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THE GIANT LIST OF ONLINE TRAVEL COMPANIES BY WHITE SKY HOSPITALITY

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The world of hotels and travel is constantly

changing.

New ideas and business models are

replacing existing ones quickly.

And this has made finding a quick reference

guide to online intermediaries like OTAs

difficult.

Even hotels with resources are finding it

tricky to navigate through this flux.

And if you are an independent hotel owner or

a sales manager who also is in charge of

online distribution, it is even harder.

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Why is it so important for hotels to understand

this online landscape?

The reason is simple – the better the

understanding of what the right channels are,

how they operate and which segments they

target, the better the sales reach of the hotel.

With dramatic increases in online and mobile

hotel bookings, can hotels continue to rely on

their traditional understanding of OTAs?

We venture not..

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We had to answer one question first as we

started - what type of companies should and

could come under this list?

For practical purposes, we have taken the

approach that they qualify for the list if they

sell inventory as a third party on behalf of

the hotel. (again there are exceptions but….)

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As we started building the list, the need for further

classification was clear.

What is an online travel agency? Is it just a well

known site like Booking.com? Or are group booking

sites included?

What about metasearch and last minute booking

apps? Do airline websites that offer hotel bookings

qualify? Or only if they work independently?

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To address this, we have classified them into broad categories. And then there are those that defy

classification. How about Accor hotels for one? Is it a hotel chain or an OTA or a hotel collection or a

marketing consortium?

Even classification is a moving target! 6

Of course with such a vast array of

choices, it brings you to the next and

bigger question. What are the

parameters that a hotel can and should

use to choose the right types of

booking intermediaries to work with?

This and the evolving world of hotel

technology will form related parts of

this work.

If you would like to know when these

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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HOTEL

COLLECTIONS,

NICHE OTAs,

ITINERARY

PLANNING OTAs

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METASEARCH, DEAL

SITES, AUCTION

SITES, LOYALTY

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GLOBAL OTAs,

AIRLINE SITES,

EMERGING MARKET

OTAs, VACATION

RENTALS, HOSTELS

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MOBILE BOOKING

APPS, INTERNET

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMS, SPECIAL

MENTIONS

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GROUP BOOKING

WEBSITES, MEETING

SITES, BUSINESS

TRAVEL,

WHOLESALERS

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GLOBAL OTAs,

AIRLINE SITES,

EMERGING MARKET

OTAs, VACATION

RENTALS, HOSTELS

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GLOBAL ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCIES (OTAs)

