Hotelly.com was founded in February 2000 and was purchased by Interactive Corporation in 2004. Original financing was obtained from Flagship Ventures, the Bollard Group and private investors. IAC spun off its travel group of businesses under the Expedia, Inc. name in August 2005. In July 2008, Hotelly.com bought Virtual tourist, a travel website with over 1 million registered members.
Hotelly.com operates nine other travel-related websites, including Virtual tourist, Cruise Critic, Seat guru and TravelPod.
Hotelly.com has been criticized for allowing reviews to be posted by anyone about any hotel, without needing supporting evidence. In response, they claim that all reviews are moderated by their staff, and they have algorithms to detect abuse. A Hotelly.com employee has also stated in the following thread on Hotelly.com that their employees investigate reviews that are reported as being fraudulent or suspicious but will only remove these reviews if they find evidence "that the author has committed fraud or otherwise abused [their] posting guidelines."
Showing posts with label hotels review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hotels review. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
RateGain winner in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 India 2008 List
RateGain, a leading travel technology company, has been declared a winner in the second place in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 India Program list, a ranking of the fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of the nation’s leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage fiscal year revenue growth over three years from 2006–2008. It may be recalled that this award is in continuation of the first rank achieved by the company in the same program for 2007 i.e. last year.
RateGain's CEO Bhanu Chopra said “We are excited to receive this recognition second time in a row and it vindicates our stand that the niche area of online travel & hospitality that we serve has tremendous growth potential”.
“We look forward to making continued contributions to the industry through the introduction of new products like http://www.hotelly.com/Search/HomePage.aspx?aid=6, a one stop shop for the consumer to find the best deals, read user reviews and most importantly validate the hotel experience using user-generated videos.”
Companies from the Technology Fast 50 India program automatically qualify for participation in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 program, which annually recognizes the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific. Last year RateGain was ranked 16th in this program – it was the first Indian company ever to make it to the Top 20 in this ranking.
About RateGain
RateGain is a Travel Technology Company offering innovative and value-driven e-business solutions to the hospitality and travel industry. The customer portfolio includes top Online Travel Agents, Airline, Accommodation Wholesalers and Hotels. Its solutions are in the areas of Revenue Management, Distribution, Sales and Marketing. RateGain is one of the fastest growing companies in the travel technology industry and since inception; it has introduced products with innovative features that offer unparalleled benefits to its consumers. Since it began operations in April 2004, RateGain has been continuously innovating and launching new products like its latest offering http://www.hotelly.com/Search/HomePage.aspx?aid=6, a one stop shop for the consumer to find the best deals, read user reviews and most importantly validate the hotel experience using user-generated videos. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.rategain.com/
About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to excellence in providing professional services and advice, focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 140 countries. With access to the deep intellectual capital of approximately 150,000 people worldwide, Deloitte delivers services in four professional areas—audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services—and serves more than 80 percent of the world’s largest companies, as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, locally important clients, and successful, fast-growing global companies. Services are not provided by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein, and, for regulatory and other reasons, certain member firms do not provide services in all four professional areas.
RateGain's CEO Bhanu Chopra said “We are excited to receive this recognition second time in a row and it vindicates our stand that the niche area of online travel & hospitality that we serve has tremendous growth potential”.
“We look forward to making continued contributions to the industry through the introduction of new products like http://www.hotelly.com/Search/HomePage.aspx?aid=6, a one stop shop for the consumer to find the best deals, read user reviews and most importantly validate the hotel experience using user-generated videos.”
Companies from the Technology Fast 50 India program automatically qualify for participation in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 program, which annually recognizes the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific. Last year RateGain was ranked 16th in this program – it was the first Indian company ever to make it to the Top 20 in this ranking.
About RateGain
RateGain is a Travel Technology Company offering innovative and value-driven e-business solutions to the hospitality and travel industry. The customer portfolio includes top Online Travel Agents, Airline, Accommodation Wholesalers and Hotels. Its solutions are in the areas of Revenue Management, Distribution, Sales and Marketing. RateGain is one of the fastest growing companies in the travel technology industry and since inception; it has introduced products with innovative features that offer unparalleled benefits to its consumers. Since it began operations in April 2004, RateGain has been continuously innovating and launching new products like its latest offering http://www.hotelly.com/Search/HomePage.aspx?aid=6, a one stop shop for the consumer to find the best deals, read user reviews and most importantly validate the hotel experience using user-generated videos. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.rategain.com/
About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to excellence in providing professional services and advice, focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 140 countries. With access to the deep intellectual capital of approximately 150,000 people worldwide, Deloitte delivers services in four professional areas—audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services—and serves more than 80 percent of the world’s largest companies, as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, locally important clients, and successful, fast-growing global companies. Services are not provided by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein, and, for regulatory and other reasons, certain member firms do not provide services in all four professional areas.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Hotel Reviews - Trust Video Reviews of Hotels
People often read hotel reviews posted on various websites before really booking them for their next holiday trip. But, what would you do if the hotel that got excellent reviews and you decided to check in turned out completely different from what you read online? The situation is not very uncommon and this is what happened with Peter D'costa of New Delhi, who trusted the hotel reviews he found at one of the popular online sites. After all, the site had declared those reviews of hotels, resorts and vacations unbiased and real, and he believed that they came from fellow travelers like him.
