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Bed bank sees sales rise by a fifth

Tuesday, 5 November 20133 min read

Hotelbeds is forecasting sales of €1.8 billion for 2013, a 20% year-on-year increase.

The global accommodation wholesaler now has 60,000 hotels on its hotelbeds.com site and generates 1.5 billion online accommodation searches each month.

Spain remains the best-selling destination for Hotelbeds in Europe.

In the Mediterranean, Greece (58%) and Tunisia (55%) are the fastest growing destinations in comparison with the previous year.

The Middle East and Asia Pacific region is the fastest growing region as a destination and source market.

In the Americas, the US is the top destination for customers, with Brazil as the fastest growing destination for 2013 up 55%.