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Any opportunistic entrepreneur from outside of Asia Pacific attending ITB Asia to search for ‘Crazy Rich Asian’ clients will be disappointed. But is there an important lesson for the travel industry to be learned from this film?&nbsp;

We in our industry know very well that a vast majority of travelers originating from the Asia Pacific region are not flying in private jets and staying in presidential suites. The budgets of most travelers from across the region are more modest and vary as much as their cultural needs and tastes.

Nonetheless the rather distorted perspective offered by the runaway success of the film does make one very important point: the world is finally waking up to the fact that collectively Asians as consumers have not only arrived, in many cases they have even overtaken Americans.

This could be nowhere truer than in China. Already Chinese travelers are the world’s number one segment by spend and absolute number. This shift is reflected in our business. For example, China has now become our fourth biggest source market globally. To place this in perspective, only five years ago it hardly made our top 20.

The travel corridor between the US and China is very significant. In our business we are now responsible for over 2% of all US inbound hotel bookings originating from China.

ITB Asia takes place in Singapore in the Marina Bay Sands from Wednesday to Friday next week. Myself and colleagues from my Wholesale Sales team for APAC will be busy meeting with our travel intermediary customers: tour operators, online travel agency, points redemption schemes, airlines, MICE operators, resellers, and more.

We´ll be speaking with our clients to learn more about what are the big challenges that concern them most for 2019. We´ll be telling them all about how our Group’s offering has evolved since Tourico Holidays and GTA joined us last year. This is important as we now have over 170,000 hotels available – many of them sourced with Asian travelers in mind – and with many of those contracted with exclusive rates and unique content.&nbsp;

What’s been our secret to establishing ourselves as a leader in the region? We were present here long before any film producers spotted a ‘niche’ audience amongst Asians. In fact, we opened our first offices here over 10 years ago.

Equally we’ve not got a distorted perspective that focuses only on luxury, nor do we talk down to people. We know that local people are not crazy and we don’t assume that everyone is rich. However, we do know that a region that is called home to over half the world’s population collectively is very rich, both economically and culturally.

Sadly a film called ‘Not crazy and just averagely middle class Asians looking for a beach holiday in Europe or America’ doesn’t have the same ring to it. All the same, it’s a multi-billion dollars blockbuster industry. And growing.


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What does the Crazy Rich Asians phenomenon mean for ITB Asia next week in Singapore?   


	
	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

Who needs a decent excuse to visit Cancun for a few days?

No excuses needed this week if you work in travel, as Cancun Travel Mart Mexico Summit kicks off today at the Cancun International Convention Center and runs until Wednesday. A fixture on the tourism calendar for over 30 years, travel buyers and suppliers from all over Mexico and global markets far and wide come with the aim of promoting tourism in Mexico.

That’s why I´m here for my 6th time, looking forward to meeting with our valued hotel partners.

With 14 miles of beautiful sand made of crushed coral and turquoise blue waters, it’s no wonder the region is home to over 46,000 ‘destination wedding parties´ every year. Cancun region also houses the second largest coral reef in the world – the Great Mayan Barrier Reef, falling second only to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

The visitor numbers are epic, in fact, the airport is the busiest in all of Latin America in terms of international traffic. A real revenue-generating engine for the local and national economy. Not bad for a place that used to be a fishing village only 45 years ago?

Mexico holds a very special place in the heart of Hotelbeds Group, as it is one of our most important destinations in terms of hotel bookings worldwide.

For this reason, Cancun is a hub office for us, with a significant sized team specialized in contracting local hotels under exclusive terms for the benefit of our travel selling customers. We also operate our LATAM call centre hub from the offices in Cancun, meaning that in total we have an office of around 250 employees in the city.

I have recently been attending many travel trade shows, just in the last weeks I was at the ABAV show in Brazil and La FIT show in Argentina. Why all the travel trade air miles? This is because we are really excited about Hotelbeds Group’s offering following Tourico Holidays and GTA joining the Group last year. Together we now have over 170,000 hotels, a significant amount of which have been directly contracted under exclusive terms, connected to over 60,000 travel intermediaries globally.

