Century International Hotels Uploads 19 Hotels onto ASIA Travel Tips.com

Bangkok, Thailand - 24 May 2000 - TravelNewsAsia.com today announced a new agreement with Century Hotels International, which will see the Asia Pacific hotel chain upload 19 or 95% of its hotels online with ASIA Travel Tips.com, which will sell its rooms with special rates directly over a secure internet connection. This agreement will commence with immediate effect.

Century International Hotels is a rapidly expanding hotel chain within Asia, with numerous hotels in the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam and soon Singapore when the new Century Roxy Park Hotel in Singapore opens late 2000.

Steven Howard, publisher of TravelNewsAsia.com commented, “It is an honour for us to be working with Century International Hotels, they have some excellent mid market hotels around the region, which are very well priced and in great locations. We all benefit, but most importantly the consumers, who now have even more choice than before and will be able to choose different hotel categories in new and exciting destinations.”

TravelNewsAsia.com works directly with the hotels rather than going through wholesalers who offer virgin rates, even though at times they may be cheaper. “...it is important to know and understand a property if you sell it, and the only real way to achieve this it to work directly with the hotels, that way you understand the product, the needs and market of the hotel, and so are in a better position to advise clients..” said Steven Howard.

The agreement opens new markets for TravelNewsAsia.com which previously it had not entered. Indonesia, China and Malaysia are all areas that TravelNewsAsia.com did not previously cover, but who are now in the process of increasing the number of hotels they work with. Dubai is another area which the internet travel site will be increasing in the coming weeks, with a wide range of hotels in the United Arab Emirates coming online.

TravelNewsAsia.com, is a leading travel website for the Asian markets, offering viewers, the latest travel news, special hotel rates, secure online hotel bookings, Premier Awards for Excellence, in-depth reviews, of restaurants, hotels, bars, transport, and shopping, plus travel trade show reviews, travel trade show accommodation, airline tips, special promotions, picture galleries, message board, and chat .