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Company Website

Agoda www.agoda.com

Alpha Rooms www.alpharooms.com

Amazon Destinations https://travel.amazon.com/

Asia Rooms www.asiarooms.com

Asia Travel www.asiatravel.com

Asia Web Direct www.asiawebdirect.com

Bedbooker www.bedbooker.com

Best Hotel Online www.besthotelonline.com

Booking.com www.booking.com

Bookit www.bookit.com

Budget Places www.budgetplaces.com

Cheapo Air www.cheapoair.com

Cheaptickets www.cheaptickets.com

Cleartrip www.cleartrip.com

Ctrip http://english.ctrip.com/

GLOBAL

ONLINE TRAVEL

AGENCIES

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Company Website

Destinia www.destinia.com

Easy to Book www.easytobook.com

Ebookers www.ebookers.com

Ebooking www.ebooking.com

Edreams www.edreams.in

Expedia www.expedia.com

Goibibo www.goibibo.com

Holiday City www.holidaycity.com

Horse 21 www.horse21.net

Hostelbookers www.hostelbookers.com

Hostelworld www.hostelworld.com

Hotel Direct www.hoteldirect.com

Hotel Reservations www.hotelreservations.com

Hotel Travel www.hoteltravel.com

Hotel.de www.hotel.de

GLOBAL

ONLINE TRAVEL

AGENCIES

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Company Website

Hotelclub www.hotelclub.com

Hotelius www.hotelius.co.uk

Hotels.com www.hotels.com

Hotels4u www.hotels4u.com

HRS www.hrs.com

Internet Hotels www.internethotels.com

Lastminute.com www.lastminute.com

Late Deals www.latedeals.co.uk

Laterooms www.laterooms.com

Logitravel www.logitravel.com

Low Cost Holidays www.lowcostholidays.com

Make My Trip www.makemytrip.com

Make My Trip www.makemytrip.com

More Hotels for Less www.morehotels4less.com

Mr.Jet www.mrjet.dk

GLOBAL

ONLINE TRAVEL

AGENCIES

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Company Website

Netflights www.netflights.com

One Travel www.onetravel.com

Onhotels www.onhotels.com

Opodo www.opodo.com

Orbitz www.orbitz.com

Orbitz www.orbitz.com

Otel www.otel.com

Quikbook www.quikbook.com

Rates2go www.ratestogo.com

Skoosh www.skoosh.com

STA Travel www.statravel.com

Think Hotels www.thinkhotels.com

Thinkhotels www.thinkhotels.com

Travelbag www.travelbag.co.uk

Travelgenio www.travelgenio.in

GLOBAL

ONLINE TRAVEL

AGENCIES

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Company Website

Travelguru www.travelguru.com

Travelocity www.travelocity.com

Travelrepublic www.travelrepublic.co.uk

Vayama www.vayama.com

Venere www.venere.com

Wego www.wego.co.in

Wotif www.wotif.com GLOBAL

ONLINE TRAVEL

AGENCIES

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AIRLINE WEBSITES

Many leading airlines have a section which allows travellers to book hotels.

Very few of them manage their own hotel inventory and partner with leading

OTAs like Booking.com, Expedia and HRS.

Listed are popular airlines which have a dedicated hotel booking feature. Also

mentioned (where known) are their OTA partners. If your hotel destination is

being served by these airlines, then it is worth checking if your hotel is listed

on their partner OTAs.

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Company Website

Aer Lingus (ebookers) http://www.aerlingus.com/en

Air Asia Go (Expedia) https://www.airasiago.com.my/

Air Berlin (HRS) https://www.airberlin.com/

Air Canada http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html

Air France Travelscape/Expedia) http://www.airfrance.com

Alitalia (Travelscape/Expedia) https://www.alitalia.com/

Austrian (HRS) http://www.austrian.com/

British Airways (BAHolidays) http://www.britishairways.com/en

Brussels Airlines (Booking.com) http://www.brusselsairlines.com/en

Delta http://www.delta.com/

Easyjet (Booking.com) http://www.easyjet.com/en/

Emirates (Tourico) http://www.emirates.com/

Finnair (Booking.com) http://www.finnair.com/

Iberia (BA Holidays) http://www.britishairways.com/en

JAL (Hotels.com Booking, Agoda) https://www.ar.jal.com/

AIRLINE

WEBSITES

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Company Website

Jet Airways (Travelscape/Exp) http://www.jetairways.com

KLM (Booking.com) https://www.klm.com/

Lufthansa (HRS) http://www.lufthansa.com/

Pegasus (Booking.com) http://www.flypgs.com/en/

Qantas http://www.qantas.com.au

Qatar Airways (Booking.com) http://www.qatarairways.com

Ryan Air (Booking.com) https://www.ryanair.com/

Singapore Airlines (Agoda) https://www.singaporeair.com

Swiss (Expedia) https://www.swiss.com/ch/en

TAP (Booking.com) http://www.flytap.com

Thai (Agoda) http://www.thaiairways.com/

Turkish Airlines (Booking.com) http://www.turkishairlines.com/en

United https://www.united.com/

US Airways www.usairways.com

Virgin Atlantic (Virgin Holidays) http://www.virgin-atlantic.com

AIRLINE

WEBSITES

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EMERGING MARKET OTAs

A very exciting and chaotic arena in the world of travel. Some regions have

developed fast like Latin America, China and India – the others offer enormous

new opportunities.

