GTA by Travelport, a global travel wholesaler today announced that they have further strengthened their strategic relationship with Hilton Worldwide by agreeing to the distribution of the entire global portfolio of Hilton Garden Inn properties.

The agreement makes nearly 500 Hilton Garden Inn properties available to GTA’s thousands of tour operator and travel agency customers. The global range of Hilton Garden Inn properties complements GTA’s existing range of hotels and destination services and nearly 500 Hilton Garden Inn properties are available to book today across the GTA distribution channels.

“The Hilton Garden Inn brand is an excellent addition to our existing portfolio of hotels and accommodation products,” said Kurt Ekert, GTA Chief Operating Officer. “The addition of this range of hotels enables us to offer our clients expanded choice in the mid-range of the hotel market, coupled with the benefits of best-rate assurance and added last minute availability.”

“The global nature of the Hilton Garden Inn brand is a perfect fit for GTA, its tour operators and travel agency customers,” said Mark Nogal, VP, Brand Performance and Sales Support, Hilton Garden Inn. “With hotels in locations such as India, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Canada, as well as the United States, and with preferred amenities suited to all types of travellers, we feel our strengthened relationship with GTA is mutually beneficial.”