ROOMNIGHT sales in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions are registering strong growth of 51 per cent, with Bangkok, Singapore and Dubai capturing the title of best-selling destinations.
As a destination market, roomnight sales in the two regions combined notched triple-digit growth in destinations such as the Philippines and Japan last year. As a source market, outbound growth posted 44 per cent in 2013.
To further this growth, Hotelbeds has increased the number of B2B companies it partners in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific by 80 per cent, and has launched new local websites in Thai, Japanese, Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia.
It expects to open a new call centre in the Philippines later in 2014.
Pablo Aycart, regional managing director Middle East and Asia-Pacific, Hotelbeds, commented: “The Middle East and Asia-Pacific is our largest geographical region and was one of our fastest growing markets in 2013, with Thailand as the best-selling destination and Malaysia as one of the fastest growing countries delivering 74 per cent growth last year.
“We are pleased to announce that we are rapidly expanding with growth rates of over 40 per cent predicted for the next two years, replicating the success we have had to date in the region. Without doubt, the tourism infrastructure improvements made in the region during the last years have been key accelerators for this growth.”
