Hotelzon, a leading hotel distribution technology provider for the B2B travel industry, has today announced it is establishing new operations in Denmark. This follows recent news that the Hotelzon network had been extended into France and Poland and forms part of Travelport's ongoing expansion plans for the business. The new Danish operations that will be based in Copenhagen, officially opens today and will be headed up by local Sales Manager, Bo Johansen.

Jani Kaskinen, CEO of Hotelzon commented: "I am pleased to welcome Bo Johansen to Hotelzon whose role will be instrumental in adding further strength and expertise to our expanding international sales team."

The expansion comes just six months after Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry, acquired Hotelzon, forming part of Travelport's ongoing strategy to redefine travel commerce, with a particular focus on growing in both the hotel and corporate travel space.

Niklas Andréen, Travelport's GVP Global Hotel, Car and Digital Media Solutions commented: "I believe Hotelzon's successful expansion into Denmark is invaluable for the continuation of driving the strategic development of both Travelport and Hotelzon. It is an exciting time for us and I look forward to the new opportunities this will bring."

Hotelzon will continue its expansion over the coming months by recruiting a further sales teams in Ireland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, and Norway.

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About Hotelzon (www.hotelzon.com) 

Established in 1972, Hotelzon is a leading corporate online hotel booking company for the B2B travel industry offering booking services and hotel distribution technology to corporate business travellers, hotels and travel professionals. Hotelzon's booking software provides efficient tools for simplifying the corporate hotel booking process and its hotel properties are distributed through Travelport's Travel Commerce Platform, giving travellers an extensive range of choices from independent and chain hotels.  Headquartered in London, UK, Hotelzon also has offices in Ireland, France, Finland, Poland, Sweden and Romania and has over 80 employees. Hotelzon is a wholly owned subsidiary of Travelport.

About Travelport (www.travelport.com)

Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry.  With a presence in over 170 countries, approximately 3,400 employees and 2013 net revenue of $2.1 billion, Travelport is comprised of:

  • A Travel Commerce Platform through which it facilitates travel commerce by connecting the world's leading travel providers with online and offline travel buyers in a proprietary business to business ("B2B") travel marketplace.  In addition, Travelport has leveraged its domain expertise in the travel industry to design a pioneering B2B payment solution that addresses the needs of travel intermediaries to efficiently and securely settle travel transactions. 

  • Technology Services through which it provides critical IT services to airlines, such as shopping, ticketing, departure control and other solutions, enabling them to focus on their core business competencies and reduce costs. 

Travelport is headquartered in Langley, UK. The company recently completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "TVPT".

Media Contacts

Hotelzon:

Maarit Klein
Vice President, Marketing
Tel: +358 40 821 0713
Maarit.klein@hotelzon.com

Travelport:

Kelly Carpenter
Marketing and Communications Executive
Tel: +44 (0)1753 288 805
Kelly.carpenter@travelport.com

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