Hotelbeds and Air Canada Vacations extend accommodation supply deal for dynamic packages

Airline’s domestic passengers will be offered a wider selection of properties to build their own trips

Hotelbeds and Air Canada Vacations have extended an agreement to supply a portfolio of curated accommodation to its holidays division.

Air Canada Vacations offers a wide selection of packages across Canada and the new agreement will see 1,200 hotels provided in a one-stop shop for customers.

Hotelbeds said the collaboration allows Air Canada Vacations to enhance its product for travellers by using Hotelbeds’ dynamic packaging platform.

Customers will be able to build their own holiday packages and tours, with real-time selection of flights for Canadian escapes.

Air Canada is one of over 40 airlines that partners with Hotelbeds for accommodation product as they look to strengthen their ancillary offering beyond the seat.

León Herce, global sales director at Hotelbeds, said: “We are delighted to partner with Air Canada Vacations to grow our business together.

“We look forward to providing Air Canada Vacations’ domestic passengers with a choice selection of the most exclusive and best-priced hotels across Canada.

“This partnership further reinforces our commitment to our hotel partners in the region by giving them privileged access to Air Canada Vacations’ valued travellers right at the moment in the buying process that they are choosing their destination.”

Nino Montagnese, managing director of Air Canada Vacations, added: “We are seeing that Canadians are still interested in travel, with more and more people looking to book their next getaway domestically.

“We’re very excited to expand our partnership with Hotelbeds to enhance our existing vacation package offering in Canada and provide our customers with a vast selection of accommodation options.”