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28 | www.travelweekly-asia.com THE COMPANY: The Hertz Corporation, a subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognised in the world. MILESTONES IN ASIA • In 2015, Hertz integrated the Asian and Pacific markets as a single regional team. • Hertz expanded Thrifty to Asia in 2015 and Dollar in 2017 to widen its offering to local and international travellers, providing more rental options to suit customers' needs. • In 2017, Hertz launched its brands in the Sri Lankan market and appointed two new General Sales Agents (GSAs) in Vietnam and India to promote its extensive products and services internationally. THE COMPANY: Established in 1912, JTB Corporation has grown to become Asia's No. 1 travel agency with 100 offices in 36 countries and regions worldwide. JTB Singapore is a young but dynamic travel company handling all aspects of the travel business such as outbound and inbound travel, destination products, business travel management, education, MICE, merchandising and publishing and sports. THE AWARD: Best Travel Agency – Asia Pacific JTB MILESTONES IN ASIA • Acquisition of Dynasty Travel in 2014 • Acquisition of Tour East in 2014 • Merger with Panorama into Panorama JTB in 2017 THE COMPANY: Hotelbeds Group is a business-to- business provider of services to the travel industry globally and the world's leading bedbank. Operating mainly under the Hotelbeds, Bedsonline, Tourico Holidays, GTA, and TravelCube brands, it connects over 50,000 travel intermediaries across more than 135 source markets globally with travel providers in over 200 countries. THE AWARD: Best Online Travel Wholesaler Hotelbeds Group MILESTONES IN ASIA • Acquisition of Pacific World, a leading regional MICE specialist, 11 years ago marked a key investment in Asia Pacific., providing the infrastructure for Hotelbeds to develop its FIT activities. • In 2010, it increased organic investment in contracting and distribution capabilities in the region, which added considerable resources. "We'll focus on fully integrating our branches and subsidiaries to leverage on synergies and harness individual strengths and best practices. This will create a better JTB that is focused on providing what travellers value and be in step with trends, catering to a growing number of travellers who favour online travel tools." – Shinya Kurosawa, president & CEO "In 2018, Hotelbeds is focused on the integration of Tourico Holidays and GTA, which only joined the Group in the last few months. We've selected the IT architecture that will be used for the whole Group and have begun cross- selling some products to enable supply partners and customers to benefit from either increased access to distribution or product." – Sam Turner, sales director THE AWARD: Best Car Rental Hertz • The top line of the business in Asia Pacific has since grown at an average pace of more than 30%. "We continuously evolve services to enhance customer experience by analysing consumer rental behaviour trends. A huge focus remains to drive and expand the Collection ranges of specialty vehicles and reward customers through the Gold Plus Rewards programme. Next year, we celebrate our 100th anniversary." – Eoin Macneill, vice president, Asia Pacific