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TRANSCRIPT
The world of hotels and travel is constantly
changing.
New ideas and business models are
replacing existing ones quickly.
And this has made finding a quick reference
guide to online intermediaries like OTAs
difficult.
Even hotels with resources are finding it
tricky to navigate through this flux.
And if you are an independent hotel owner or
a sales manager who also is in charge of
online distribution, it is even harder.
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Why is it so important for hotels to understand
this online landscape?
The reason is simple – the better the
understanding of what the right channels are,
how they operate and which segments they
target, the better the sales reach of the hotel.
With dramatic increases in online and mobile
hotel bookings, can hotels continue to rely on
their traditional understanding of OTAs?
We venture not..
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We had to answer one question first as we
started - what type of companies should and
could come under this list?
For practical purposes, we have taken the
approach that they qualify for the list if they
sell inventory as a third party on behalf of
the hotel. (again there are exceptions but….)
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As we started building the list, the need for further
classification was clear.
What is an online travel agency? Is it just a well
known site like Booking.com? Or are group booking
sites included?
What about metasearch and last minute booking
apps? Do airline websites that offer hotel bookings
qualify? Or only if they work independently?
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To address this, we have classified them into broad categories. And then there are those that defy
classification. How about Accor hotels for one? Is it a hotel chain or an OTA or a hotel collection or a
marketing consortium?
Even classification is a moving target! 6
Of course with such a vast array of
choices, it brings you to the next and
bigger question. What are the
parameters that a hotel can and should
use to choose the right types of
booking intermediaries to work with?
This and the evolving world of hotel
technology will form related parts of
this work.
If you would like to know when these
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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HOTEL
COLLECTIONS,
NICHE OTAs,
ITINERARY
PLANNING OTAs
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METASEARCH, DEAL
SITES, AUCTION
SITES, LOYALTY
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GLOBAL OTAs,
AIRLINE SITES,
EMERGING MARKET
OTAs, VACATION
RENTALS, HOSTELS
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MOBILE BOOKING
APPS, INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS, SPECIAL
MENTIONS
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GROUP BOOKING
WEBSITES, MEETING
SITES, BUSINESS
TRAVEL,
WHOLESALERS
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Company Website
Agoda www.agoda.com
Alpha Rooms www.alpharooms.com
Amazon Destinations https://travel.amazon.com/
Asia Rooms www.asiarooms.com
Asia Travel www.asiatravel.com
Asia Web Direct www.asiawebdirect.com
Bedbooker www.bedbooker.com
Best Hotel Online www.besthotelonline.com
Booking.com www.booking.com
Bookit www.bookit.com
Budget Places www.budgetplaces.com
Cheapo Air www.cheapoair.com
Cheaptickets www.cheaptickets.com
Cleartrip www.cleartrip.com
Ctrip http://english.ctrip.com/
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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Company Website
Destinia www.destinia.com
Easy to Book www.easytobook.com
Ebookers www.ebookers.com
Ebooking www.ebooking.com
Edreams www.edreams.in
Expedia www.expedia.com
Goibibo www.goibibo.com
Holiday City www.holidaycity.com
Horse 21 www.horse21.net
Hostelbookers www.hostelbookers.com
Hostelworld www.hostelworld.com
Hotel Direct www.hoteldirect.com
Hotel Reservations www.hotelreservations.com
Hotel Travel www.hoteltravel.com
Hotel.de www.hotel.de
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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Company Website
Hotelclub www.hotelclub.com
Hotelius www.hotelius.co.uk
Hotels.com www.hotels.com
Hotels4u www.hotels4u.com
HRS www.hrs.com
Internet Hotels www.internethotels.com
Lastminute.com www.lastminute.com
Late Deals www.latedeals.co.uk
Laterooms www.laterooms.com
Logitravel www.logitravel.com
Low Cost Holidays www.lowcostholidays.com
Make My Trip www.makemytrip.com
Make My Trip www.makemytrip.com
More Hotels for Less www.morehotels4less.com
Mr.Jet www.mrjet.dk
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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Company Website
Netflights www.netflights.com
One Travel www.onetravel.com
Onhotels www.onhotels.com
Opodo www.opodo.com
Orbitz www.orbitz.com
Orbitz www.orbitz.com
Otel www.otel.com
Quikbook www.quikbook.com
Rates2go www.ratestogo.com
Skoosh www.skoosh.com
STA Travel www.statravel.com
Think Hotels www.thinkhotels.com
Thinkhotels www.thinkhotels.com
Travelbag www.travelbag.co.uk
Travelgenio www.travelgenio.in
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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Company Website
Travelguru www.travelguru.com
Travelocity www.travelocity.com
Travelrepublic www.travelrepublic.co.uk
Vayama www.vayama.com
Venere www.venere.com
Wego www.wego.co.in
Wotif www.wotif.com GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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AIRLINE WEBSITES
Many leading airlines have a section which allows travellers to book hotels.
