BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Expedia® group, on of the world’s largest online travel companies, reported today that travel demand garnered via Expedia.com® and Hotels.com® points of sale for Antigua hotels grew more than 45 percent in the first quarter of 2014 when compared to the same time period in 2013.
Expedia reports a substantial increase in demand from international markets in the first quarter of 2014 to Antigua from countries such as Italy (125 percent), France (more than 155 percent), Germany (60 percent) and Russia (nearly 40 percent). The United States continues to be the top producing international feeder market with a reported growth of more than 55 percent, with the United Kingdom and Canada reporting a growth of more than 50 percent and nearly 9 percent respectively.
“Many of our valued hotel partners in Antigua have capitalized on Expedia, Inc.’s multiple platforms to secure increased visibility and incremental demand for their properties and ultimately the destination,” said Demetrius Canton, director of Market Management in the Caribbean for Expedia. “The Expedia group attracts 60 million travelers a month from more than 70 countries through its significant investments in marketing and technology. When a hotel partners with Expedia, in addition to getting access to these travelers, our market management team provides valuable data-based market insight to help a hotelier capture this demand in a way that makes strategic sense for their business.”
The Expedia group provides hotel partners with access to tremendous volume and variety of travelers worldwide through more than 150 websites in more than 70 countries worldwide, in addition to a myriad of mobile sites and apps, from brands such as Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire®, Egencia®, Expedia® Affiliate Network and Venere®.
The Expedia group continues expanding its global footprint with the launch of new portals, investing in campaigns and mobile technologies while developing tailor-made market strategies for hotel partners to attract a diverse array of clients in a variety of countries.