Some of them can be difficult to work with, as they evolve, but these emerging

OTAs play an increasingly important role.

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Company Website

17U (China) http://www.17u.com/

Africa Bookings (Africa) http://www.africabookings.com/

Alitrip (China) https://www.alitrip.com/

Almundo (Latin America) http://almundo.com.ar/

Atrapalo (Latin America & Spain) http://www.atrapalo.com/

Avantrip (Argentina) http://www.avantrip.com/

Check in (Australia) http://www.checkin.com.au/

Cocha (Latin America) http://www.cocha.com/ibe/common/home.do

Ctrip (China) http://english.ctrip.com/

Decolar (Latin America) http://www.decolar.com/

Despegar (Latin America) http://www.us.despegar.com/

Elong (Expedia) http://elong.net/

ezeego (India) http://www.ezeego1.co.in/

Hoojoozat (Middle East) http://www.hoojoozat.com/

Hotel Urbano (Latin America) https://www.hotelurbano.com/

EMERGING

MARKET OTAs

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Company Website

Hutchgo (Hongkong) http://travel.hutchgo.com.hk/eng/

Jovago (Africa) http://www.jovago.com/

Klikhotel (Indonesia) http://www.klikhotel.com/

Kuxun (China) http://www.kuxun.cn/

Mango City (China) www.mangocity.com

Marplay (Latin America) https://www.marplay.com/

Musafir (Middle East) http://in.musafir.com/

Ostrovok (Russia) https://ostrovok.ru/

Qunar (China) http://www.qunar.com/

Rakuten (Japan) http://travel.rakuten.com/hotellist/Japan/JP/

Stayzilla (India) https://www.stayzilla.com/

Tiket (Indonesia) http://en.tiket.com/

Traveloka (Indonesia) http://www.traveloka.com/

Via (India) https://in.via.com/

Viajes Falabella (Latin America) http://www.viajesfalabella.cl/

EMERGING

MARKET OTAs

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REGIONAL OTAs

OTAs based in one region sending travellers to hotels in the same region.

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Company Website

AA (UK) http://www.theaa.com/

Abreu (Portugal) http://www.abreu.pt/Default.aspx

Amandatour (Italy) http://www.amandatour.it/

Best Day (Mexico & Carribean) http://www.bestday.com/

Book Today http://www.booktoday.com.au/

Booker Club (Spain) http://www.bookerclub.com/

BSP Hotels (France) http://www.bsp-hotels.com/

Click4Hotel (Czech, Hungary) http://www.click4hotel.eu/

Derhotel (Germany) http://www.derhotel.com/

Discover Australia (Australia) http://www.discoveraustralia.com.au/

Hotels UK http://www.hotels.uk.com

Hoterip (Indonesia) http://hoterip.com/

Infotel (UK) http://www.infotel.co.uk/

Jalan (Japan) http://www.jalan.net/en/japan_hotels_ryokan/

Japan Traveller Online (Japan) https://japantraveleronline.com/

REGIONAL

OTAs

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Company Website

Japanican (Japan) http://www.japanican.com/en/

Love to Escape (UK) http://www.lovetoescape.com/

Need to Escape http://www.needtoescape.com/

Nivalink (India) http://www.nivalink.com/india

Quickbeds (Australia) http://www.quickbeds.com/

Superbreak (UK) www.superbreak.com

Tiscover (Austria, Germany) http://www.tiscover.com/

Travelcheck (Germany) http://www.travelcheck.de/

Travelstay (London) http://www.travelstay.com/

REGIONAL

OTAs

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VACATION RENTAL WEBSITES

This is the segment that made AirBnB legendary. There are many more

companies in the fray now.

It is also considered one of the fastest growing segments in online travel in

2015.

