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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: RYANAIR ANNOUNCES FIVE YEAR HOTEL PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPEDIA |
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RYANAIR ANNOUNCES FIVE YEAR HOTEL PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPEDIA
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today (22nd March) named
Expedia Private Label as the exclusive partner to provide hotel
accommodation for its passengers on www.ryanair.com.
Thanks to this new five year deal, Ryanair’s 50 million passengers will
enjoy a choice of more than 20,000 hotels across Europe, ranging from basic
budget to five-star luxury, available at each of Ryanair’s 130
destinations. Bookings can be made easily and conveniently on
www.ryanair.com. Beginning in 2008, tailor-made hotel deals will be
incorporated into the flight booking process.
To celebrate this new partnership, three special offers are available
immediately:
Book a hotel in the next day and receive a ÂŁ30-off voucher for a minimum
spend of ÂŁ300, or a ÂŁ50-off voucher for bookings over ÂŁ500. This offer will
run until midnight tomorrow so passengers should log on to www.ryanair.com
today to grab the best bargains.
Free flights, cheap nights sale: one million free* flights are available
for customers who book a hotel before midnight Thursday 29th March.
Expedia is offering three nights for the price of two on many hotels in
Ryanair destinations.
Passengers should visit www.ryanair.com to book, and for the terms and
conditions which apply to these offers.
Announcing this new partnership, Ryanair’s deputy CEO, Michael Cawley said:
“We are delighted to select Expedia as the exclusive partner for
ryanairhotels.com. This is a win-win for Ryanair, Expedia and most
importantly our customers. Passengers will enjoy significantly improved
choice and fantastic hotel deals from the world’s largest online hotel
vendor on Ryanair.com, Expedia will grow alongside Europe’s fastest growing
airline, while the additional business will contribute to offering the
lowest fares as Ryanair grows to 84 million passengers per annum in 2012.”
David Roche, senior vice president of Expedia Private Label, said:
“Adding easy access through the Ryanair site to our unrivalled hotel stock
will mean that passengers can book their accommodation simply and quickly,
knowing that they can choose exactly where they want to stay at the best
available rate. These special introductory offers, and others we have
planned, will make the product even more attractive.
“This is an important business win for us,” he added, “and we are very
pleased to be working with Ryanair. This agreement recognises our expertise
in providing private label services to companies wishing to offer their
customers high quality travel products without the need for upfront
investment. We have a proven track record in delivering ancillary revenue
earnings growth for our clients and we look forward to working with Ryanair
for the long-term.”
* Taxes and charges excluded – subject to availability and a reservation on
www.ryanairhotels.com
ABOUT RYANAIR
Ryanair is Europe’s largest low fares airline with 19 bases and 455 low
fare routes across 25 countries. By the end of March 2007 Ryanair will
operate an entire fleet of 134 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with firm orders
for a further 117 new aircraft (net of planned disposals), which will be
delivered over the next 5 years. Ryanair currently employs a team of 4,200
people and expects to carry approximately 50 million scheduled passengers
in the current year.
For further information on Ryanair please contact:
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester – Murray
Consultants
+353 1 8121 228 +353 1 4980300
ABOUT EXPEDIA
Expedia Private Label, part of Expedia Inc, provides full-service travel
products to more than 8,000 private label partners globally, including many
of Europe's pre-eminent airlines, top train companies, portals and market-
leading online travel agencies including Eurostar, Alitalia, Swiss Air
Lines, Virgin Express, Icelandair and Formula 1. Expedia's Private Label
platform allows these partners to distribute Expedia's highly competitive
travel products, and benefit from Expedia's robust technology, unrivalled
supply quality, and leading merchandising tools. Expedia Private Label
offers hotels, dynamic packages, car hire, flights, insurance and
destination services to partners in more than 20 EMEA markets
Expedia, Inc. is the world's leading online travel company, empowering
business and leisure travellers with the tools and information they need to
easily research, plan, book, and experience travel. Expedia, Inc.'s
companies operate internationally with sites throughout EMEA, including the
United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain,
Scandinavia, Canada, Australia and Japan, as well as China, through its
investment in eLong™. Expedia, Inc.'s portfolio of brands include:
Expedia.com®, hotels.com®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Corporate Travel,
TripAdvisor™ and Classic Vacations®. For more information, visit
http://www.expediainc.com/.
For further information on Expedia Private Label please contact:
Lizann Peppard, Expedia Private Label
Jess Cross, Seventy Seven PR
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