Very few of them manage their own hotel inventory and partner with leading
OTAs like Booking.com, Expedia and HRS.
Listed are popular airlines which have a dedicated hotel booking feature. Also
mentioned (where known) are their OTA partners. If your hotel destination is
being served by these airlines, then it is worth checking if your hotel is listed
on their partner OTAs.
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Company Website
Aer Lingus (ebookers) http://www.aerlingus.com/en
Air Asia Go (Expedia) https://www.airasiago.com.my/
Air Berlin (HRS) https://www.airberlin.com/
Air Canada http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html
Air France Travelscape/Expedia) http://www.airfrance.com
Alitalia (Travelscape/Expedia) https://www.alitalia.com/
Austrian (HRS) http://www.austrian.com/
British Airways (BAHolidays) http://www.britishairways.com/en
Brussels Airlines (Booking.com) http://www.brusselsairlines.com/en
Delta http://www.delta.com/
Easyjet (Booking.com) http://www.easyjet.com/en/
Emirates (Tourico) http://www.emirates.com/
Finnair (Booking.com) http://www.finnair.com/
Iberia (BA Holidays) http://www.britishairways.com/en
JAL (Hotels.com Booking, Agoda) https://www.ar.jal.com/
AIRLINE
WEBSITES
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Company Website
Jet Airways (Travelscape/Exp) http://www.jetairways.com
KLM (Booking.com) https://www.klm.com/
Lufthansa (HRS) http://www.lufthansa.com/
Pegasus (Booking.com) http://www.flypgs.com/en/
Qantas http://www.qantas.com.au
Qatar Airways (Booking.com) http://www.qatarairways.com
Ryan Air (Booking.com) https://www.ryanair.com/
Singapore Airlines (Agoda) https://www.singaporeair.com
Swiss (Expedia) https://www.swiss.com/ch/en
TAP (Booking.com) http://www.flytap.com
Thai (Agoda) http://www.thaiairways.com/
Turkish Airlines (Booking.com) http://www.turkishairlines.com/en
United https://www.united.com/
US Airways www.usairways.com
Virgin Atlantic (Virgin Holidays) http://www.virgin-atlantic.com
AIRLINE
WEBSITES
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EMERGING MARKET OTAs
A very exciting and chaotic arena in the world of travel. Some regions have
developed fast like Latin America, China and India – the others offer enormous
new opportunities.
Some of them can be difficult to work with, as they evolve, but these emerging
OTAs play an increasingly important role.
