SINGAPORE
– Agoda.com, Asia’s leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed
Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), has announced a partnership with budget airline
Scoot that will allow customers to book hotels at their destination without
ever leaving the Scoot website.
Billed
as an airline “for the young, the young-at-heart and the value seeking,” Scoot
is the low-cost arm of famed Singapore Airlines that offers its guests great
value airfares and empowerment to choose the frills and services they want
without subsidizing the choices of others. Launched in November 2011, the company
has carved out a niche for itself based on “Scootitude,” a term coined to
describe the unique attitude of the young airline to be different, engaging and
fun-loving.
Now,
customers who visit 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!”
To
connect with Agoda.com for special deals on hotels worldwide, please visit our
website at www.agoda.com. Like Agoda.com on Facebook at www.facebook.com/agoda
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