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Hotels.com, the world's leading booking website, today announced the launch of its new Arabic-language portal for the Middle East. It then launched the new Hotels.com with the source IP recognition system, automatically activating the local language and interface, as well as prices in the local currency and payment methods.
Covering key points of the Middle East market, http://fanadeq.hotels.com offers more than 100,000 hotels at unbeatable prices around the world. It also gives information about the hotel to be booked, as well as Microsoft maps and information about the destination, all in Arabic.
Hotels.com is part of the Expedia Group and currently operates on 52 global pages including 31 pages in 24 different languages in the EMEA region. Its success and popularity among users around the world is due to the ease of use as well as its recognized business model.
Commenting on this new launch, Hotels.com Director Nigel Pocklington said: "With this new launch, Hotels.com reaffirms its commitment to developing the full potential of the Arab market. Our goal is to offer consumers a reservation service with a great offer and at the best prices, as well as an excellent customer service."
According to the Barometer of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Middle East is currently the largest global tourism market with an annual growth of 11% thanks to constant investment in the region.
On the other hand, the Middle East has seen a stable growth in e-commerce in recent years as the population that uses the Internet to buy goods and / or services is increasing. In fact, one of the categories that are evolving most positively around the world are travel, and that is that more and more people are betting on the Internet to find the best deals.
To conclude Pocklington states that: "The Middle East is one of the most emerging markets from the online point of view, therefore, from Hotels.com we are sure that the combination of the brand, together with the knowledge of the local sector will make this new site http://fanadeq.hotels.com a success"
The wide range of Hotels.com and the competitive prices it offers is mainly due to its large team of Market Directors who, thanks to their great knowledge of the sector, can access the markets and close agreements with the different properties and hotel groups.
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About Hotels.com
Hotels.com is the world's most visited hotel booking website (comScore Media Metrix). Operating in the main markets and with a dedicated team, www.hotels.com offers the widest range of hotels in the sector with more than 80,000 accommodations. In addition, it guarantees the best price in more than 39,000 hotels, advised individually by the team of experts of Hotels.com. If the user finds the same room at a lower price, Hotels.com will pay the difference. Customers can make their reservations directly online or by calling one of the multilingual Customer Service Centers by calling 902 02 61 13.
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