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Cairo, Egypt, 2010 – Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd, the Local Search Company, announced, that its new service for booking hotels online directly is now live on Yellow.com.eg. This service is the result of its recent strategic partnership with HRS-Hotel Reservation Service Ltd.
Hotels is one of the most frequently searched words on Yellow.com.eg and Mobile Yellow Pages, entered well over 100,000 times per year in English and Arabic. Yellow Pages users now have the added convenience of booking hotels online directly within the unique listing page of the hotel on Yellow.com.eg. Users simply click on the “book now” icon, which appears next to over 300 hotels registered with HRS throughout Egypt, along with links to hotel contact information, websites, and maps.
“Your website is the doorway into the hotel – if visitors cannot find your website, they cannot find your hotel! 81% of internet users enter a site through a search engine” said Azza Serry, Senior Director of Business Development, Hilton Worldwide Egypt, Africa & Levant.
“Hilton hotels are in non-stop efforts in exploring, finding and implementing what is new and effective in paid, Local and Organic Search marketing. At Hilton, we strongly believe this help maximize our search engine visibility, drive more traffic to our websites and deliver stronger online conversions” added Serry.
“This partnership of online services for the travel industry will greatly benefit both companies and HRS registered hotels throughout Egypt as well” said Marc Lambert, Regional Managing Director for Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd. “HRS has just brought its services one step closer to a significant customer base in Egypt, while Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd has yet again offered its users a higher level of value-added services,” added Mr. Lambert.
Germany-based HRS is recognized as an industry leader in facilitating a smooth and effortless online and mobile booking experience, with more than 250,000 hotels subscribing to its global online and mobile booking platform. HRS deals directly with more than 350 hotels across Egypt, all of which are represented on Yellow.com.eg. This system enables users to make direct reservations free of charge, with immediate confirmation and at continually-updated special HRS prices. The room prices quoted for chosen hotels are guaranteed for the reservation in question.
