Online travel booking provider, BookIt.com, has signed an agreement with Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) to add new destinations in the US and abroad to its online booking engine. With more than 100 hotels worldwide under the Raffles, Fairmont and Swissôtel hotel brands, FRHI is known for operating hotels such as New York’s The Plaza - a Fairmont Managed Hotel, Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, and Swissôtel Chicago. According to a report in www.hotelnewsresource.com, the partnership with FRHI will provide BookIt.com with a quality partner that has a domestic and international vision for expansion, mirroring its own strategic plan to grow.
Enrique Klein, Director of National Accounts, BookIt.com said, “By partnering with FRHI, we are able to offer our travellers top-quality destinations that offer the highest standards of service – all in grand locations. This is a great addition not only for BookIt.com guests, but for the company as we continue to grow and add exciting destinations that offer an unparalleled guest experience.”
Douglas Carr, Executive Director (Distribution), Fairmont Raffles Hotels International said, “Teaming up with BookIt.com provides our brands with excellent exposure, and as BookIt.com grows so will the benefit to our portfolio of outstanding properties. We are always looking for new customers, new markets and to take advantage of the latest technologies allowing travellers to experience our unique and distinctive destinations. BookIt.com delivers on all of these fronts.”