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Hotel Industry News |
Sunday July 5th, 2009 |
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More than 50,000 hotel properties guarantee Best Available Rates to Amadeus travel agencies |
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Two out of every three hotel properties in Amadeus are covered by Best Available Rate agreements |
The number of hotel brands offering best available rate through Amadeus increased by 35 percent in 2008, 188 brands now included in the program
Amadeus, the leading provider of technology to the travel and tourism industry, today announces hotels offering their Best Available Rates through Amadeus now account for 75.3 percent of Amadeus' hotel bookings.
Hotels which participate in Amadeus' Best Available Rate program guarantee to supply Amadeus with public rates that are the same or lower than those available through other distribution systems, branded Web sites or the hotel's own call center. 22,000 hotel properties in North America, 17,200 in Europe and 5,500 in Asia Pacific all guarantee their best rates are available through Amadeus.
Marriott is the latest hotel chain to sign up to Amadeus' Best Available Rate program. Larraine Voll Morris, Vice President, eDistribution, Marriott said, 'Rate integrity is a guiding principle in Marriott's pricing and distribution strategy. As part of our philosophy to sell the way the customer wants to buy, we consider travel agencies as valuable sales and distribution partners. As part of this, access to Marriott's public Best Available Rates in real time is imperative to build consumer confidence and brand loyalty. We are very pleased to further strengthen our relationship with Amadeus by participating in the Amadeus BAR Program.'
Here is a full list of hotel brands which guarantee their best rates through Amadeus:
Accor, including:
Sofitel
Novotel
Mercure
Suitehotel
All seasons
Ibis
Etap
Formule 1
Red Roof
Motel 6
Studio 6
Accor Thalassa
Abba Hoteles
ACC-Nifos
AmeriHost Inns, including:
AmeriHost Inns
AmeriHost Inn and Suites
Ana Hotels
Atel France Hotels
Banyan Tree, including:
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
Angsana Hotels & Resorts
Barceló Hotels & Resorts
Best Western International, including:
Best Western Hotels
Best Western Premier Hotels
Boscolo Hotels
Caesar Park Hotels and Resorts
Camino Real Hotels and Resorts
Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, including:
Regent Hotels & Resorts
Radisson Hotels & Resorts
Country Inns and Suites By Carlson
Park Inn Hotels
Charming Hotels and Resorts
Chateaux & Hotels de France, including:
Caracteres
Orus
Beaux Hotels
La Compagnie des Auberges
Les Demeures Privees
Les Restaurants
Classic British
Classic International Hotels
Columbus Reservation Services Hotel
Courtyard Hotels
Derag Hotel and Living
Design Hotels
Destination Hotels & Resorts
Dorint Hotels & Resorts
Envergure, including:
Kyriad
Campanile
Premiere Classe
Exclusive Hotels
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
Fiesta Americana Hotels and Resorts
First Hotels
Gaylord Entertainment
Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts, including:
Royal Tulip
Golden Tulip Hotels
Golden Tulip Resorts
Tulip Inns
Grand Hospitality
Grange Hotels
Graves Hotels Resorts
Great Hotels Organisation, including:
Great Hotels of the World
Special Hotels of the World
Luxury Hotels of the World
Hilton International
HotelREZ
Hotusa Hotels
Hyatt Hotels, including:
Park Hyatt
Grand Hyatt
Hyatt Place
Hyatt Summerfield Suites
Hyatt Resorts
Hyatt Vacation Club
Classic Residence by Hyatt
Idiso Global Distribution for Hotels
Inter Hotel
InterContinental Hotels Group, including:
Hotel Indigo
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Express
Staybridge Suites
Candlewood Suites
InterContinental
Crowne Plaza
Joie de Vivre Hotels
Jolly Hotels
Jumeirah, including:
Jumeirah
Jumeirah Living
Jury's Doyle Hotels
K Hotels
Kempinski Hotels
Keytel
Langham Hotels International, including:
Langham Hotels International
The Langham Hotels
Langham Place Hotels
Leading Hotels of the World, including:
Leading Hotels of the World
Leading Small Hotels of the World
Louvre Hotels, including:
Kyriad Prestige Hotel
Kyriad Hotel
Campanile
Premiere Classe Hotels
Hotel de Crillon
Luxury Resports & Hotels
Mandarin Oriental The Hotel Group
Mantra
Maritim hotels
Meritus Hotels and Resorts
Millenium Hotels & Resorts, including:
Millenium Hotels
Copthorne Hotels
Kingsgate Hotels
Moevenpick Hotels and Resorts
New Otani Hotels
NH Hoteles
Noble House Hotels and Resorts
Norlandia Hotels & Restorts
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
Omni Hotels
Otedis Hotels
Pacific International
Paramount Hotels
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts
Performance Connexions
Posadas, including:
Fiesta Americana
Fiesta Americana Grand
Fiesta Inn
ONE Hotels
Aqua
Caesar Park
Caesar Business
Prince Hotels
Protea
Purple Hotels
Quality Reservations
Raffles Hotels and Resorts
Reconline | CRS
Red Lion Hotels Corporation, including:
Red Lion Hotels
WestCoast Hotel Partners
Refad Hotels and Resorts
ReservHotel
ResortQuest Hawaii
Scandic
Sercotel Hoteles
Six Senses Resorts & Spas, including:
Soneva
Six Senses Hideaway
Six Senses Latitudes
Evason
Small Luxury Hotels of the World
Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts, including:
Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts
Meliá Hotels & Resorts
ME by Meliá
Inside Premium Hotels
TRYP Hoteles
Sol Hoteles
Paradisus Resorts
Starhotels
Steigenberger Hotel Group, including:
Steigenberger
InterCityHotel
Supranational
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts
Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces
The Dorchester Collection
The Peninsula Hotels
The Rocco Forte Collection
Thistle & Guoman Hotels
TOP International Hotels, including:
TOP International Hotels
TOP City&CountryLine Hotels
VCH-Hotels
Familotels
B&B Hotels
TravelCLICK
Trident Hotels
Unirez
US Franchise System, including:
Hawthorn Suites
Microtel Inns and Suites
Utell Hotels & Resorts
Vantis Hotel Group
Webres
WestCoast Hotel Partners
WORLDHOTELS
Wyndham Hotel Group, including:
Wingate by Wyndham
Travel Lodge
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
Super 8
Ramada Worldwide
Knights Inn
Days Inn
Howard Johnson
Baymont
About Amadeus
Amadeus is the chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travelers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories - Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting.
Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations - data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. Amadeus maintains customer operations in 76 countries covering more than 215 markets. Amadeus employs over 7,800 employees worldwide, representing 95 nationalities.
More information about Amadeus is available at: www.amadeus.com
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