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Company Website

9flats http://www.9flats.com/us/

AirBnB https://www.airbnb.com/

Boutique Homes http://www.boutiquehomes.com.au/

Cityzen https://www.cityzenbooking.com/en/

Firefly http://www.fireflyz.com.my/

Flipkey https://www.flipkey.com/

Gonative http://www.gonative.com/

Holiday Lettings https://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/

Home Away and http://www.homeaway.com

House Trip http://www.housetrip.com/

Interhome https://www.interhome.com/

Loving Apartments https://lovingapartments.com/

Luxury Villa Rentals http://www.luxuryretreats.com/

Migoa https://www.migoa.com/en/

One Fine Stay http://www.onefinestay.com/

VACATION

RENTAL

WEBSITES

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Company Website

Only Apartments http://www.only-apartments.com/

Roomorama https://www.roomorama.co/

Stay City http://www.staycity.com/

Unique Home Stays http://www.uniquehomestays.com/

Vacation Key http://www.vacationkey.com/

Villas – Beach Tomato http://www.beachtomato.com/

Villas of Distinction http://www.villasofdistinction.com/

Villas.com http://www.villas.com/

VRBO http://www.vrbo.com/

Way to stay https://www.waytostay.com/

VACATION

RENTAL

WEBSITES

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HOSTELS

Hostels have evolved and come a long way.

Now travellers get to choose from trendy stylish places through a variety of

websites that specialise in hostels.

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Company Website

Hostelculture http://www.hostelculture.com/

Gomio http://www.gomio.com/

Hostelworld http://www.hostelworld.com/

Nomads World http://nomadsworld.com/

Hostelbookers http://www.hostelbookers.com/

Poshpacker http://poshpacker.co/

Hostelsclub http://www.hostelsclub.com/

Hostels247 http://www.hostels247.com/

HOSTEL

WEBSITES

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CAMPING & GLAMPING WEBSITES

Camping has gone mainstream. Glamping is a buzzword and the choices have

multiplied.

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Company Website

Campaglam http://campaglam.com/

Canopy & Stars http://www.canopyandstars.co.uk/

Cool Camping https://www.coolcamping.co.uk/

Glamping Hub https://glampinghub.com/

Go Glamping http://goglamping.net/

One Off Places http://www.oneoffplaces.co.uk/

Pitch Up https://www.pitchup.com/ CAMPING &

GLAMPING

WEBSITES

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BED & BREAKFASTS

Traditionally, Bed & Breakfasts did not have a strong online presence.

This has changed with smaller establishments adopting cloud based

reservations systems and enabling instant reservations.

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Company Website

Bed and Breakfast http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/

Bed and Breakfast EU https://www.bedandbreakfast.eu/

Bed and Breakfast Nationwide http://www.bedandbreakfastnationwide.com/

Bed and Breakfast World http://www.bedandbreakfastworld.com/

Caffelletto http://www.caffelletto.it/en/

Quintessential http://www.quintessentialbedandbreakfast.co.uk BED &

BREAKFAST

WEBSITES

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HOTEL

COLLECTIONS,

NICHE OTAs,

ITINERARY

PLANNING OTAs

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HOTEL COLLECTIONS

These are soft branded collection of hotels and promoted primarily online.

Exclusivity is key in most cases and boutique hotels are a key ingredient. Some

charge a fee to be part of the collection while others work on an OTA

commission model.

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Company Website

Boutique Hotels https://www.boutiquehotels.com/

Chic Retreats http://www.chicretreats.com/

Epoque Hotels http://www.epoquehotels.com/

Great Small Hotels http://www.greatsmallhotels.com/

Hip Hotels http://www.hiphotels.com/

i-escape http://www.iescape.com/

Kiwi Collection https://www.kiwicollection.com/

Mr and Mrs Smith https://www.mrandmrssmith.com/

Prestigia http://www.prestigia.com/en/

Secret Places http://www.secretplaces.com/

Splendia http://www.splendia.com/

Stayful https://stayful.com/

Tablet Hotels https://www.tablethotels.com/

Tempting Places https://www.temptingplaces.com/

Welcome Beyond http://www.welcomebeyond.com/

EXCLUSIVE

HOTEL

COLLECTIONS

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HOTEL MARKETING CONSORTIUM

Independent hotels which pay a membership fee to be part of an exclusive

collection and brand.

