Online travel agencies (OTAs) are the fastest growing segment of the travel industry, which represents 13 per cent of global travel gross bookings and with 12 per cent annual growth. OTAs offer hotel suppliers global reach and a valuable marketing tool.
EhjizHotels.com (Ehijz means book in Arabic), established in February this year, is a booking engine provider with headquarters in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The website lists more than 70,000 hotels worldwide in 144 countries and is available in four languages, English, Arabia, Russian and German. Mandarin will also be added in the future.
Agents may register directly on the website and enlist their properties on a fixed percentage of commission or as decided between the agent and EhjizHotels.com.
“I can’t compete with the Expedia’s and Booking.com’s of the world, but I would like to be one of the leading OTA’s in the future,” shares Khalid Motik, managing director – partner at EhjizHotels.com. “There are a lot of online booking engines opening every day as are there closing, so the number one priority is to provide good service and consistency.
“This is how the big guys are succeeding.”