| Asia Online Group, an Asian based online travel | | | | Asian online travel web sites offered direct access |
| network, specializing in low cost accommodations | | | | to dynamic room availability information in Asia. |
| and travel resources in Asia Pacific, has created | | | | Until today, travelers would browse the web find |
| the first network of more than 2,500 hotels in | | | | a hotel, based on general agency inventory and |
| Asia offering real time online availability. Travel | | | | seasonal price list, and based on that the traveler |
| Agents, customers, and businesses can now book | | | | needed to make a reservation with their credit |
| directly to the hotel of their choice. The Asia | | | | card information and wait up to a week for a |
| Online Network offers three interfaces, one which | | | | response." |
| links into travel agency systems, an online option | | | | Previously hotel reservations were done with a |
| for web consumers, and a portal for enterprise | | | | system which estimated availability and had a |
| business travel solutions. Never again will travelers | | | | very long turn response time. Mr. Meytal continued |
| have to make a reservation request and wait 72 | | | | “There is a very poor trend where more |
| hours or more to receive confirmation on their | | | | than 50% of hotel reservations in Asia being |
| booking. | | | | made online were for rooms that were no longer |
| Bangkok, Thailand – Asia Online Group has | | | | available, and for rooms on holidays or peak |
| announced the first ever consumer targeted | | | | seasons the rate jumped 70%! Customers were |
| Asian Pacific hotel network which gives direct | | | | trapped by a scenario were their credit card was |
| access to hotels in Asia for travelers. now shows | | | | blocked for the amount of a purchase and they |
| consumers instant availability for hotel rooms in | | | | were not being rewarded for their patience. Our |
| Asia. | | | | new network of over 2500 hotels gives them a |
| Dror Meytal, Asia Online Group’s CEO says: | | | | real picture of room availability, price and simplifies |
| “Unlike in Europe and USA, none of the | | | | the purchasing process. |