provider partners and travel seller clients of Hotelbeds. Additionally members of the senior management from Hotelbeds Group (Hotelbeds´ parent company) will be presenting, including Carlos Muñoz, Bedbank Managing Director at Hotelbeds Group and Sam Turner, Director of Sales.The event will be attended by senior travel professionals from tour operator and OTA clients of Hotelbeds from across Asia-Pacific. It will take place from Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th May in the five star AVANI Riverside Bangkok, a five star hotel located in Bangkok with 251 guest rooms, including 23 suites and fantastic river views. The hotel features many unique recreational opportunities such as a full-service onsite spa with three treatment rooms, a restaurant and an outdoor pool.For more information about MarketHub Asia, please visit www.themarkethub.com[1] Year-to-date figures refer to Hotelbeds Group´s financial year, which runs from 1 October to 31 September.&nbsp;

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Hotelbeds Group confirms Thailand as top Asian destination and chooses Bangkok for first MarketHub Asia event

Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced today its success in driving roomnight growth into the Middle East. Despite Dubai as a whole registering a 3% decrease1&nbsp;in occupancy year on year; the bedbank has continued to outstrip the market by driving a 41% growth compared to the same period last year2.The company announces its performance in the region one week ahead of the&nbsp;Arabian Travel Market (ATM), in Dubai where it will be exhibiting at&nbsp;stand no. TT1755 from the 25 to 28 April.These impressive results have also been reflected across the entire United Arab Emirates (UAE) region, where the bedbank has achieved a 44% roomnight growth year on year2, significantly outperforming the industry once again.This has been achieved through an unwavering focus on initiatives designed to enhance its leading position in the Middle East, and more specifically in Dubai.&nbsp;The winning strategy has been built around the need to deliver the best rates and leading availability backed by strong investment into tech and innovation.One example of innovation that is driving growth has been the launch of APItude; Hotelbeds’ API connectivity suite. APItude is&nbsp;the most advanced hotel distribution API on the market – It’s lighter, faster and easier to integrate than ever. APItude forms part of Hotelbeds’ larger strategy to simplify all touchpoints of its service delivery in order to drive tangible benefits across the entire travel value chain. Under the banner “we love simple”, Hotelbeds is aspiring to deliver a seamless experience that meets the demands of its varied customer base drawn from 120+ source markets.Javier Arévalo, Product Director Hotelbeds commented: “Hotelbeds has managed to significantly increase its leading position in the UAE, where the bedbank has recorded a 44% year on year growth in roomnights into this strategically important region. We are confident that our solid business model and focused local teams that work closely with our partners &nbsp;together with our ongoing investment in technology, innovation and service delivery &nbsp;will ensure a strong pipeline of growth into this top region for many years to come”.[1] Source: STR Global Hotel Review. Year to February 2016.[1] Based on Hotelbeds’ roomnight reservations. Year to February 2016.&nbsp;

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Hotelbeds outperforms the market in Dubai registering 41% roomnight growth

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