Fees go towards sales, marketing & distribution activities both online and

offline.

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Company Website

Arteh Hotels http://www.arteh-hotels.com/

Design Hotels https://www.designhotels.com/

Great Hotels http://www.ghotw.com/

Leading Hotels http://www.lhw.com/

Preferred Hotels https://preferredhotels.com/

Relais & Chateaux https://www.relaischateaux.com/us/

Small Leading Hotels http://www.slh.com/

World Hotels http://www.worldhotels.com/

HOTEL

MARKETING

CONSORTIUMS

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NICHE OTAs

Online hotel websites that focus on niche areas like wellness, family etc

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Company Website

Family & Children

Luxury and Little Ones http://www.luxuryandlittleones.com/

Baby Friendly Boltholes http://www.babyfriendlyboltholes.co.uk/

Totstoo http://www.totstoo.com/

Holiday Tots https://www.holidaytots.co.uk/

Away with the Kids http://www.awaywiththekids.co.uk/

Wellness

Trip Tribe https://triptribe.com/

Queen of Retreats http://queenofretreats.com/

The Healthy Holiday Company http://www.thehealthyholidaycompany.co.uk/

Spa Breaks http://www.spabreaks.com/

Health & Fitness Travel http://www.healthandfitnesstravel.com/

Spa Dreams https://www.spadreams.com/

Healing Holidays http://www.healingholidays.co.uk/

Wahanda https://www.wahanda.com/

NICHE OTAs

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Company Website

General

Bring Fido http://www.bringfido.com/

Park Sleep Fly http://www.parksleepfly.com/

Booking Gay http://www.bookingay.com/

Holiday Extras http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/

Gullivers Sports Travel http://gulliverstravel.co.uk/

Access All Rooms http://www.accessallrooms.com/ NICHE OTAs

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ITINERARY & TOUR PLANNING WEBSITES

These include a new breed of websites trying to tackle itinerary planning and

booking.

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Company Website

Adventure Finder http://www.adventurefinder.com/

Excursiopedia www.excursiopedia.com

Get Your Guide http://www.getyourguide.com/

Inspirock http://www.inspirock.com/

Isango http://www.isango.com/

Kumutu http://kumutu.com/

Luxtripper http://www.luxtripper.co.uk/

ITINERARY &

TOUR

PLANNING

WEBSITES

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EDITOR’S PICKS & RECOMMENDATION WEBSITES

Websites featuring hotels that have been selected by travel guides and travel

magazine editors. Not always a booking website.

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Company Website

Conde Nast Traveller http://www.cntraveller.com/

Cool Places http://www.coolplaces.co.uk/

Eurocheapo http://www.eurocheapo.com/

Fodors http://www.fodors.com/

Frommers http://www.frommers.com/

Gayot http://www.gayot.com/

Globalista https://globalista.co.uk/

Good Hotel Guide http://www.goodhotelguide.com/

Johansens http://www.johansens.com/

Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Luxury Travel Magazine http://www.luxurytravelmagazine.com/

Monocle http://monocle.com/

Rough Guide http://www.roughguides.com/

Time Out http://www.timeout.com/

Travel + Leisure http://www.travelandleisure.com/

EDITOR’S

PICKS

WEBSITES

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MEDIA BRANDED HOTEL COLLECTIONS

A relatively new trend where media brands align themselves with selected

hotels. These hotels are then co-branded and promoted.

In other instances it is a collection of curated experiences.

