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Room Nights in Asia-Pacific in 2004 Q3; Electronic Room Nights Up 19.5% |
CHICAGO (30 November 2004)
� TravelCLICK reported today that Asia-Pacific room nights booked electronically
through the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and key Internet sites increased
19.5% in the third quarter of 2004 versus the same quarter last year. Worldwide
electronic room nights also showed an increase of 5.8% for the third quarter
of 2004 versus the third quarter of 2003.
The average daily rate (ADR) for the Asia-Pacific region was $128.34, an increase of 8.8% versus 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 consumer online hotel bookings made through many of the major Internet travel sites, now including those powered by Pegasus Solutions. Electronic Room Night Bookings for Asia-Pacific�
Third Quarter, 2004
Top Asia-Pacific Destination Markets - Third Quarter, 2004 The top 10 destination markets based on electronic
room night bookings in Asia-Pacific during the third quarter of 2004, in
order, were:
"The Asia-Pacific region continues to recover from last year�s decline as all the markets experienced an increase in both room nights and ADR. Shanghai and Beijing both had very strong improvements in terms of percentage of growth in room nights," said Jan Tissera, vice president of international sales for TravelCLICK. To receive a free listing of third 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 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 profits from electronic distribution channels. The company�s iHotelier booking engine platform and website marketing programs enable hotels to better execute strategies that increase business into their own websites. TravelCLICK's competitive benchmarking reports provide hotels with price and booking performance information, and the company's exclusive electronic marketing networks allow hotels and other travel related suppliers to target promotional messages to specific travel agents and consumers when they are booking travel. Established in 1996 and headquartered in the Chicago area, TravelCLICK has over 7500 customers in more than 140 countries around the world. |
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