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in Asia-Pacific Due to SARS . TravelCLICK Reports Top Ten Asia-Pacific Markets for Second Quarter |
| CHICAGO (12 August, 2003) - TravelCLICK
reported today that Asia-Pacific room nights booked electronically through
the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and key Internet sites dropped 19.6%
in the second quarter of 2003 versus the same quarter last year. In comparison,
worldwide electronic room night bookings were stable, showing a 0.1% increase
for the second quarter of 2003 versus the second quarter of 2002.
The average daily rate (ADR) for the Asia-Pacific region was $114.69, a decline of 6.7% 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. Second Quarter Electronic Room
Night Bookings
The top 10 destination markets for total electronic room nights in Asia-Pacific during the second quarter of 2003 were, in order:
"SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) continued to impact demand in key locations across Asia-Pacific. Tokyo, Singapore and Bangkok show further declines in room nights, as well as Hong Kong and Beijing, which dropped out of the top ten cities," said Jan Tissera, vice president of international sales for TravelCLICK. "Since the World Health Organization lifted the travel advisory on Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore on 24 June, 2003, we expect to begin seeing recovery in these cities as early as third quarter." To receive a free listing of second 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 public 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 net revenue 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 TravelCLICK Interactive division assists hotels with online strategies to increase consumer direct business. 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, 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. |
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Kristina Paider TravelCLICK 847/585-5238 [email protected] |