Fun and sun is always a shore thing when you visit Cancun, but if you’re a travel professional then this week we’d really like to make some waves together with you. So if you are a tour operator, airline, points redemption scheme, MICE operator, reseller and, of course, an online travel agency that would like to meet in person this week and hear more about what we do, reach out to me on LinkedIn now.


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Making waves in LATAM travel? This week Cancun is the only shore thing 

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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

Tel. +34 660 201 020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Roman Townsend

rtownsend@hotelbeds.com

Tel.&nbsp; +34 619 988 580

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Hotelbeds Group update on Product Management strategy

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

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


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Hotelbeds Group announces top international destinations for Chinese travellers during China’s National Day holiday

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

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


	Bedsonline celebra por noveno año consecutivo el evento premier para agentes de viajes en México, esta vez con sede en Riviera Maya
	The Fives Downtown, Hotel Xcaret México, y Hard Rock Hotel Rivera Maya serán los anfitriones de este reconocido evento
	Turismo de vanguardia a tu medida será el lema para esta edición, y contará con asistencia de profesionales y personalidades influyentes de la industria


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Playa del Carmen, 6 de septiembre, 2018. Bedsonline, el proveedor global líder de acomodación y productos complementarios exclusivo para agencias de viaje, ha anunciado hoy que ha seleccionado a Riviera Maya como &nbsp;sede para la nueva edición de Embajadores 2018.

Este prestigioso evento, en su edición número nueve, busca premiar, agradecer, conectar, facilitar, formar, y complementar el trabajo de los agentes de viaje de todo México, por lo cual ya marca un hito en el calendario de los agentes top del país.

Embajadores 2018 se enorgullece de tener como anfitriones a tres prestigiosos hoteles, Hotel Xcaret Mexico – lleno de historia, arte y entretenimiento, ofreciendo&nbsp; una experiencia única a sus visitantes con acceso ilimitado a los parques de Xcaret, The Fives Downtown – el glamoroso y nuevo hotel de lujo 5 estrellas que abrió sus puertas en Playa del Carmen a finales del 2017, y el Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya – el hotel todo incluido que combina el lujo y la satisfacción en conjunto con hermosas vistas tropicales y una playa privada. Cada hotel participará como Patrocinador Oro del evento.

Los patrocinadores son estratégicamente escogidos y considerados entre los mejores socios de los agentes en la industria. En adición a nuestros anfitriones este año, Embajadores tiene la fortuna de también tener como Patrocinadores Oro a Playa Hotels &amp; Resorts, Marival Resorts, Universal Studios, Oasis Hotels &amp; Resorts y Palladium Hotel Group. A lo largo del evento, los patrocinadores tendrán la oportunidad de recibir de primera mano todos los conocimientos y comentarios de los mejores agentes del país.

Xisco Morla, Senior Regional Manager en Sur America para Hotelbeds Group ha comentado: “Es un momento muy propicio para los hoteleros porque los agentes que son líderes en ventas están en un entorno relajado y muy interesados en dar toda la información necesaria a los socios comerciales para mejorar sus productos. El evento en general es un momento extraordinario para promocionar su producto y para que este a su vez sea distribuido a través de Bedsonline.”

“Los agentes tendrán la oportunidad de conocer en detalle sus productos favoritos y a su vez crear, todavía más, una relación fuerte con la industria y en particular con Bedsonline, mientras disfrutan de las atenciones que se merecen después de un año desafiante.”

“Estoy extremadamente entusiasmado de poder asistir y participar en esta edición de Embajadores 2018 – tenemos estimada la asistencia de alrededor de 300 agentes y 30 patrocinadores, tenemos la certeza de que este Embajadores será altamente influyente para el mercado mexicano, teniendo como lema principal: Turismo de vanguardia a tu medida. Por esto, esperamos poder seguir celebrando este evento elite para agentes de viaje durante muchos años por venir.”&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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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 32.000 agencias repartidos entre 30 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 120 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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Bedsonline selecciona a Riviera Maya como sede para la novena edición de Embajadores 2018


	First agreement for Hotelbeds to supply dynamic packaging platform to a full-service commercial airline globally
	‘Singapore Airlines Holidays’-branded packages will be made available online progressively to Airline’s customers in over 20 source markets globally


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London – Singapore, 5th September 2018. Hotelbeds Group and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have come together to form a holiday packaging partnership, offering bundled flights and hotel accommodation solutions to SIA’s customers.

