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Hotelbeds signs up Selina
Hotelbeds has entered into a strategic alliance with Selina, a hotel chain with 52 properties located mainly in Latin America.
Selina also has hotels in the UK and Portugal.
The alliance will give the hotel chain access to Hotelbeds’ distribution network made up of more than 60,000 travel agents, airlines, tour operators and loyalty programs in more than 140 source markets worldwide.
At the same time, Hotelbeds customers will have access to the Selina hotel portfolio.
The hotel chain plans to open more than 35 locations in 2019, including upcoming openings in the UK, the US, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
By 2023 Selina expects to have more than 130,000 beds in more than 400 locations around the world.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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