Singular focus on Asia Pacific for HotelQuickly
HotelQuickly CEO Tomas Laboutka recently sat down with TravelMole.tv to discuss the impact of the company and the state of play in the last minute hotel bookings sector in Asia.
Detailing the company’s unique business model, Laboutka said: "We work with hotels to help them sell distressed inventory and unsold rooms with our dynamic deals booking platform. We hand pick the hotels we work with and currently have almost 4,000 hotel partners in Asia Pacific offering preferential rates."
Launched in March 2013 initially in six countries, HotelQuickly has seen steady growth since then, and now boasts a presence in 16 countries in Asia Pacific.
In fact HotelQuickly concentrates all its energy and resources on the hotel market in the Asia pacific region, rather than attempting to spread itself too thinly.
The app has been downloaded almost 400,000 times and nearly 200,000 customers have signed up as registered members, Laboutka said
There has been a dramatic rise in the acceptance of mobile as a platform to plan and book travel throughout the region.
"We are a mobile first company and we are trying to harvest that growth," he said
Laboutka acknowledges the competitive hotel booking landscape in Asia with the likes of booking.com and others, but HotelQuickly offers a distinctive alternative, he says.
"Firstly we are mobile only, and we only feature hand-picked amazing hotels without the hefty commissions. Our ‘last minute’ business model allows us to source better rates than everyday public rates displayed on OTAs."
To view the video interview click here
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