Hotel bookings made easy
Global Destinations is now offering another product - Ezeerooms. com. It is a global reservation portal dedicated to hotel bookings with a consolidated inventory.
Kempinski Ambience Hotel, being the first managed property for Kempinski in India, has established itself as the leading European luxury brand in Delhi. Our prime focus is MICE, as 70% of our business is from residential conferences. Large weddings (residential or non-residential) is another area that we have created a niche in.
Has the hospitality sector improved/changed?
As more and more hotels open in Delhi NCR, the hospitality sector is seeing a sea change. People have started visiting luxury hotels for short breaks or for dining. This change is due to nuclear and doubleincome families. The culture of weekend stays or small vacations, or even just a night-out, is catching up. The growing middle-class is driving this change.
What about facilities?
MICE
Our key USP is our 25,000 sq feet pillarless ballroom and over 70,000 sq feet of meeting spaces with 480 rooms to offer for a conference, convention, exhibition or wedding. We are equipped to cater to all requirements from a dinner for two, to a gathering of 6,000 people.
What kind of competition do you face?
Significant increase in supply, and not- so- robust increase in demand, has put extreme pressure on prices. It is great news for the consumer; however, it is creating thinner bottom lines for hotels and restaurants. Having said that, clients who understand quality and service are less price- sensitive, however expect value for their money spent. We are not immune to these pressures; however, we emphasise on our brand service values, as well as key USPs, which none other can offer in the Delhi NCR region.
What are the occupancies?
The next few months are looking much better with winters setting in and the international movement starting in the city.
With a new client added to its portfolio, Global Destinations is soon becoming a single-stop shop for agents. Ezeerooms.com is a global reservation portal dedicated purely to hotel bookings with a huge consolidated inventory and a unique service profile.
Pranav Kapadia, Founder and Director of Global Destinations, says, “The portal has over 300,000 hotels across 11,000 destinations worldwide – and still expanding! From leisure holiday accommodation packages to cost-effective corporate accommodation services, it offers hotel-booking solutions to suit all budgetary needs. With cutting-edge technology and expertise, Ezeerooms.com promises to make the hotel booking procedure hassle-free for agents.”
Global Destinations is responsible for sales and marketing of the portal among the Indian travel fraternity. “Our travel partners are trained on the system and given log-in access to the system so they can make bookings independently. We believe that this product has a huge potential as online booking is emerging to be one of the most preferred booking tools,” he adds.
Tourism Fiji witnessed a 30 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from India in 2013 through Global Destinations. “We are expecting a similar growth for 2014. The year so far has been very successful as Fiji continues to remain popular among Indian honeymooners and FIT clients,” Kapadia adds.
The company is conducting various B2B initiatives in India to promote Fiji as a preferred holiday destination. Tourism Fiji’s trade focussed activities include the annual multi-city roadshow, trade exhibitions, sales visits and trainings. “For the first time, we conducted a webinar and trained about 600 agents across India on Fiji,” he reveals.