Reading reviews of Hotels before booking them for the next trip, seems to be a perfect idea. However, you need to be very cautious explains Vishal Jain, Manager at hotelly.com, a price comparison site that posts user reviews in form of videos, "It is very much possible that hoteliers, in order to ensure positive comments about their properties, encourage guests to post positive reviews to posting glowing reviews themselves under fictitious names."
It is, therefore, not surprising that Peter, after a disappointing stay at a London hotel that got glowing reviews, is having second thoughts about the authenticity of reviews at the site. He, now, suspects that some reviews he read might have been planted by hotel personnels looking to boost business.
Vishal says that it is wise to look and trust video more when looking for hotel reviws. When you view video reviews, you watch that is real and you trust. Travelers would shoot what they see; even hoteliers would avoid uploading unreal videos.
Hotelly.com, is a price comparison site that posts user reviews in form of videos. Visitors can research, watch video reviews and compare prices to establish the perfect holiday choice. Hotelly.com brings together all the resources of the web in one place and provides full financial protection for any item brought via the site at no extra cost. Hotelly.com provides independent and unbiased video tours, maps, descriptions and photography for all hotels, and a price comparison tool. The site has been developed to offer consumers a more rounded service bringing together user-generated reviews, video clips and price comparison.
Technology within the site includes a ValueFinder tool enabling customers to narrow down their search based on a number of criteria including price, location and star rating.
Watch Video Reviews :
Sydney Hotel Reviews
Auckland Hotel Reviews
Luxor Hotel Reviews
London Hotel Reviews
Paris Hotel Reviews
Bangkok Hotel Reviews
Hotel Reviews Las vegas
Singapore Hotel Reviews
Rome Hotel Reviews
Berlin Hotel Reviews
Melbourne Hotel
Port Louis, Mauritius Hotel Reviews
Colombo Hotel Reviews
Tokyo Hotel Reviews
Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Zurich, Switzerland Hotel
Dubai Hotel Reviews
Athens, Greece Hotel Reviews
Moscow Hotel Reviews
Prague, Czech Republic Hotel
Reading reviews of Hotels before booking them for the next trip, seems to be a perfect idea. However, you need to be very cautious explains Vishal Jain, Manager at hotelly.com, a price comparison site that posts user reviews in form of videos, "It is very much possible that hoteliers, in order to ensure positive comments about their properties, encourage guests to post positive reviews to posting glowing reviews themselves under fictitious names."
It is, therefore, not surprising that Peter, after a disappointing stay at a London hotel that got glowing reviews, is having second thoughts about the authenticity of reviews at the site. He, now, suspects that some reviews he read might have been planted by hotel personnels looking to boost business.
Vishal says that it is wise to look and trust video more when looking for hotel reviws. When you view video reviews, you watch that is real and you trust. Travelers would shoot what they see; even hoteliers would avoid uploading unreal videos.
Hotelly.com, is a price comparison site that posts user reviews in form of videos. Visitors can research, watch video reviews and compare prices to establish the perfect holiday choice. Hotelly.com brings together all the resources of the web in one place and provides full financial protection for any item brought via the site at no extra cost. Hotelly.com provides independent and unbiased video tours, maps, descriptions and photography for all hotels, and a price comparison tool. The site has been developed to offer consumers a more rounded service bringing together user-generated reviews, video clips and price comparison.
Technology within the site includes a ValueFinder tool enabling customers to narrow down their search based on a number of criteria including price, location and star rating.
Watch Video Reviews :
Sydney Hotel Reviews
Auckland Hotel Reviews
Luxor Hotel Reviews
London Hotel Reviews
Paris Hotel Reviews
Bangkok Hotel Reviews
Hotel Reviews Las vegas
Singapore Hotel Reviews
Rome Hotel Reviews
Berlin Hotel Reviews
Melbourne Hotel
Port Louis, Mauritius Hotel Reviews
Colombo Hotel Reviews
Tokyo Hotel Reviews
Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Zurich, Switzerland Hotel
Dubai Hotel Reviews
Athens, Greece Hotel Reviews
Moscow Hotel Reviews
Prague, Czech Republic Hotel
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
