Friday, August 9, 2013

Agoda.com and Scoot join to offer easy hotel booking


Asia's leading online hotel booking site Agoda.com and Singapore based long haul budget airline Scoot has announced a partnership that will allow customers of Scoot to book hotels at their destination without ever leaving the Scoot Airlines website.

Scoot, the low-cost long haul arm of Singapore Airlines competing with Air Asia X and Jetstar Asia is a young airline launched in November 2011 and had its first flight just a year ago to Sydney from Singapore. Scoot now operates medium and long haul no-frills flights between Singapore and Sydney, Gold Coast, Bangkok,Taipei, Tokyo, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qingdao, Nanjing, and Seoul.

With Scoot - Agoda.com partnership, customer visiting www.flyscoot.com/hotels can browse thousands of hotels from Agoda.com’s inventory and book rooms worldwide, taking advantage of Agoda.com’s Lowest Price Guarantee.

Speaking of the deal, Ernst Hemmer, Agoda.com’s Director Commercial said: “The partnership between Agoda.com and Scoot makes sense on many levels. Both companies put great value on providing a seamless and stress-free customer experience, and both strive to be easily reachable and connected, making travel affordable and accessible to travelers looking for great deals.”



Scoot’s growth since its maiden flight in June 2012 has been rapid – from a business plan to an operating airline in less than a year, the company now operates five Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with 20 Boeing 787’s on order.

“At FlyScoot.com, our guests can enjoy a one-stop service to book air tickets, as well as add-on services such as baggage allowance, seat assignment, meals, ScooTV inflight entertainment, blankets & eye-masks, premium lounge access, ScootProtect Travel Insurance and now, ScootStays that offers affordable accommodation worldwide,” said Campbell Wilson, Scoot’s CEO. “We’re pleased to leverage on Agoda.com’s extensive hotel inventory and user-friendly booking engine, and we will continue to work with different partners to help our guests tailor the best value travel experience possible!”

Agoda.com is "The" hotel booking site when it comes to best offers, promotions and last minute deals in Asia - Pacific region.

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