HotelTravel.com Expands China Network with DerbySoft

Oct. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- HotelTravel.com, a global leader in online travel information and hotel reservations, has expanded its rapidly growing network around China by partnering with DerbySoft, the premier solution provider for China's hotel distribution needs.

The partnership will offer HotelTravel.com’s customers access to more than 1,000 one to three-star independent hotels located across China in many of the country's key commercial and leisure destinations.

HotelTravel.com Chief Information Officer, Olivier Dombey said HotelTravel.com was keen to partner with DerbySoft because of its fast connectivity ability between platforms in addition to its wide selection of independent hotels in China.

"This is an outstanding opportunity for HotelTravel.com to offer an expanded hotel choice in important Chinese destinations. About 80 % of all Chinese hotels are independently operated and it presents a challenge to distribution channels not located inside China.

“Our partnership with DerbySoft is a great addition to HotelTravel.com's list of existing interfaces worldwide that will help boost our growing presence in one of the world's most dynamic travel markets," Mr Dombey, added.

Headquartered in Shanghai, China, DerbySoft provides technology services for the Chinese hospitality industry including distribution and management infrastructure.

“We are delighted to partner with HotelTravel.com to provide our Chinese hotels with additional distribution and revenue opportunities from the HotelTravel.com website,” said DerbySoft VP of Connectivity, Keith Cotton.  “And while this new partnership will benefit all of our hotels globally, it is particularly significant to our Chinese hotels because of the expertise and focus that HotelTravel.com maintains for China. We view this as a first step in a long, successful partnership.”

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About HotelTravel.com
HotelTravel.com provides the inside track for the best value online hotel deals. Its brand statement - Real People | Real Service | Real Choice - is the keystone of the company's customer centric business culture and its core value. HotelTravel.com has set the global standard for worldwide hotel bookings since 1999, constantly updating its multi-lingual website published in 10 languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Russian and Thai. Its 24-hour service centre is staffed by highly trained professional native speakers in each language, guaranteeing only the very best customer experience with each hotel booking. HotelTravel.com is proud to remain privately owned and operated, employing over 300 staff in its offices in Thailand, Malaysia and China.


About DerbySoft
DerbySoft is a Shanghai-headquartered technology company serving hotels and the hospitality distribution industry since 2002. The company is creating the next generation of online hotel distribution infrastructure: a fair, effective, and enterprise-independent global distribution network (GDN) that connects travel products providers and distributors while providing powerful management functions and other value-added services.  In addition to its core technology, DSwitch, DerbySoft has developed various XML-based supplemental modules including, DHotelier, DAgency, DCorp, DMS, and DCRS. The company has a growing team of 250 people in offices located in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu and the U.S., and remains the only China-based member of the Open Travel Alliance (OTA) since joining in 2002.