This new collaboration enables SIA to take a step further by utilising Hotelbeds Group’s proprietary dynamic packaging platform to enable customers to curate their own holiday packages, with real-time selection of flights from SIA’s extensive network plus more than 170,000 hotels. More than 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities such as theme parks and museums from Hotelbeds will be made available progressively.

Singapore Airlines’ customers will be able to book these customisable packages online in an easy and convenient manner. Customers will also be able to earn KrisFlyer miles on the total package value purchased. These packages will be progressively made available on SIA’s website across Singapore and other parts of Asia Pacific, as well as Europe, India and North America. Packages will first be introduced in Australia.

Hotelbeds Group will also provide a dedicated team – primarily based in Singapore – responsible not only for promoting the wide range of hotels available for the ‘Singapore Airlines Holidays’ product but also for customer service, pricing and product optimisation.

Sam Turner, Wholesales Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds Group, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to be entering into a partnership with such a world leading airline as Singapore Airlines and look forward to providing its customers with an unbeatable accommodation portfolio alongside a seamless booking experience. We have spent a lot of time working with various teams at Singapore Airlines to understand how best to design the solution and operate the business.”

SIA’s Senior Vice President Sales &amp; Marketing, Mr Campbell Wilson, said: “We are glad to partner with Hotelbeds Group to launch ‘Singapore Airlines Holidays’. Leveraging on the dynamic packaging platform, this provides our customers with the added option of combining our flights with land content of their choice through a package with the best value. With this collaboration, we hope to offer our customers a platform to purchase their next dream holiday, by combining SIA’s quality in-flight services with a curated list of hotels.”

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About Singapore Airlines

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Singapore Airlines is committed to the constant enhancement of the three main pillars of its brand promise: Service Excellence, Product Leadership and Network Connectivity. The SIA Group fleet and network are also expanding in support of the development of its portfolio strategy, in which it has investments in both full-service and low-cost airline operations. This portfolio of airlines serving short-, medium-, and long-haul markets gives the SIA Group more flexibility and nimbleness, with the right vehicles to serve the right markets.

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About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is the world´s leading bedbank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally.

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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Twitter: @HotelbedsGroup

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For further information, please contact:

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Singapore Airlines Public Affairs

Tel: +65 6541-5880 (office hours)

Tel: +65 9753-2126 (after office hours)

E-mail: public_affairs@singaporeair.com.sg

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Hotelbeds Group PR, Media &amp; Corporate Affairs

Anna Monreal

E-mail: amonreal@hotelbeds.com

Tel.: +34 971 624 687

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Hotelbeds Group and Singapore Airlines announce holiday packaging partnership


	Tracey Bartlam joins the Ancillary Bank department at Hotelbeds Group as Sales Manager for the UK &amp; Scandinavia
	More than 16 years of experience in the travel industry, including at Attraction World
	Bartlam joins at an exciting moment following recent announcement of a new structure and growth plans for Ancillary Bank


Palma, 4th September 2018. Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank, has announced today the appointment of Tracey Bartlam as the new Sales Manager covering the UK &amp; Scandinavian market for the Group’s Ancillary Bank, which 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 points of sale.

Bartlam has a career spanning more than 16 years in the retail travel sales industry, including as a national account manager for Attraction World, one of the world’s leading theme park and attraction ticket specialists.

In her new role Bartlam will help with the further consolidation of the Ancillary Bank division of Hotelbeds Group in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.

Bartlam will become part of a team that will now consist of five dedicated regional Sales &amp; Sourcing roles reporting directly to Peter Jones, the Head of Sales for Europe.

This appointment to the Ancillary Bank sales team in Europe comes at a strategic moment for the company after the recent announcement of a new structure for the department, following the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA into the Group last year.

This new business structure was introduced a few months ago 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.

