On December 7, Hotelbook gathered its dear friends and partners for a New Year's session in the Dorchester restaurant at the Crowne Plaza Moscow. Guests were greeted by Father Frost and the Snow Maiden, who presented gifts and escorted them to a large table with treats and champagne.
Then A packed business program began, with Elmira Kuralenko, Hotelbook's Marketing Director, discussing system updates and new suppliers. Following this, Alexey Krylov, Director of the UTS Group tourism holding, shared ambitious plans for the coming year, and Natalya Yakushina, Deputy General Director, announced the launch of new programs at the corporate training center "Coordinate."
We regularly hold business breakfasts for our key clients—Moscow's leading business travel agencies. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet colleagues and partners in one place, share experiences, discuss the latest market news, and share new system improvements and capabilities. Hotelbook.pro.
This year has been very active in terms of internal system improvements: we updated our own supplier for hotels in Russia and the CIS, HBconnect, to version 2.0; connected several new suppliers, expanding the range of hotels to 800,000; implemented the “Groups” and “Trust Order” modules, and also did a huge amount of work on preparing the redesign Hotelbook.
Next year will also be rich in new features: by mid-year, we're preparing a system refactoring that will introduce new functionality and capabilities. We also plan to expand the pool of direct contracts to 5,000 and to 1,000,000 worldwide. Very soon, we'll be adding the ability to pay directly from the supplier at the hotel. Restel, a little later it will be possible to pay for almost any hotel with a card upon check-in.
"As we approach the New Year, I wish us all success and growth, to continue discovering new areas for development, and to celebrate this wonderful holiday in a great mood!" said Elmira Kuralenko, Marketing Director at Hotelbook.
Hotelbook-Service is part of the UTS Group tourism holding company, which has been operating since 1994 and is one of the top ten largest tour operators in Russia. In 2006, the online booking system Hotelbook.pro was launched—a service specifically designed for travel industry professionals that combines modern online technologies, a wide range of products, and qualified 24/7 support.
Source: trn-news.ru