Expedia expands hotel relationships in Europe

More than 6,500 European hotels have signed up for the Expedia Easy Manage programme since its introduction in May.

For Expedia, the hotel count has grown more than 80 percent year on year in Russia. The UK has also seen significant growth with the number of hotel partners increasing by 48 percent over last year. Nearly 30 percent more hotels are working with Expedia this year than last year in both Germany and France, and more than 20 percent more hotels in Italy are now offered in the Expedia marketplace.

In the last 12 months, Expedia and Hotels.com sent 21 percent more travelers to Italy than in 2008. The number of travelers who booked on Expedia and Hotels.com to Greece grew 26 percent, and to Turkey 31 percent.

In addition, hotel room nights booked on Expedia and Hotels.com sites grew significantly in many European markets this year. 

The number of room nights booked at UK hotels on Expedia and Hotels.com sites has grown more than 36 percent over last year. Room nights booked at German hotels on Hotels.com sites globally grew more than 28 percent, while room nights booked at Russia hotels on all of the Expedia-branded sites grew more than 24 percent. Hotels.com site bookings at Norwegian hotels grew nearly 46 percent. Room nights booked at Turkish hotels on Expedia and Hotels.com sites grew 33 percent, and room nights booked at Spain hotels on Hotels.com sites grew more than 26 percent in 2009.