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Company Website
17U (China) http://www.17u.com/
Africa Bookings (Africa) http://www.africabookings.com/
Alitrip (China) https://www.alitrip.com/
Almundo (Latin America) http://almundo.com.ar/
Atrapalo (Latin America & Spain) http://www.atrapalo.com/
Avantrip (Argentina) http://www.avantrip.com/
Check in (Australia) http://www.checkin.com.au/
Cocha (Latin America) http://www.cocha.com/ibe/common/home.do
Ctrip (China) http://english.ctrip.com/
Decolar (Latin America) http://www.decolar.com/
Despegar (Latin America) http://www.us.despegar.com/
Elong (Expedia) http://elong.net/
ezeego (India) http://www.ezeego1.co.in/
Hoojoozat (Middle East) http://www.hoojoozat.com/
Hotel Urbano (Latin America) https://www.hotelurbano.com/
EMERGING
MARKET OTAs
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Company Website
Hutchgo (Hongkong) http://travel.hutchgo.com.hk/eng/
Jovago (Africa) http://www.jovago.com/
Klikhotel (Indonesia) http://www.klikhotel.com/
Kuxun (China) http://www.kuxun.cn/
Mango City (China) www.mangocity.com
Marplay (Latin America) https://www.marplay.com/
Musafir (Middle East) http://in.musafir.com/
Ostrovok (Russia) https://ostrovok.ru/
Qunar (China) http://www.qunar.com/
Rakuten (Japan) http://travel.rakuten.com/hotellist/Japan/JP/
Stayzilla (India) https://www.stayzilla.com/
Tiket (Indonesia) http://en.tiket.com/
Traveloka (Indonesia) http://www.traveloka.com/
Via (India) https://in.via.com/
Viajes Falabella (Latin America) http://www.viajesfalabella.cl/
EMERGING
MARKET OTAs
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Company Website
AA (UK) http://www.theaa.com/
Abreu (Portugal) http://www.abreu.pt/Default.aspx
Amandatour (Italy) http://www.amandatour.it/
Best Day (Mexico & Carribean) http://www.bestday.com/
Book Today http://www.booktoday.com.au/
Booker Club (Spain) http://www.bookerclub.com/
BSP Hotels (France) http://www.bsp-hotels.com/
Click4Hotel (Czech, Hungary) http://www.click4hotel.eu/
Derhotel (Germany) http://www.derhotel.com/
Discover Australia (Australia) http://www.discoveraustralia.com.au/
Hotels UK http://www.hotels.uk.com
Hoterip (Indonesia) http://hoterip.com/
Infotel (UK) http://www.infotel.co.uk/
Jalan (Japan) http://www.jalan.net/en/japan_hotels_ryokan/
Japan Traveller Online (Japan) https://japantraveleronline.com/
REGIONAL
OTAs
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Company Website
Japanican (Japan) http://www.japanican.com/en/
Love to Escape (UK) http://www.lovetoescape.com/
Need to Escape http://www.needtoescape.com/
Nivalink (India) http://www.nivalink.com/india
Quickbeds (Australia) http://www.quickbeds.com/
Superbreak (UK) www.superbreak.com
Tiscover (Austria, Germany) http://www.tiscover.com/
Travelcheck (Germany) http://www.travelcheck.de/
Travelstay (London) http://www.travelstay.com/
REGIONAL
OTAs
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VACATION RENTAL WEBSITES
This is the segment that made AirBnB legendary. There are many more
companies in the fray now.
It is also considered one of the fastest growing segments in online travel in
2015.
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Company Website
9flats http://www.9flats.com/us/
AirBnB https://www.airbnb.com/
Boutique Homes http://www.boutiquehomes.com.au/
Cityzen https://www.cityzenbooking.com/en/
Firefly http://www.fireflyz.com.my/
Flipkey https://www.flipkey.com/
Gonative http://www.gonative.com/
Holiday Lettings https://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/
Home Away and http://www.homeaway.com
House Trip http://www.housetrip.com/
Interhome https://www.interhome.com/
Loving Apartments https://lovingapartments.com/
Luxury Villa Rentals http://www.luxuryretreats.com/
Migoa https://www.migoa.com/en/
One Fine Stay http://www.onefinestay.com/
VACATION
RENTAL
WEBSITES
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Company Website
Only Apartments http://www.only-apartments.com/
Roomorama https://www.roomorama.co/
Stay City http://www.staycity.com/
Unique Home Stays http://www.uniquehomestays.com/
Vacation Key http://www.vacationkey.com/
Villas – Beach Tomato http://www.beachtomato.com/
Villas of Distinction http://www.villasofdistinction.com/
Villas.com http://www.villas.com/
VRBO http://www.vrbo.com/
Way to stay https://www.waytostay.com/
VACATION
RENTAL
WEBSITES
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HOSTELS
Hostels have evolved and come a long way.
Now travellers get to choose from trendy stylish places through a variety of
websites that specialise in hostels.
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Company Website
Hostelculture http://www.hostelculture.com/
Gomio http://www.gomio.com/
Hostelworld http://www.hostelworld.com/
Nomads World http://nomadsworld.com/
Hostelbookers http://www.hostelbookers.com/
Poshpacker http://poshpacker.co/
Hostelsclub http://www.hostelsclub.com/
Hostels247 http://www.hostels247.com/
HOSTEL
WEBSITES
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CAMPING & GLAMPING WEBSITES
Camping has gone mainstream. Glamping is a buzzword and the choices have
multiplied.
