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THE GIANT LIST OF ONLINE TRAVEL COMPANIES
© WHITE SKY HOSPITALITY 2015
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!
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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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GLOBAL OTAs,
AIRLINE SITES,
EMERGING MARKET
OTAs, VACATION
RENTALS, HOSTELS
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METASEARCH, DEAL
SITES, AUCTION
SITES, LOYALTY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MOBILE BOOKING
APPS, INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS, SPECIAL
MENTIONS
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HOTEL
COLLECTIONS,
NICHE OTAs,
ITINERARY
PLANNING OTAs
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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
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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/
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Company
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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
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Company
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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
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Company
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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
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Company
GLOBAL
ONLINE TRAVEL
AGENCIES
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
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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
AIRLINE
WEBSITES
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/
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Company
AIRLINE
WEBSITES
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
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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/
EMERGING
MARKET OTAs
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/
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Company
EMERGING
MARKET OTAs
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/
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REGIONAL OTAs
OTAs based in one region sending travellers to hotels in the same region.
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Company
REGIONAL
OTAs
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/
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Company
REGIONAL
OTAs
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/
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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
VACATION
RENTAL
WEBSITES
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/
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Company
VACATION
RENTAL
WEBSITES
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/
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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
HOSTEL
WEBSITES
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/
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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
CAMPING &
GLAMPING
WEBSITES
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/
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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
BED &
BREAKFAST
WEBSITES
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
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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
EXCLUSIVE
HOTEL
COLLECTIONS
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/
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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
HOTEL
MARKETING
CONSORTIUMS
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/
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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
NICHE OTAs
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/
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Company
Website
General
NICHE OTAs
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/
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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
ITINERARY &
TOUR
PLANNING
WEBSITES
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/
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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
EDITOR’S
PICKS
WEBSITES
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/
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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
Unique Lodges (Nat Geo)
Website
http://www.nationalgeographiclodges.com/
Times Journeys (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/times-journeys/
Discovery Hotels (Discovery Ch) http://discoverydestinations.com/hotels-resorts
MEDIA
BRANDED
HOTEL
COLLECTIONS
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/
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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
META SEARCH
WEBSITES
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/
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Meta Search Company
META SEARCH
WEBSITES
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/
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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
DEALS & FLASH
SALES
WEBSITES
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
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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
LOYALTY
BASED
DISCOUNT
WEBSITES
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/
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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
GROUP
BOOKING
WEBSITES
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/
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Company
GROUP
BOOKING
WEBSITES
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/
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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
REGIONAL
GROUPS &
MEETING
WEBSITES
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/
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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
BUSINESS
TRAVEL
COMPANIES
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/
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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
TRAVEL
WHOLESALERS
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/
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Company
TRAVEL
WHOLESALERS
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/
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5
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
MOBILE
BOOKING APPS
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/
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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
INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS (IDS)
Amadeus
http://www.amadeus.in/
Sabre
http://www.sabre.com/
Galileo
https://www.galileoterminal.com/info.html
Worldspan
https://www.travelport.com/
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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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NICHE
WEBSITES
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/
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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 [email protected] or visit www.whiteskyhospitality.co.uk/blog
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