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Homepage > About Amadeus for Hotels > News > More than 50,000 hotel properties guarantee Best Available Rates to Amadeus travel agencies More than 50,000 hotel properties guarantee Best Available Rates to Amadeus travel agencies •2 out of every 3 hotel properties in Amadeus are covered by Best Available Rate agreements •The number of hotel brands offering best available rate through Amadeus increased by 35% in 2008; 188 brands now included in the programme. Madrid, Spain, 21 October 2008 – Amadeus, the leading provider of technology to the travel and tourism industry, today announces hotels offering their Best Available Rates through Amadeus now account for 75.3% of Amadeus’ hotel bookings. Hotels which participate in Amadeus’ Best Available Rate programme guarantee to supply Amadeus with public rates that are the same or lower than those available through other distribution systems, branded websites or the hotel's own call centre. 22,000 hotel properties in North America, 17,200 in Europe and 5,500 in Asia Pacific all guarantee their best rates are available through Amadeus. Marriott is the latest hotel chain to sign up to Amadeus’ Best Available Rate programme. Larraine Voll Morris, Vice President, eDistribution, Marriott said, “Rate integrity is a guiding principle in Marriott’s pricing and distribution strategy. As part of our philosophy to sell the way the customer wants to buy, we consider travel agencies as valuable sales and distribution partners. As part of this, access to Marriott’s public Best Available Rates in real time is imperative to build consumer confidence and brand loyalty. We are very pleased to further strengthen our relationship with Amadeus by participating in the Amadeus BAR Programme.” Here is a full list of hotel brands which guarantee their best rates through Amadeus: Accor, including: Sofitel Novotel Mercure Suitehotel All seasons Ibis Etap Formule 1 Red Roof Motel 6 Studio 6 Accor Thalassa Abba Hoteles ACC-Nifos AmeriHost Inns, including: AmeriHost Inns AmeriHost Inn and Suites Ana Hotels Atel France Hotels Banyan Tree, including: Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Angsana Hotels & Resorts Barceló Hotels & Resorts Best Western International, including: Best Western Hotels Best Western Premier Hotels Boscolo Hotels Caesar Park Hotels and Resorts Camino Real Hotels and Resorts Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, including: Regent Hotels & Resorts Radisson Hotels & Resorts Country Inns and Suites By Carlson Park Inn Hotels Charming Hotels and Resorts Chateaux & Hotels de France, including: Caracteres Orus Beaux Hotels La Compagnie des Auberges Les Demeures Privees Les Restaurants Classic British Classic International Hotels Columbus Reservation Services Hotel Courtyard Hotels Derag Hotel and Living Design Hotels Destination Hotels & Resorts Dorint Hotels & Resorts Envergure, including: Kyriad Campanile Premiere Classe Exclusive Hotels Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Fiesta Americana Hotels and Resorts First Hotels Gaylord Entertainment Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts, including: Royal Tulip Golden Tulip Hotels Golden Tulip Resorts Tulip Inns Grand Hospitality Grange Hotels Graves Hotels Resorts Great Hotels Organisation, including: Great Hotels of the World Special Hotels of the World Luxury Hotels of the World Hilton International HotelREZ Hotusa Hotels Hyatt Hotels, including: Park Hyatt Grand Hyatt Hyatt Place Hyatt Summerfield Suites Hyatt Resorts Hyatt Vacation Club Classic Residence by Hyatt Idiso Global Distribution for Hotels Inter Hotel InterContinental Hotels Group, including: Hotel Indigo Holiday Inn Holiday Inn Express Staybridge Suites Candlewood Suites InterContinental Crowne Plaza Joie de Vivre Hotels Jolly Hotels Jumeirah, including: Jumeirah Jumeirah Living Jury's Doyle Hotels K Hotels Kempinski Hotels Keytel Langham Hotels International, including: Langham Hotels International The Langham Hotels Langham Place Hotels Leading Hotels of the World, including: Leading Hotels of the World Leading Small Hotels of the World Louvre Hotels, including: Kyriad Prestige Hotel Kyriad Hotel Campanile Premiere Classe Hotels Hotel de Crillon Luxury Resports & Hotels Mandarin Oriental The Hotel Group Mantra Maritim hotels Meritus Hotels and Resorts Millenium Hotels & Resorts, including: Millenium Hotels Copthorne Hotels Kingsgate Hotels Moevenpick Hotels and Resorts New Otani Hotels NH Hoteles Noble House Hotels and Resorts Norlandia Hotels & Restorts Oberoi Hotels & Resorts Omni Hotels Otedis Hotels Pacific International Paramount Hotels Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts Performance Connexions Posadas, including: Fiesta Americana Fiesta Americana Grand Fiesta Inn ONE Hotels Aqua Caesar Park Caesar Business Prince Hotels Protea Purple Hotels Quality Reservations Raffles Hotels and Resorts Reconline \| CRS Red Lion Hotels Corporation, including: Red Lion Hotels WestCoast Hotel Partners Refad Hotels and Resorts ReservHotel ResortQuest Hawaii Scandic Sercotel Hoteles Six Senses Resorts & Spas, including: Soneva Six Senses Hideaway Six Senses Latitudes Evason Small Luxury Hotels of the World Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts, including: Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts Meliá Hotels & Resorts ME by Meliá Inside Premium Hotels TRYP Hoteles Sol Hoteles Paradisus Resorts Starhotels Steigenberger Hotel Group, including: Steigenberger InterCityHotel Supranational Swissotel Hotels & Resorts Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces The Dorchester Collection The Peninsula Hotels The Rocco Forte Collection Thistle & Guoman Hotels TOP International Hotels, including: TOP International Hotels TOP City&CountryLine Hotels VCH-Hotels Familotels B&B Hotels TravelCLICK Trident Hotels Unirez US Franchise System, including: Hawthorn Suites Microtel Inns and Suites Utell Hotels & Resorts Vantis Hotel Group Webres WestCoast Hotel Partners WORLDHOTELS Wyndham Hotel Group, including: Wingate by Wyndham Travel Lodge Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Super 8 Ramada Worldwide Knights Inn Days Inn Howard Johnson Baymont - Ends - Notes to the editors Amadeus offers a full range of technology and distribution solutions to the hotel industry. 1,450 properties in 35 countries increase their revenue by 4 – 8% using Amadeus Revenue Management System. 6,700 hotel properties in 75 countries use Amadeus Property Management System and more than 77,000 hotels distribute their rooms to a global travel-buying market though Amadeus' distribution solutions. Amadeus is the chosen technology partner for providers, sellers, and buyers of travel. The company provides distribution, IT and point-of-sale solutions to help its customers adapt, grow and succeed in the fast changing travel industry. Customer groups include travel providers (airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies and tour operators), travel sellers (travel agencies) and travel buyers (corporations and travellers). Solutions are grouped in four solution categories – Distribution & Content, Sales & e-Commerce, Business Management and Services & Consulting. Amadeus has central sites in Madrid (corporate headquarters & marketing), Nice (development) and Erding (Operations – data processing centre) and regional offices in Miami, Buenos Aires and Bangkok. At market level, Amadeus maintains customer operations in 76 countries covering more than 217 markets. The company is majority owned by WAM Acquisition, whose shareholders are BC Partners, Cinven, Air France, Iberia and Lufthansa. Amadeus employs over 8,500 employees worldwide, representing 95 nationalities. More information about Amadeus is available at: http://www.amadeus.com Contact details Amadeus Media Relations / Corporate Marketing tel : +34 91 582 0160 fax : +34 91 582 0188 e-mail : mediarelations@amadeus.com Print
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