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Company Website
Campaglam http://campaglam.com/
Canopy & Stars http://www.canopyandstars.co.uk/
Cool Camping https://www.coolcamping.co.uk/
Glamping Hub https://glampinghub.com/
Go Glamping http://goglamping.net/
One Off Places http://www.oneoffplaces.co.uk/
Pitch Up https://www.pitchup.com/ CAMPING &
GLAMPING
WEBSITES
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BED & BREAKFASTS
Traditionally, Bed & Breakfasts did not have a strong online presence.
This has changed with smaller establishments adopting cloud based
reservations systems and enabling instant reservations.
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Company Website
Bed and Breakfast http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/
Bed and Breakfast EU https://www.bedandbreakfast.eu/
Bed and Breakfast Nationwide http://www.bedandbreakfastnationwide.com/
Bed and Breakfast World http://www.bedandbreakfastworld.com/
Caffelletto http://www.caffelletto.it/en/
Quintessential http://www.quintessentialbedandbreakfast.co.uk BED &
BREAKFAST
WEBSITES
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HOTEL COLLECTIONS
These are soft branded collection of hotels and promoted primarily online.
Exclusivity is key in most cases and boutique hotels are a key ingredient. Some
charge a fee to be part of the collection while others work on an OTA
commission model.
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Company Website
Boutique Hotels https://www.boutiquehotels.com/
Chic Retreats http://www.chicretreats.com/
Epoque Hotels http://www.epoquehotels.com/
Great Small Hotels http://www.greatsmallhotels.com/
Hip Hotels http://www.hiphotels.com/
i-escape http://www.iescape.com/
Kiwi Collection https://www.kiwicollection.com/
Mr and Mrs Smith https://www.mrandmrssmith.com/
Prestigia http://www.prestigia.com/en/
Secret Places http://www.secretplaces.com/
Splendia http://www.splendia.com/
Stayful https://stayful.com/
Tablet Hotels https://www.tablethotels.com/
Tempting Places https://www.temptingplaces.com/
Welcome Beyond http://www.welcomebeyond.com/
EXCLUSIVE
HOTEL
COLLECTIONS
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HOTEL MARKETING CONSORTIUM
Independent hotels which pay a membership fee to be part of an exclusive
collection and brand.
Fees go towards sales, marketing & distribution activities both online and
offline.
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Company Website
Arteh Hotels http://www.arteh-hotels.com/
Design Hotels https://www.designhotels.com/
Great Hotels http://www.ghotw.com/
Leading Hotels http://www.lhw.com/
Preferred Hotels https://preferredhotels.com/
Relais & Chateaux https://www.relaischateaux.com/us/
Small Leading Hotels http://www.slh.com/
World Hotels http://www.worldhotels.com/
HOTEL
MARKETING
CONSORTIUMS
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Company Website
Family & Children
Luxury and Little Ones http://www.luxuryandlittleones.com/
Baby Friendly Boltholes http://www.babyfriendlyboltholes.co.uk/
Totstoo http://www.totstoo.com/
Holiday Tots https://www.holidaytots.co.uk/
Away with the Kids http://www.awaywiththekids.co.uk/
Wellness
Trip Tribe https://triptribe.com/
Queen of Retreats http://queenofretreats.com/
The Healthy Holiday Company http://www.thehealthyholidaycompany.co.uk/
Spa Breaks http://www.spabreaks.com/
Health & Fitness Travel http://www.healthandfitnesstravel.com/
Spa Dreams https://www.spadreams.com/
Healing Holidays http://www.healingholidays.co.uk/
Wahanda https://www.wahanda.com/
NICHE OTAs
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Company Website
General
Bring Fido http://www.bringfido.com/
Park Sleep Fly http://www.parksleepfly.com/
Booking Gay http://www.bookingay.com/
Holiday Extras http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/
Gullivers Sports Travel http://gulliverstravel.co.uk/
Access All Rooms http://www.accessallrooms.com/ NICHE OTAs
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ITINERARY & TOUR PLANNING WEBSITES
These include a new breed of websites trying to tackle itinerary planning and
booking.
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Company Website
Adventure Finder http://www.adventurefinder.com/
Excursiopedia www.excursiopedia.com
Get Your Guide http://www.getyourguide.com/
Inspirock http://www.inspirock.com/
Isango http://www.isango.com/
Kumutu http://kumutu.com/
Luxtripper http://www.luxtripper.co.uk/
ITINERARY &
TOUR
PLANNING
WEBSITES
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EDITOR’S PICKS & RECOMMENDATION WEBSITES
Websites featuring hotels that have been selected by travel guides and travel
magazine editors. Not always a booking website.
