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Marriott enters distribution agreement with Booking.com

September 17, 2008 | Online Travel

The agreement covers all of Marriott’s nearly 3,000 properties worldwide. Earlier this year, Marriott also renewed a similar agreement with priceline.com’s Travelweb business unit. No terms of either deal were released.

Booking.com, a leading international online hotel reservation service that is part of priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), announced today a new multi-year distribution agreement with Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR). The agreement covers all of Marriott’s nearly 3,000 properties worldwide. Earlier this year, Marriott also renewed a similar agreement with priceline.com’s Travelweb business unit. No terms of either deal were released.

“As a leading lodging company with broad global reach in all of the markets served by Booking.com, we are very excited to work with Marriott, whose quality is known the world over,” said Michaela Baier, Area Manager, North America for Booking.com.

“Booking.com is the fastest-growing online hotel reservation service in Europe and it is quickly becoming a significant reservations source for many U.S. and Canadian destinations,” said Larraine Voll Morris, VP eDistribution, Marriott International. “We have a longstanding relationship with Priceline.com and look forward to strengthening our global collaboration in this significant way.”

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