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Company Website

Unique Lodges (Nat Geo) http://www.nationalgeographiclodges.com/

Times Journeys (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/times-journeys/

Discovery Hotels (Discovery Ch) http://discoverydestinations.com/hotels-resorts

Travel + Leisure Journeys http://www.travelandleisure.com/journeys

Afar Hotels (Afar magazine) http://www.afar.com/hotels

Voyages (Conde Nast Traveller) http://voyages.cntraveler.com/

Outside Go (Outside Magazine) http://www.outsidego.com/

MEDIA

BRANDED

HOTEL

COLLECTIONS

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METASEARCH, DEAL

SITES, AUCTION

SITES, LOYALTY

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META SEARCH WEBSITES

Meta search is constantly evolving.

Meta search involves one master search engine that reaches out to a range of

other search engines on travel websites (read OTAs) and then presents

combined results to make life easier for the travel booker.

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Meta Search Company Website

Airfare Watchdog http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/

All the rooms http://alltherooms.com/

Best Travel Coupon http://besttravelcoupon.com/

Booking Buddy http://www.bookingbuddy.com/

Cheap Flights http://www.cheapflights.com

Escapio http://en.escapio.com/

Google Hotel Finder https://www.google.com/hotels/about/

Hipmunk https://www.hipmunk.com/

Home to Go http://www.hometogo.com/

Hostelz http://www.hostelz.com/

Hotel Click https://www.hotelsclick.com/

Hotel Hunter www.hotelhunter.eu

Hotel Scanner http://www.hotels-scanner.com

Hotels Combined http://www.hotelscombined.in/

Ice Lolly https://www.icelolly.com/

META SEARCH

WEBSITES

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Meta Search Company Website

Kayak http://www.kayak.com/

Looking for Booking http://www.lookingforbooking.co.uk/

Mobissimo http://www.mobissimo.com/search_airfare.php

Momondo http://www.momondo.in/

Qunar http://www.qunar.com/

Reservation Booth http://www.reservationbooth.com/

Room 77 https://www.room77.com/#/

Skyscanner http://www.skyscanner.co.in/

Travante http://www.travante.com/

Trip Advisor http://www.tripadvisor.com/

Tripping https://www.tripping.com/

Trivago http://www.trivago.com/

Virtual Tourist http://www.virtualtourist.com/

Wego http://www.wego.co.in/

META SEARCH

WEBSITES

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DEALS & FLASH SALES WEBSITES

Flash sales have become increasingly popular. More and more hotels are using

them to sell distressed inventory and in low season.

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Company Website

Groupon http://groupon.com

Hotel Connexions http://www.hotelconnexions.com/

Hotel Discount http://www.hoteldiscount.com/

Hotel Special http://www.hotelspecials.com/

Hotels Cheap http://www.hotelscheap.org/

Jetsetter http://www.jetsetter.com/

Last Minute Travel http://www.lastminutetravel.com/

Latestays http://www.latestays.com/

Living Social https://www.livingsocial.com/

Luxury Link http://www.luxurylink.com/

Retail Me Not http://www.retailmenot.com/

Secret Escapes http://www.secretescapes.de/

Travelzoo http://www.travelzoo.com/select/

Vacationist http://www.vacationist.com/

Voyage Prive https://www.voyage-prive.co.uk

DEALS & FLASH

SALES

WEBSITES

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AUCTION & NEGOTIATION WEBSITES

A new breed of businesses that seek to maximise value for travel bookers.

Some have the potential to be deeply unpopular either with hotels or OTAs.

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Company Website

Dream Cheaper http://www.dreamcheaper.com/

Roomer https://www.roomertravel.com/

Bid room https://www.bidroom.com/

Yapta http://yapta.com/

Back Bid https://www.backbid.com

Sky Auction http://www.skyauction.com/

AUCTION

WEBSITES

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LOYALTY BASED DISCOUNT WEBSITES

Websites that allow hotels to run loyalty programmes and travel bookers to

accumulate them.

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Company Website

Rocketmiles https://www.rocketmiles.com/

Ebates http://www.ebates.com/sea/index.htm

Points Hound https://pointshound.com/

Best Travel Coupon http://besttravelcoupon.com/

Stash https://www.stashrewards.com/

Voila http://www.vhr.com/ LOYALTY

BASED

DISCOUNT

WEBSITES

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GROUP BOOKING

WEBSITES, MEETING

SITES, BUSINESS

TRAVEL,

WHOLESALERS

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GROUP BOOKING WEBSITES

With its complexity, group booking websites have struggled to complete the full

booking cycle online. And it continues to evolve.