Peter Jones, Head of Sales Europe at Hotelbeds Group Ancillary Bank, commented “We are very pleased to welcome Tracey to our team. Her knowledge and experience in the travel industry will play a key role for the growth plans we have in UK, Ireland and the Nordic markets. She will be working closely with our colleagues from across all our bedbank brands –Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, GTA and Tourico Holidays– to support our customers with guidance and advice on how to take advantage of selling our over 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities that we now have on our platform. Without a doubt, her experience will help us to consolidate our position in the market as well as to offer the best service to both our retail and wholesale clients, including both the online travel agencies tour operators as well as airlines and the harder-to-reach sellers such as points redemption schemes and incentives schemes.”

About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is the world´s leading bedbank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally.

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.

Follow us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-group

And Twitter: @HotelbedsGroup

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Cristina Vilà · cvila@arenalia.com

Tel. +34 660 201 020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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PR, Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

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Ancillary Bank grows sales team with new Sales Manager for UK & Scandinavia


	Matias Elisavetsky appointed to lead Sourcing team for the Americas
	Regional management team under Elisavetsky also confirmed
	Group’s bedbanks Hotelbeds, GTA, and Tourico Holiday continue towards complete integration


Orlando, Florida– August 22, 2018 - Hotelbeds Group, the world’s leading bedbank and business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally, has today provided an update on the appointments of senior management across its Group in the Americas.

Matias Elisavetsky will now be taking the role of Regional Director of Sourcing for the Americas market, reporting to Sam Turner, the Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director for the Group globally.

Elisavetsky will be responsible for managing relationships with existing hotels across the Americas whilst also driving contracting for new properties using insight and intelligence from the Commercial Strategy team.

Prior to this role, Elisavetsky had been with Tourico Holidays, which became a part of Hotelbeds Group during summer of last year, since 2006, and was most recently the Executive Vice President of Global Product Development.

Additionally, the Group has confirmed the individuals who will report to Elisavetsky, combining existing internal talent from across the three bedbanks, Hotelbeds, GTA, and Tourico Holidays.

Renata Cenni will be the Regional Manager for South West USA; Alex Hugh Jones becomes Regional Manager for North East US; Alice Kilpatrick takes on the role of Regional Manager for South East US; Bill Chambers changes to Regional Manager for Rest of US &amp; Canada; Gisela Blok will be the Head of Mexico &amp; Caribbean; Marcus Simões is set to be Regional Manager for Brazil; Gaston Nacimento is placed as the Regional Manager for Rest of South America.

Sam Turner, Wholesale Sales &amp; Sourcing Director at Hotelbeds Group said, “Since the beginning of this year, our Group has been in the process of selecting the best profiles from across the great and varied pool of talent we have in our three bedbank brands, Tourico Holidays, GTA, and Hotelbeds. Today, I am very pleased to see Matias take on this role as the Regional Director of Sourcing for the whole Americas. His experience in the market, both in North and South America, along with his drive to grow our hotel offering in terms of variety and exclusive deals, will be vital to partners everywhere.”

Matias Elisavetsky, Regional Director of Sourcing in the Americas said, “I am very excited about the integration of our bedbanks and what it means for our supplier partners – now, we are able to offer them access to over 60,000 travel sellers globally, including niche buyers such as points redemption schemes and incentives managers as well as the traditional tour operator and OTA channels. Equally, I am very happy to have the honor of working with such a strong combined team coming from our three leading brands, Tourico Holidays, GTA, and Hotelbeds. Together, we are looking forward to partnering with more hotels for exclusive and unique deals.”

Since January, the Group has been selecting the top 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 into the Group.&nbsp; Including the appointments mentioned in this press release, so far around 350 appointments have been made to date.

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About Hotelbeds Group

Hotelbeds Group is a business-to-business provider of services to the travel industry globally and the leading bedbank worldwide.

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 185 countries representing more than 170,000 hotels, 24,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

In September 2016 the company became independent under the ownership of Cinven and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). In June 2017 Tourico Holidays became part of Hotelbeds Group, followed by GTA also joining the Group in October; both companies remain independent brands whilst they are being integrated into the Group.

The Group is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Follow us on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hotelbeds-group

Twitter: @hotelbedsgroup

Facebook: @HotelbedsGroup

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Hotelbeds Group Media contact

Media Relations &amp; Corporate Affairs

Alicia Orta Stanford

alicia.ortastanford@hotelbeds.com


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