Hotelbeds extends Room-Res.com partnership to bolster presence in Australia

New deal announced between global accommodation provider and travel agent booking platform

Bed bank Hotelbeds has strengthened its position in the  Australian market having agreed a renewed deal with travel agent booking platform Room-Res.com.

The firms, which have worked together for the last four years, will provide each other access to  exclusive deals and a global network of travel sellers and suppliers.

Room-Res.com will also offer its agents access to Hotelbeds’s ‘Beyond The Bed’ global portfolio of ancillary products, covering 25,000 transfer routes and 18,000 activities.

León Herce, global sales director at Hotelbeds, said: “This agreement with Room-Res.com is an important step forward in further strengthening our strategic position in Australia.

“Room-Res is an established, prominent player and a trusted partner of key travel consortia and independent agencies – always innovating to offer the best solutions to its clients.

“Therefore, our 180,000 hotel properties and ancillary providers such as transfers and theme parks worldwide will benefit by expanding their distribution to new hard-to-reach and high-value clients from Australia that are known for their long-haul trips. ”

Nic Bryant, Co-chief executive at Room-Res.com, added: “This renewed partnership will enable our continued access to Hotelbeds’ portfolio worldwide and help us deliver our brand promise to 1,000’s of travel agents to enable them to find and book the most profitable hotel stays, at market beating prices for their customers.

“Further, the Hotelbeds’ depth of product and Beyond the Bed inventory of transfers and attractions complements our recently launched itinerary functionality that not only makes it easy for agents to build compelling and profitable packages that they can effortlessly book multiple times, but also makes it easy for them to create great looking, high converting online sales materials.”