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Company Website

Bedouk http://www.bedouk.com/

Book Meeting Room https://www.bookmeetingroom.com/

Convention Planit http://www.conventionplanit.com/

Cvent http://www.cvent.com/

Egencia (Expedia) https://www.egencia.co.in/public/in/en/

Elite Meetings http://www.elitemeetings.com/

Event 1001 http://www.event1001.com/

Groople https://groople.com/

Group Bookers http://www.groupbookers.co.uk/

Group Hotels http://www.grouphotels.com/

Group Travel http://www.grouptravel.com/

Group Travel Planner http://www.grouptravelplanner.net/

Hotelplanner https://www.hotelplanner.com/

Meeting Select https://www.meetingselect.com/en/home

Meetings Booker https://www.meetingsbooker.com/

GROUP

BOOKING

WEBSITES

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Company Website

mpoint (Lanyon Starcite) https://mpoint.starcite.com/search/map

Okanda https://www.okanda.com/

Room Blocker https://www.roomblocker.com/

Travefy https://travefy.com/

Triporama http://www.triporama.com/

Venue Finder http://www.venuefinder.com/ GROUP

BOOKING

WEBSITES

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MEETING WEBSITES

In theory, booking a day meeting online should be easier than a complicated

group itinerary – and some of these websites are looking to address this.

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Company Website

Regional Group Booking Sites

Event Connect (Asia Pacific) http://www.eventconnect.com/

Unique Venues (US) http://www.uniquevenues.com/

Eventective (US) http://www.eventective.com/USA/

Venue Directory (UK) https://www.venuedirectory.com/

Eventup (US) https://eventup.com/

Venue Masters (UK) http://www.venuemasters.com/

Evenues (US) http://www.evenues.com/

Conferences UK http://www.conferences-uk.org.uk/

Meeting Booking Sites

Book 2 Meet https://www.book2meet.com/en/

Meeting Rooms https://www.meetingrooms.com/

Simply Meeting Rooms http://www.simplymeetingrooms.co.uk/

REGIONAL

GROUPS &

MEETING

WEBSITES

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BUSINESS TRAVEL COMPANIES

The large travel consortiums have always been leaders of booking business

travel. It is difficult to get large volume corporate bookings without having an

agreement with one of them.

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Company Website

CWT http://www.carlsonwagonlit.com/en/

Flight Centre http://www.flightcentre.com.au/

HRG http://www.hrgworldwide.com/pages/default.aspx

Roomex https://www.roomex.com/

Amex https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/in/

Orbitz for Business https://www.orbitzforbusiness.com/

BCD Travel http://www.bcdtravel.in/

Click Travel http://www.clicktravel.com/

BUSINESS

TRAVEL

COMPANIES

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TRAVEL WHOLESALERS

The big boys of travel – wholesalers & tour operators whose role is now

changing rapidly. Many of them are now setting up online shop fronts

competing with traditional OTAs.

