Marco Polo Hotels has been placed to the Best Available Rate (BAR) programme of Galileo after the singing of an agreement between the two companies. Participants in the Galileo BAR programme represent nearly…
Marco Polo Hotels has been placed to the Best Available Rate (BAR) programme of Galileo after the singing of an agreement between the two companies. Participants in the Galileo BAR programme represent nearly 50% of Galileo’s hotel booking traffic worldwide.
In addition to Marco Polo Hotels, the programme has seen encouraging take up within Asia Pacific with a number of major hotel chains participating, including Meritus Hotels & Resorts; Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts; Oberoi Hotels & Resorts; Raffles Hotels & Resorts; Mandarin Oriental Hotels Group; and Millennium & Copthorne.
“As a result of our commitment to provide our travel agents with the best available hotel rates, Galileo is in a clear position of leadership in the hotel content arena, and we are particularly pleased to welcome Marco Polo Hotels to this highly successful programme,” according to Joe Lim, Business Development Manager – Hotel & Car Service, APAC Galileo by Travelport.
Jeffrey Flowers, President of Marco Polo Hotels, commented, “We are very happy to participate in Galileo’s Best Available Rate programme which complements our sales and marketing objectives through increased brand share and bookings, and provides a consistent rate policy across our distribution platforms. Additionally, with this programme, we will be able to assure our guests that the rate they get from a travel agent is the very best available.”
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