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Hotels Jumps 9.3% in Q2 . TravelCLICK�s e-Monitor Details Electronic Booking Performance for European Hotels |
| CHICAGO (11 August, 2003) - TravelCLICK
reported today that the average daily rate (ADR) for European hotels for
second quarter was $163.66, showing a 9.3% improvement compared to the
same quarter last year. The number of European hotel room nights booked
electronically in the second quarter of 2003 dipped slightly by 0.7% in
comparison to the room nights booked in the same period last year. The
report is based on rooms booked electronically through the Global Distribution
Systems (GDS) and key Internet travel sites.
The results were compiled from TravelCLICK's comprehensive database, which is the exclusive source of hotel industry electronic distribution data from the Amadeus, Galileo, Worldspan, and Sabre GDS. TravelCLICK's data now also includes consumer online hotel bookings made through key Internet travel sites powered by Pegasus Solutions. European and Worldwide Hotel
E-Commerce
Top Ten European Destination Markets and Electronic Hotel Bookings � Second Quarter The top 10 destination markets based on electronic
room
"Gateway cities such as Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris showed declines in electronic bookings compared to last year. The war in Iraq compounded an already challenging environment with economic conditions causing weakness in corporate travel," said Jan Tissera, vice president of international sales for TravelCLICK. "However, Brussels and Madrid experienced growth in room nights at 8.1% and 11.6% respectively, due to intra-European travel." 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 the 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 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] |