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Europeans Choose Japan and USA for 2025 Easter Holiday Trips
European travellers booking Easter holidays through travel agencies are opting for a mix of long-haul destinations and off-the-beaten-path locations. RateHawk, a B2B platform for booking accommodation, flights, and transfers, reports Easter Travel Trends in hotel bookings for mid-April 2025 . The company identified the most popular destinations, led by Japan and the USA, and trending ones, like Iceland and Saudi Arabia.
RateHawk Rolls Out New Search Tool for Sustainable Booking Options
RateHawk, eine B2B-Online-Plattform für die Buchung von Hotels, Flugtickets und Transfers für Fachleute aus der Reisebranche, führt den neuen Filter „Nachhaltigkeits-Zertifizierung“ für die Suche von Unterkünften ein. Dadurch können Fachleute aus der Reisebranche Unterkünfte mit geringerem CO₂-Fußabdruck, umweltfreundlicheren Praktiken und durchdachten Nachhaltigkeitsinitiativen finden.
RateHawk Launches Direct Integration with Nezasa
RateHawk, a leading online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, has launched a direct API integration for accommodation bookings with the Nezasa TripBuilder platform. This integration enhances the itinerary-building experience for travel professionals on the Nezasa platform, offering more accurate, up-to-date information and faster access to new RateHawk features.
RateHawk launches in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, has taken a major step towards its localization in the Nordic market. The platform launched fully localized web versions in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish languages. The entire system – including search pages, hotel profiles, booking forms, booking confirmations, and transaction notifications – is now available to partners in the Nordic region in their native language.
Emerging Travel Group Appoints Head of Non-Accommodation Supply
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the brands RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip, has appointed Fredrik Bonnalt as Head of Non-Accommodation Supply. In this role, Fredrik will lead the Group’s strategy for expanding its transportation services, including air, transfers, car rentals, and rail offerings.
RateHawk launches rail travel booking services for travel professionals
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, has introduced a rail travel booking service on its platform. RateHawk's partners – travel agents, operators, and other industry professionals worldwide – can now book rail tickets across various European destinations. The platform has reached an agreement with Rail Europe, the global reference brand for European train booking. The new service complements the existing travel options already available on RateHawk, which include accommodation, flights, car rentals, and transfers.
Emerging Travel Group Strengthens Corporate Travel with Key Appointment
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the brands RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip, has announced a strategic senior-level appointment to bolster its corporate travel segment. Sergiu Les joins the company as the Head of Corporate Department.
GIATA and RateHawk Aim to Expand the Hotel Mapping Solution’s Database
GIATA is proud to announce a strategic partnership with RateHawk. RateHawk’s booking tool for travel professionals provides information on more than 2.6 million hotels. This partnership will significantly enhance the accuracy of GIATA’s hotel data mapping solution, MultiCodes.
RateHawk partners with paxconnect to elevate travel booking experience for DACH agents
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, flights, and transfers, has launched an integration with paxсonnect, a provider of standard software for travel professionals in the DACH region. Through this collaboration, paxconnect clients can benefit from access to one of the broadest accommodation supplies in the market.
Emerging Travel Group Integrates with Sabre SynXis
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, has become a distribution partner of Sabre Hospitality, a leading software and technology provider. The partnership includes integration with Sabre’s technology platform SynXis to provide incremental revenue opportunities to the hoteliers and streamline their connectivity and distribution processes.
RateHawk hires Area manager for Scotland
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers for travel professionals, announces the expansion of its UK and Ireland commercial team: Iain Raeper joins RateHawk as the Area manager for Scotland.
RateHawk names new UK chief and expands its commercial team
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers for travel professionals, announces the new appointments in its UK and Ireland commercial team: Chantal Tomlinson joins RateHawk as the Head of business development for the UK and Ireland, and Laura Harrison joins as Strategic business development manager. With these new hires, RateHawk follows its ambitious plans for further expansion in the UK and Ireland.
RateHawk targets travel agents in Asia
RateHawk, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, has established its first Asian headquarters in Singapore. With the ambitious goal of targeting travel agents in the rapidly growing region, RateHawk is providing local travel professionals with an advanced booking tool tailored to the local markets. The launch of this hub and legal entity in Singapore will position RateHawk as a key industry player, actively serving travel agents throughout the region.
Spanish travelers’ demand for Japan spikes driven by the direct flights launch
Japan is becoming one of the fastest-growing destinations booked by Spanish travel agents in 2024. According to RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, the number of accommodation bookings in Japan for October-December 2024 increased six-fold compared to the same period last year. The rising demand coincides with the launch of three weekly direct flights between Madrid and Tokyo 3 times a week, scheduled for October 27 by Iberia carrier. The route has not operated since 2020, when it was suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis.
RateHawk targets the Canadian market with a dedicated team
RateHawk, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, is making its mark in the Canadian market. Recognizing the potential of the B2B travel sector in Canada, RateHawk has focused its efforts on building a new team from the ground up to manage operations within the country. With a newly dedicated commercial team, the company aims to triple both its number of partners and the net booking value in the region in 2024.
RateHawk reports a record-breaking year with doubled revenue
RateHawk, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, reports record performance for the full year of 2023. RateHawk’s net booking value doubled from the prior year, while the number of bookings saw an 85% growth. RateHawk, along with its parent company, Emerging Travel Group, has achieved a gross transaction value of $2.6 billion in 2023.
Emerging Travel Group Appoints Head of Direct Supply
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, has made a senior-level appointment to its direct supply development team. Simone Large joins the company as the Head of Direct Supply.
Emerging Travel Group Reports Record Profit
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, has achieved turnover of over $2 billion in the first three quarters of 2023, as the third quarter saw record revenue. The Group's net booking value is up 40% in Q1-3 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. This record performance supported a strong first nine months overall.
RateHawk Unveils Rebranding and Interface Update
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, announced its major rebranding initiative that encompasses an updated corporate identity, strategic reimagining, and the unveiling of a new logo. The new identity will be officially unveiled at the World Travel Market in London.
RateHawk Celebrates Record Growth and Sets Its Focus on the UK for 2024
RateHawk, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, has recorded the highest sales quarter in its trading history in the UK.