Articles tagged “WebBeds”

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Australia’s Webjet Launches Tool to Weed Out Rogue Hotel Rates

With hotels seeing a big bounce in bookings, so too can they expect to see more so-called rogue rates creeping back. These are rates that they’ve not authorized, and are a common complaint. Now one of the major bedbank players has developed a platform to help hotels fix any rogue rates they spot. WebBeds, the…

Matthew Parsons | 3 months ago

Hotels

Marriott and Expedia Exclusive Agreement Will Retake Control of Wholesale Rates

In an I-just-saw-an-elephant-fly moment, Marriott International will be directing businesses to Expedia Group to access certain Marriott wholesale rates. Bedbanks, tour operators, and smaller online travel agencies that play games with room rates are put on notice.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Marriott and Expedia Exclusive Agreement Will Retake Control of Wholesale Rates

Online Travel

How Australia’s Webjet Is Building a Global Business by Going Wholesale

Webjet has really transformed its business over the past few years through a couple of sizable acquisitions. The Australian consumer market is proving pretty tough, so pursuing a strategy of global expansion in the wholesale arena makes sense.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

How Australia’s Webjet Is Building a Global Business by Going Wholesale

Online Travel

WebBeds, Agoda Rush to Serve New Generation of Muslim Pilgrims to Saudi

Saudi Arabia is expanding its infrastructure to support 15 million Umrah visitors a year by 2020, and 30 million by 2030. WebBeds and Agoda are two major Asian players that are jostling for position in the promising niche.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

WebBeds, Agoda Rush to Serve New Generation of Muslim Pilgrims to Saudi

Hotels

WebBeds and 3 Asian Wholesalers Form First Bedbank Coalition

Hotel chains and airlines have formed alliances, why not bedbanks? The first bedbank alliance by four Asian players may be the first of its kind, but what’s more important is whether it can work. After all, if it looks so logical and easy, why didn’t anyone do it sooner?

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

WebBeds and 3 Asian Wholesalers Form First Bedbank Coalition

Hotels

WebBeds on Shopping Spree for Bedbanks: Should Hotelbeds Be Worried?

The acquisition of Destinations of the World seals WebBeds as the second largest B2B bedbank player, but incumbent Hotelbeds need not worry – for a very long time.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

WebBeds on Shopping Spree for Bedbanks: Should Hotelbeds Be Worried?