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Company Website
Conde Nast Traveller http://www.cntraveller.com/
Cool Places http://www.coolplaces.co.uk/
Eurocheapo http://www.eurocheapo.com/
Fodors http://www.fodors.com/
Frommers http://www.frommers.com/
Gayot http://www.gayot.com/
Globalista https://globalista.co.uk/
Good Hotel Guide http://www.goodhotelguide.com/
Johansens http://www.johansens.com/
Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/
Luxury Travel Magazine http://www.luxurytravelmagazine.com/
Monocle http://monocle.com/
Rough Guide http://www.roughguides.com/
Time Out http://www.timeout.com/
Travel + Leisure http://www.travelandleisure.com/
EDITOR’S
PICKS
WEBSITES
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MEDIA BRANDED HOTEL COLLECTIONS
A relatively new trend where media brands align themselves with selected
hotels. These hotels are then co-branded and promoted.
In other instances it is a collection of curated experiences.
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Company Website
Unique Lodges (Nat Geo) http://www.nationalgeographiclodges.com/
Times Journeys (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/times-journeys/
Discovery Hotels (Discovery Ch) http://discoverydestinations.com/hotels-resorts
Travel + Leisure Journeys http://www.travelandleisure.com/journeys
Afar Hotels (Afar magazine) http://www.afar.com/hotels
Voyages (Conde Nast Traveller) http://voyages.cntraveler.com/
Outside Go (Outside Magazine) http://www.outsidego.com/
MEDIA
BRANDED
HOTEL
COLLECTIONS
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META SEARCH WEBSITES
Meta search is constantly evolving.
Meta search involves one master search engine that reaches out to a range of
other search engines on travel websites (read OTAs) and then presents
combined results to make life easier for the travel booker.
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Meta Search Company Website
Airfare Watchdog http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/
All the rooms http://alltherooms.com/
Best Travel Coupon http://besttravelcoupon.com/
Booking Buddy http://www.bookingbuddy.com/
Cheap Flights http://www.cheapflights.com
Escapio http://en.escapio.com/
Google Hotel Finder https://www.google.com/hotels/about/
Hipmunk https://www.hipmunk.com/
Home to Go http://www.hometogo.com/
Hostelz http://www.hostelz.com/
Hotel Click https://www.hotelsclick.com/
Hotel Hunter www.hotelhunter.eu
Hotel Scanner http://www.hotels-scanner.com
Hotels Combined http://www.hotelscombined.in/
Ice Lolly https://www.icelolly.com/
META SEARCH
WEBSITES
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Meta Search Company Website
Kayak http://www.kayak.com/
Looking for Booking http://www.lookingforbooking.co.uk/
Mobissimo http://www.mobissimo.com/search_airfare.php
Momondo http://www.momondo.in/
Qunar http://www.qunar.com/
Reservation Booth http://www.reservationbooth.com/
Room 77 https://www.room77.com/#/
Skyscanner http://www.skyscanner.co.in/
Travante http://www.travante.com/
Trip Advisor http://www.tripadvisor.com/
Tripping https://www.tripping.com/
Trivago http://www.trivago.com/
Virtual Tourist http://www.virtualtourist.com/
Wego http://www.wego.co.in/
META SEARCH
WEBSITES
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DEALS & FLASH SALES WEBSITES
Flash sales have become increasingly popular. More and more hotels are using
them to sell distressed inventory and in low season.
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Company Website
Groupon http://groupon.com
Hotel Connexions http://www.hotelconnexions.com/
Hotel Discount http://www.hoteldiscount.com/
Hotel Special http://www.hotelspecials.com/
Hotels Cheap http://www.hotelscheap.org/
Jetsetter http://www.jetsetter.com/
Last Minute Travel http://www.lastminutetravel.com/
Latestays http://www.latestays.com/
Living Social https://www.livingsocial.com/
Luxury Link http://www.luxurylink.com/
Retail Me Not http://www.retailmenot.com/
Secret Escapes http://www.secretescapes.de/
Travelzoo http://www.travelzoo.com/select/
Vacationist http://www.vacationist.com/
Voyage Prive https://www.voyage-prive.co.uk
DEALS & FLASH
SALES
WEBSITES
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AUCTION & NEGOTIATION WEBSITES
A new breed of businesses that seek to maximise value for travel bookers.
