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OPODO STRENGTHENS HOTELS SERVICE
Extends choice of rate model for hotel partners
Launches online contracting tool
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London, December 06, 2005. Opodo, the pan-European online travel company, continues its commitment of working together with its partners on a 'supplier friendly model' with the launch today of two new initiatives designed to make it even easier for hotels to distribute via Opodo. The first of these initiatives is the extension of the 'Opodo Rate Model Programme'. Opodo now offers hotels the choice of doing business across the spectrum of rate models - whether retail, enhanced retail, merchant or wholesale. Hoteliers can now pick and chose which rate they would like to use, the calendar year round, in order to maximise occupancy and yield. John Ryan, Hotels Director for Opodo commented, " The new enhancements to our Rates Programme enables our hotel partners to do business with Opodo across the spectrum of rates, is flexible to changing market conditions and allows hotels to better manage their pricing and control over their room inventory. Rates, availability and hotel content descriptions are updated quickly and easily via single inventory, load allowing hotels to better manage their pricing and room stock." The second initiative is the launch of Opodo's automated online contracting system (OACS) which allows Opodo to collect contracted rates without the use of paper based contracts. Ryan continued, "Hotels are looking at ways of cutting distribution costs and minimising errors, our new automated contracting tools ensures they can simply and seamlessly update their contract information onto the Opodo system - saving time, money and effort." In addition to these two new initiatives, Opodo will be launching a new 'recommendation' programme to incorporate customer feedback about hotels on their service and product offering, across all sites, thereby promoting 'best in class' and added value. End Notes to Editors About Opodo Opodo addresses the real needs of today's traveller by offering an unbiased and competitively priced online travel service for world travel. Customers can enjoy excellent offers from 500 airlines, over 65,000 hotel properties, 7,000 car hire locations, package holidays, city breaks, lifestyle holidays, ski deals, comprehensive travel insurance and value added services such as airport parking. Opodo was created by nine of Europe's leading airlines - Aer Lingus, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa. Amadeus, the travel technology company based in Madrid, took a 74% controlling interest in the company in March 2005. Opodo launched its first site (www.opodo.de) in Germany in Nov 2001, its UK site (www.opodo.co.uk) in Jan 2002, its French site (www.opodo.fr) in April 2002 and its Spanish site (www.opodo.es) in May 2005 . Other companies within the Opodo Group: Quest Travel, (one of the UK’s leading independent long-haul travel specialists), Karavel, (a leading French online tour operating company) Eviaggi (Italian online travel agency) and Travellink (Nordic online travel agency) Media contact Gail Sinden Opodo Corporate Communications Tel: + 44 (0) 870 352 5087 Fax: + 44 (0) 870 352 5086 Email: gail.sinden@opodo.com or |
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