Hotels.com News
Hotels.com reports Brits expected to stick to British beaches this year
According to leading hotel booking website, Hotels.com, British travellers are going barmy for the UK’s seaside destinations this year. The announcement comes following the Hotels.com site reporting that it has seen the number of searches for many of the country’s traditional seaside resorts more than double in recent months - showing that British travellers are eager to holiday at home this year.
Hotels.com offers travellers 100,000 properties
Hotels.com, the leading hotel booking website, has announced an increase to the number of properties it offers through its sites, passing 100,000 for the first time.
Hotel mini bars loved by the Brits
British travellers are unable to resist the lure of the hotel minibar, according to research* by leading hotel booking website Hotels.com. Almost half of those surveyed (46%) regularly give into temptation whilst on their travels, and spend an average of £15.44 on minibar treats every time they go away. When totalled up for the whole nation, the Great British Minibar Bill quickly adds up to a staggering £526 million a year.
Hotels.com picks Eptica solution
Hotels.com has selected Eptica’s Email Management solution to drive operational efficiency within contact centres in five locations worldwide.
Hotels.com expands language content
Hotels.com has started 2008 with the launch of five new European local language sites in Greece, Turkey, Iceland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Hotels.com: An Interview with Robert Diener
By Alex Lewis A week after Hotels.com, currently the world’s largest specialised supplier of hotel accommodation, launched their multi-million pound advertising campaign in the UK I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Diener, the company’s co-founder and President in the comfortable surroundings of the De Vere Cavendish St James Hotel in Jermyn Street. Robert enthusiastically explained the peerless position Hotels.com has in it’s native U.S and more importantly their plans to make the brand a household name in Europe.