Some have the potential to be deeply unpopular either with hotels or OTAs.
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Company Website
Dream Cheaper http://www.dreamcheaper.com/
Roomer https://www.roomertravel.com/
Bid room https://www.bidroom.com/
Yapta http://yapta.com/
Back Bid https://www.backbid.com
Sky Auction http://www.skyauction.com/
AUCTION
WEBSITES
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LOYALTY BASED DISCOUNT WEBSITES
Websites that allow hotels to run loyalty programmes and travel bookers to
accumulate them.
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Company Website
Rocketmiles https://www.rocketmiles.com/
Ebates http://www.ebates.com/sea/index.htm
Points Hound https://pointshound.com/
Best Travel Coupon http://besttravelcoupon.com/
Stash https://www.stashrewards.com/
Voila http://www.vhr.com/ LOYALTY
BASED
DISCOUNT
WEBSITES
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GROUP BOOKING WEBSITES
With its complexity, group booking websites have struggled to complete the full
booking cycle online. And it continues to evolve.
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Company Website
Bedouk http://www.bedouk.com/
Book Meeting Room https://www.bookmeetingroom.com/
Convention Planit http://www.conventionplanit.com/
Cvent http://www.cvent.com/
Egencia (Expedia) https://www.egencia.co.in/public/in/en/
Elite Meetings http://www.elitemeetings.com/
Event 1001 http://www.event1001.com/
Groople https://groople.com/
Group Bookers http://www.groupbookers.co.uk/
Group Hotels http://www.grouphotels.com/
Group Travel http://www.grouptravel.com/
Group Travel Planner http://www.grouptravelplanner.net/
Hotelplanner https://www.hotelplanner.com/
Meeting Select https://www.meetingselect.com/en/home
Meetings Booker https://www.meetingsbooker.com/
GROUP
BOOKING
WEBSITES
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Company Website
mpoint (Lanyon Starcite) https://mpoint.starcite.com/search/map
Okanda https://www.okanda.com/
Room Blocker https://www.roomblocker.com/
Travefy https://travefy.com/
Triporama http://www.triporama.com/
Venue Finder http://www.venuefinder.com/ GROUP
BOOKING
WEBSITES
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MEETING WEBSITES
In theory, booking a day meeting online should be easier than a complicated
group itinerary – and some of these websites are looking to address this.
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Company Website
Regional Group Booking Sites
Event Connect (Asia Pacific) http://www.eventconnect.com/
Unique Venues (US) http://www.uniquevenues.com/
Eventective (US) http://www.eventective.com/USA/
Venue Directory (UK) https://www.venuedirectory.com/
Eventup (US) https://eventup.com/
Venue Masters (UK) http://www.venuemasters.com/
Evenues (US) http://www.evenues.com/
Conferences UK http://www.conferences-uk.org.uk/
Meeting Booking Sites
Book 2 Meet https://www.book2meet.com/en/
Meeting Rooms https://www.meetingrooms.com/
Simply Meeting Rooms http://www.simplymeetingrooms.co.uk/
REGIONAL
GROUPS &
MEETING
WEBSITES
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BUSINESS TRAVEL COMPANIES
The large travel consortiums have always been leaders of booking business
travel. It is difficult to get large volume corporate bookings without having an
agreement with one of them.
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Company Website
CWT http://www.carlsonwagonlit.com/en/
Flight Centre http://www.flightcentre.com.au/
HRG http://www.hrgworldwide.com/pages/default.aspx
Roomex https://www.roomex.com/
Amex https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/in/
Orbitz for Business https://www.orbitzforbusiness.com/
BCD Travel http://www.bcdtravel.in/
Click Travel http://www.clicktravel.com/
BUSINESS
TRAVEL
COMPANIES
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TRAVEL WHOLESALERS
The big boys of travel – wholesalers & tour operators whose role is now
changing rapidly. Many of them are now setting up online shop fronts
competing with traditional OTAs.
