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www.travelweekly-asia.com | 5 A D V E R TO R I A L HRS Global Hotel Solutions has exclusive access to all global distribution systems (GDS) worldwide. Offering more than five million rooms in individual hotels, HRS is today the world's largest hotel content provider. HRS provides professional hotel procurement services and negotiating special rates with hotels, HRS optimises the cashless and paperless payment of hotel stays, whilst offering automated invoice processing. In addition, HRS provides solutions for meeting and group bookings through a standardised online booking tool which completes the offer for companies. With over 300,000 hotels in 190 countries, HRS offers hundreds of hotel chains and approximately 180,000 independent hotels. HRS currently works with 3,000 businesses globally. Offering its customers individual consulting and bespoke solutions, clients include global players from the Fortune 500 companies such as Google, China Mobile, Hitachi, Huawei, Alibaba and Panasonic. The continuously expanding group of companies has over 1,500 employees in 25 offices worldwide, among them Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore, Paris, London, Mumbai, São Paulo and New York. The HRS Group's headquarters are located in Cologne. Strengthen your competitive advantage by providing additional value to your customers By partnering with HRS, you can offer your customers best-in-class solutions for their hotel needs, specifically: • Access to a wide range of hotels: With access to 300,000 hotel properties across 190 countries, including 180,000 independent hotels, HRS is able to provide clients with more choice. In a market like India, where hotel content is extremely fragmented, HRS has an existing base of over 4,000 major hotel chains and independent hotel properties in its inventory. • Seamlessly integrated multi- channel booking: HRS' content is available across a wide range of channels, via its corporate portal, 24/7 phone service center, and on mobile channels – with HRS' mobile application. Travellers can also book the perfect hotel through Travel Management Companies (TMCs). Exclusive access to all global distribution systems (GDS) worldwide: Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport. Offering more than five million rooms in individual hotels, HRS is the world's largest hotel content provider. • Content-rich user experience: High- quality hotel content is available on all booking channels, including detailed information on hotel amenities such as parking lots, Wi-Fi, etc. Drive efficiencies with process and productivity enhancements • Streamlined booking process: Travel agents today typically search two to five hotel providers to compare hotel rates and offers before booking. When working with HRS, process costs can be reduced to 50% through streamlined integration boosted by the acceleration of the booking process and integration via the GDS. • Unparalleled content: As HRS' content becomes integrated into the systems of many TMCs, OBTs, and GDSs, HRS is able to offer additional unparalleled content in GET CONNECTED TO HRS FOR THE BEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE HOTEL CONTENT To find out more about HRS Global Hotel Solutions, please visit corporate.hrs.com/sg or contact us at: Tel: +65 6580 2828 | Email: salesapac@hrs.com | @HRS_AsiaPac | HRS – Global Hotel Solutions A D V E R TO R I A L PARTNER WITH HRS – GLOBAL HOTEL SOLUTIONS terms of listed hotels and bookable rooms. With such level and depth of content on properties, travel agents are able to make better- informed decisions when selecting a hotel. This will minimize time and labor costs, allowing travel agents to focus on providing better services and upsell other products. • Rate-negotiating power: HRS supports travel partners to generate savings for their customers by negotiating rates directly with thousands of hotels, rather than employing rates available on the open market. Higher revenue through complete commission collection and higher fee income • Optimized commission collection: HRS offers fine service by collecting commissions directly from booked hotels without charging any direct costs for the service, so customers get great savings at no extra cost. • Increased GDS segment fees: This is achieved through higher attachment rates, due to HRS' broad content and optimised booking process.