HotelClub.net launches ‘hotel deals’ offer with Yahoo! UK & Ireland

London 23 August, 2002, HotelClub.net recently launched it’s latest major distribution deal with Yahoo! UK & Ireland.

The deal sees HotelClub offering the most compelling 50 hotel deals from their 3500 hotels globally via the Yahoo Travel ‘Deals’ section.to over 10 million Yahoo! users.

“When your web publishing technology is world-class and you have product people on the ground, you can deliver real value to customers as well as to hotel partners. The Internet allows hotels to access global distribution a lot more efficiently – and customers get better rates than ever before. Yahoo! has already amazed us in their ability to deliver us the customers in Australia and Asia. So every one wins thanks to the effectiveness of Internet distribution”, says Tim Etheridge Executive Director of Marketing for HotelClub.net

“Our sales grew by 50% in the UK over the past 6 months, and we are certain our relationship with Yahoo! UK & Ireland will continue this growth trend”, Etheridge continues.“

”Hotelclub.net is actively supporting our Travel Section and offering exclusive deals to our 10 million unique users. The offering is targeted to Yahoo! UK & Ireland’s desirable ABC1 upmarket audience’’, says John Argyrides, Travel Category Manager at Yahoo! UK & Ireland.

HotelClub.net content launched a competition on Yahoo! UK & Ireland to win tickets to Kiss Me Kate, the Broadway revival play at the Victoria Theatre, London, plus every 100th booking made will receive their accommodation FREE OF CHARGE.

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About Hotelclub.net
Hotelclub.net is a global online travel company specialising in the sale of accommodation online using their proprietary integrated hotel booking technology.

Hotelclub.net is part of the Australian travel group ,Flairview Travel Pty Ltd. Started in 1986 by owner director Leon Kamenev it has experienced rapid growth with its online business that began in 1997.

Now positioned as one of the leading online providers of accommodation in Australia and Asia with partners that include Fairfax media group, Yahoo!, LookSmart, Hongkong.com plus over 2000 affiliate partners globally it was a natural progression to focus our web based booking services on the European marketplace. Our French and German language sites will be ready in a few months and we expect this will encourage a stronger uptake by European distributors of travel products.

The company currently has 50 staff world wide and plans are in place to expand the European staff by 10 members including growth in marketing, customer services and product development.

About Yahoo! UK & Ireland
Yahoo! UK & Ireland provides commerce, communication and media services to meet the needs of local consumers. This includes world leading communication services such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Mobile; community products such as Yahoo! Clubs and Yahoo! Geocities; rich content such as Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sport, Yahoo! Music and commerce services such as Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions.

Yahoo.co.uk is one of the most popular and most visited websites in the UK & Ireland, generating over 706 million page views in April 2002 (ABC Electronics).