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Company Website

TUI http://www.tui.in/

Abercrombie & Kent http://www.abercrombiekent.co.in/

Abreu Online http://online.abreu.pt/AOL/ENG/

AIC Travel Group http://www.aicgroup.biz/

Amex https://www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com/in/

Asia Hotel Navigation http://www.asiahotelnavi.com/

CWT http://www.carlsonwagonlit.com/en/

Dertour http://www.dertour.de/

Destinations of the World http://us.dotwconnect.com/interface/en/login

Exclusively Hotels https://www.exclusivelyhotels.com/agentlogin.aspx

Go Global http://www.goglobal.travel/

Hotelbeds http://www.hotelbeds.com/public/index

JTB http://jtb-global.com/jww/

Kuoni http://www.kuoni.com/

Lowcostbeds http://www.lowcostbeds.com/

TRAVEL

WHOLESALERS

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Company Website

Metglobal http://metglobal.com/

Miki https://www.miki.co.uk/

Ready Rooms (part of Qantas) https://www.readyrooms.com.au/agents/

Saltours http://www.saltours.com/

TBO Holidays http://www.tboholidays.com/

Thomas Cook http://www.thomascook.in/

Tourico https://login.touricoholidays.com/

Transhotel https://www.transhotel.com/

Virtuoso http://www.virtuoso.com/

TRAVEL

WHOLESALERS

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MOBILE BOOKING

APPS, INTERNET

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMS, SPECIAL

MENTIONS

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MOBILE BOOKINGS

Interest in Mobile Booking Apps have increased substantially over the last few

years. All the major OTAs like Booking.com and Hotels.com have their own

successful apps. And so do the meta search giants like Trivago and Kayak.

Apart from this, a few other standalone apps have also made their mark. A

new trend is also in the booking of day use rooms.

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Company Website

Hotel Tonight https://www.hoteltonight.com/

Hot http://hot.co.uk/

Roomlia http://roomlia.com/

RoomsTonite http://www.roomstonite.com/

Hotel Quickly https://www.hotelquickly.com/

Blink by Groupon https://www.groupon.com/getaways

Day booking apps

Hotels by day https://www.hotelsbyday.com/en

Between 9 and 5 https://www.between9and5.com/

Lyte Hotels http://lytehotels.com/

MOBILE

BOOKING APPS

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INTERNET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS (IDS)

We cannot get through this list without a mention of the Internet Distribution

System (IDS) platforms. Arguably, they do not belong in this list as technology

providers. However, this is another area of convergence in hotel distribution.

IDS Platforms are a collection of online travel websites, travel & travel

companies, wholesalers and airline websites that enable travellers to make

reservations. They also allow hotels to pro-actively manage global distribution

including GDS.

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Company Website

IDS

Hotelzon http://www.hotelzon.com/

Pegasus Connect http://www.pegs.com/

GTA Travel http://www.gta-travel.com/en/home

Global Distribution Systems

Amadeus http://www.amadeus.in/

Sabre http://www.sabre.com/

Galileo https://www.galileoterminal.com/info.html

Worldspan https://www.travelport.com/

INTERNET

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMS (IDS)

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NICHE WEBSITES

Some of these websites cover a range of hitherto untapped aspects of travel

and cater to a narrow but lucrative niche.

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Company Website

Oyster http://www.oyster.com/

Responsible Travel http://www.responsibletravel.com/

Rome 2 Rio http://www.rome2rio.com/

Gogobot http://www.gogobot.com/

Go Seek https://www.goseek.com/

Tripcase http://travel.tripcase.com/

Jambo http://www.jamboapp.co/

What I Really Wanted http://www.whatireallywanted.com/

Roomkey https://www.roomkey.com/

Hoteliers https://www.hoteliers.com/en/

Hotel Match https://hotelmatch.me/

Viator http://www.viator.com/

Flat Club https://flat-club.com/

NICHE

WEBSITES

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FOOTNOTES & DISCLAIMER

• Our goal with this giant list is to provide some clarity on the online travel booking marketplace by grouping

companies based on their business models and market segments.

• The industry is moving way too fast for any such list to be completely accurate or stay current. We plan to keep our

blog updated with new discoveries as and when possible.

• We have tried to keep the lists quality driven based on industry experience. However what works for one hotel may

not work for another and we take no responsibility. This is also not an analysis or report – more of an observation and

a high level classification and listing of online travel intermediaries.

• Time, space and design limitations mean that we may have missed out on some good companies. But despite that we

hope that hotels will find this list helpful to plan an effective online and offline strategy

• Questions or comments? Please e-mail reach@whiteskyhospitality.co.uk or visit www.whiteskyhospitality.co.uk/blog

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