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Room Nights in Asia-Pacific in 2004 Q1; Electronic Room Nights Grew 26% According to TravelCLICK . |
CHICAGO (19 May, 2004) - TravelCLICK reported
today that Asia-Pacific region room nights booked electronically through
the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and key Internet sites increased
25.8% in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the prior year period. In
comparison, GDS worldwide room nights increased 9.5% for first quarter
of 2004 versus first quarter of 2003.
The average daily rate (ADR) for the Asia-Pacific region was $136.29, an improvement of 11.5% over the same quarter last year. TravelCLICK's reports are compiled from its comprehensive database, which is the exclusive source of hotel industry electronic distribution data from the Abacus/Infini, Axess, Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, and Worldspan GDS. TravelCLICK's data also includes hotel bookings made through third-party travel Web sites powered by Pegasus Solutions. First Quarter GDS Results for Asia -Pacific
Top Asia-Pacific Destination Markets - First Quarter The top 10 destination markets for total GDS room nights in Asia-Pacific
during the first quarter of 2004 were, in order:
"All the top ten cities experienced double-digit growth in the first quarter of the year, after a turbulent year the future looks bright for the region," said Jan Tissera, vice president of international sales for TravelCLICK. "Shanghai experienced the most dramatic improvement over first quarter of last year, with 38.8% growth." To receive a free listing of first quarter results by top 50 cities worldwide in electronic bookings, please e-mail [email protected]. GDS hotel booking summaries by individual local market are available for downloading on TravelCLICK's Web site at www.travelclick.net. About TravelCLICK TravelCLICK (www.travelclick.net) is the leading provider of solutions that help hotels and other travel industry suppliers maximize profit from electronic distribution channels. TravelCLICK's competitive benchmarking reports provide hotels with price and booking performance information unavailable through any other source. The company's exclusive electronic marketing networks allow hotels and other travel related suppliers to target promotional messages to specific travel agents, consumers, and group meeting planners when they are booking travel. The company's portfolio of E-commerce solutions enables hotels to better execute strategies that increase business into their own Web sites. Established in 1996 and headquartered in the Chicago area, TravelCLICK operates in more than 140 countries around the world. The company has over 6,000 clients, including national and international companies such as Accor, Air France, Avis, Best Western International, British Airways, Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Choice Hotels, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Grupo Posadas, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Leading Hotels of the World, Loews Hotels, Lufthansa, Marriott International, NH Hotels, The Peninsula Group, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, SAS, The Savoy Group, Shangri-La Hotels, Sol Melia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Thistle Hotels, USAirways, Virgin Atlantic and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. |
TravelCLICK Kristina Paider 847.585.5238 [email protected] www.travelclick.net Stephanie Seacord
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