Hotelbeds and Centara Hotels & Resorts agree preferred partnership

Exclusive rates will be available to trade partners at the Thai group’s six brands

Global bedbank Hotelbeds has assigned a preferred partnership with leading Thai hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts.

The trade supplier has secured special rates and exclusive offers for its clients across 44 properties of the Centara Hotels & Resorts group across Thailand and the Middle East.

Centara Hotels & Resorts operates six brands including the upmarket Centara Reserve, Centara Grand, and Centara, Centara Boutique Collection, value brand Centra by Centara, and COSI Hotels aimed at young and digitally savvy travellers.

Hotelbeds said The deal will significantly expand the reach of Centara Hotels & Resorts, giving them access to Hotelbeds’ 60,000 travel trade buyers based in more than 140 source markets worldwide.

Jorge Cortés, global sourcing director at Hotelbeds, said: “Over the years, Centara Hotels & Resorts has become one of our key partners with their amazing properties.

“Thanks to an exceptional business relationship, we continue to collaborate with them and provide special offers and exclusive conditions to our extensive network of travel trade buyers globally, allowing them the opportunity to book and experience some amazing hotels once safe travel resumes.

“We look forward to further strengthening our relationship with this major Thai hotel chain.”

Tabatha Ramsay, executive vice president – corporate commercial of Centara Hotels & Resorts, added:

“This preferred partnership celebrates the enduring collaborative success between Centara and Hotelbeds in recent years.

“We look forward to further strengthening our global reach to travel buyers and welcoming more international travellers to Centara properties where they will be looked after like family.”