Cendant boosts content on OctopusTravel.com
OctopusTravel.com has signed a deal with Cendant to distribute each other’s properties.
The deal means Octopus agents and distributors will be able to access and book all hotels from the Cendant group, which includes around 6,300 properties under brands including Ramada, Days Inn and Howard Johnson.
OctopusTravel joint managing director, Ray Mason told TravelMole: “This deal gives Octopus agents and distributors broad access to properties, with far greater depth, particularly in the US.”
He added: “We are very pleased to be working with such a large company as Cendant, it is something of a compliment to Octopus that they have decided to work with us.”
The deal also means Cendant will sell Octopus hotels through its websites, such as lodging.com and cheaptickets.com. The 19,000 Octopus hotels are already bookable via an XML link on the lodging.com site according to Mr Mason.
Octopus already features some Cendant hotels, but the deal means that all of its hotels will gradually be incorporated into the Octopus website, taking the total properties to around 30,000.
Gullivers Travel Associates, headquartered in London, owns Octopus Travel. Gullivers is nearly 30 years old and one of the world’s largest hotel wholesalers with sales and operational offices worldwide.
Report by Ginny McGrath
Ginny McGrath
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