hotelmanagement.com.au – Wednesday 18th September, 2019
Marriott International has moved to consolidate its global wholesale inventory through a single tech platform, signing Expedia Group as its sole optimised distribution partner for all wholesale rates, it was announced overnight.
The wholesale distribution agreement comes as part of an agreement between the two parties earlier this year. Optimised distribution for Marriott’s 7,000-plus hotel inventory across 30 brands and in 132 countries will be provided by Expedia Group’s B2B division – Expedia Partner Solutions in a move designed to simplify and improve the efficiency of Marriott International’s global distribution deals among third-party resellers.
Under the agreement, all third party resellers and room wholesalers will contract Marriott product through Expedia, utilising the company’s technology and service models. The agreement will also see one database of hotel information maintained to ensure hotel descriptions, room rates and fees are carefully managed to ensure all information is drawn from one singular resource.
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