Internet Hotel Booking in Germany Still Growing

In Germany, online hotel reservation is of prime importance. In the comfort, first class and luxury hotels the number of electronic room reservations via internet, CRS and GDS rose strongly in 2008. 73 percent of the hotels gained more room bookings with their own webpage. These are results of a new study of the international market research company for the Away from Home markets, CHD Expert. For the market report 221 hospitality management executives have been interviewed. Third-party booking partner, e.g. HRS.com and hotel.info brought a rising number of reservations for 81 percent of the hotels. In 58 percent of the hotels the electronic room sales via central reservation systems and global distribution systems grew in 2008, too.