Bedsonline celebrates 15th birthday at Fitur

Event showcases expanded product portfolio following brand consolidation

Accommodation and complementary services supplier Bedsonline celebrated its 15^th anniversary in a private event for clients last week.

The event was held at Fitur, the international tourism fair held in Madrid, Spain, and brought together more than 300 travel agents from all over the country at a special invite-only dinner.

Bedsonline used the occasion to confirm its position in the Spanish source market – its founding market – which still remains as the company’s main market globally.

The firm said its dominant position in the Spanish market is due mainly to the “large and diverse” portfolio offered to Bedsonline’s customers, its technology platform and a local commercial team.

The company also used the occasion to showcase its recently renewed brand image, originally revealed in September, and to announce details of a new product portfolio.

The new Bedsonline platform now offers product portfolio of over 170,000 hotels globally, 24,000 transfer routes, 18,000 activities and 140,000 cars available for hire.

It also offers a search engine designed for the needs of travel agents that allows users to filter and compare results, local sales teams in every market with local knowledge and industry know-how.

Alistair Rodger, retail travel agents director of Hotelbeds, said: “Today we celebrate an important milestone for the company: 15 years of history in the retail channel.

“We started our journey in Spain – which as of today is still our main market – and, after the formula for success was developed in the country, we exported the model to the Dominican Republic in 2004, and Portugal, Mexico and Costa Rica in 2005.

“Nowadays, more than 50,000 travel agents from over 100 source markets around the world make their bookings through our platform.

“Today we are showcasing in Fitur our new brand identity and a strengthened product portfolio after the consolidation of Tourico Holidays and GTA (TravelCube and TravelBound) into our platform, and the consolidation of all brands into Bedsonline identity.”

Bedsonline Sales Director for Iberia, UK and Ireland Carlos Feliu, added: “After 15 years of success and growth, we have managed to consolidate our leadership position in the country in the retail niche, confirming once again that Spain is our main source market globally, with more than 8,000 local agents booking through our platform.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our affiliated travel agents for their loyalty and support during all these years.

“Looking ahead to the next 15 years, our mission is to leverage our strong and powerful product portfolio after the inclusion of Tourico Holidays and GTA into the Bedsonline platform.”