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Company Website
TUI http://www.tui.in/
Abercrombie & Kent http://www.abercrombiekent.co.in/
Abreu Online http://online.abreu.pt/AOL/ENG/
AIC Travel Group http://www.aicgroup.biz/
Amex https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/in/
Asia Hotel Navigation http://www.asiahotelnavi.com/
CWT http://www.carlsonwagonlit.com/en/
Dertour http://www.dertour.de/
Destinations of the World http://us.dotwconnect.com/interface/en/login
Exclusively Hotels https://www.exclusivelyhotels.com/agentlogin.aspx
Go Global http://www.goglobal.travel/
Hotelbeds http://www.hotelbeds.com/public/index
JTB http://jtb-global.com/jww/
Kuoni http://www.kuoni.com/
Lowcostbeds http://www.lowcostbeds.com/
TRAVEL
WHOLESALERS
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Company Website
Metglobal http://metglobal.com/
Miki https://www.miki.co.uk/
Ready Rooms (part of Qantas) https://www.readyrooms.com.au/agents/
Saltours http://www.saltours.com/
TBO Holidays http://www.tboholidays.com/
Thomas Cook http://www.thomascook.in/
Tourico https://login.touricoholidays.com/
Transhotel https://www.transhotel.com/
Virtuoso http://www.virtuoso.com/
TRAVEL
WHOLESALERS
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MOBILE BOOKINGS
Interest in Mobile Booking Apps have increased substantially over the last few
years. All the major OTAs like Booking.com and Hotels.com have their own
successful apps. And so do the meta search giants like Trivago and Kayak.
Apart from this, a few other standalone apps have also made their mark. A
new trend is also in the booking of day use rooms.
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Company Website
Hotel Tonight https://www.hoteltonight.com/
Hot http://hot.co.uk/
Roomlia http://roomlia.com/
RoomsTonite http://www.roomstonite.com/
Hotel Quickly https://www.hotelquickly.com/
Blink by Groupon https://www.groupon.com/getaways
Day booking apps
Hotels by day https://www.hotelsbyday.com/en
Between 9 and 5 https://www.between9and5.com/
Lyte Hotels http://lytehotels.com/
MOBILE
BOOKING APPS
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INTERNET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (IDS)
We cannot get through this list without a mention of the Internet Distribution
System (IDS) platforms. Arguably, they do not belong in this list as technology
providers. However, this is another area of convergence in hotel distribution.
IDS Platforms are a collection of online travel websites, travel & travel
companies, wholesalers and airline websites that enable travellers to make
reservations. They also allow hotels to pro-actively manage global distribution
including GDS.
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Company Website
IDS
Hotelzon http://www.hotelzon.com/
Pegasus Connect http://www.pegs.com/
GTA Travel http://www.gta-travel.com/en/home
Global Distribution Systems
Amadeus http://www.amadeus.in/
Sabre http://www.sabre.com/
Galileo https://www.galileoterminal.com/info.html
Worldspan https://www.travelport.com/
INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS (IDS)
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NICHE WEBSITES
Some of these websites cover a range of hitherto untapped aspects of travel
and cater to a narrow but lucrative niche.
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Company Website
Oyster http://www.oyster.com/
Responsible Travel http://www.responsibletravel.com/
Rome 2 Rio http://www.rome2rio.com/
Gogobot http://www.gogobot.com/
Go Seek https://www.goseek.com/
Tripcase http://travel.tripcase.com/
Jambo http://www.jamboapp.co/
What I Really Wanted http://www.whatireallywanted.com/
Roomkey https://www.roomkey.com/
Hoteliers https://www.hoteliers.com/en/
Hotel Match https://hotelmatch.me/
Viator http://www.viator.com/
Flat Club https://flat-club.com/
NICHE
WEBSITES
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FOOTNOTES & DISCLAIMER
• Our goal with this giant list is to provide some clarity on the online travel booking marketplace by grouping
companies based on their business models and market segments.
• The industry is moving way too fast for any such list to be completely accurate or stay current. We plan to keep our
blog updated with new discoveries as and when possible.
• We have tried to keep the lists quality driven based on industry experience. However what works for one hotel may
not work for another and we take no responsibility. This is also not an analysis or report – more of an observation and
a high level classification and listing of online travel intermediaries.
• Time, space and design limitations mean that we may have missed out on some good companies. But despite that we
hope that hotels will find this list helpful to plan an effective online and offline strategy
• Questions or comments? Please e-mail [email protected] or visit www.whiteskyhospitality.co.uk/blog
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