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16 Apr 2026
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RateHawk marks 10 years with focus on API growth and product expansion

RateHawk, a B2B platform for booking accommodation, flights and transport services, has reached its 10th year of operations. The company is focusing on expanding its role as an API supplier while continuing to develop tools for travel professionals.

15 Apr 2026
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RateHawk marks 10 years with AI expansion push, API growth strategy

RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, is celebrating its 10th year of operations.

14 Apr 2026
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RateHawk enters new decade with a focus on agentic AI

RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, marks the 10th year of operations.

14 Apr 2026
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RateHawk enters new decade with a focus on agentic AI, strategic API

RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, marks the 10th year of operations.

10 Apr 2026
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RateHawk marks 10 years with global campaign and agent incentives

RateHawk celebrates its 10th anniversary with a global campaign featuring a Super Lucky Draw, hotel deals and incentives for travel agents across key destinations worldwide.

08 Apr 2026
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RateHawk Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Super Lucky Draw and Exclusive Offers

RateHawk celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026 with a Super Lucky Draw and exclusive offers, featuring 100 prizes and special hotel discounts from April 7 to May 4.

07 Apr 2026
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RateHawk Super Lucky Draw: 10 Years of Supercharging Travel

In 2026, RateHawk celebrates 10 years of supporting travel professionals worldwide. For a decade, we’ve been building the charge behind global travel businesses — adding power, capability, and momentum every step of the way. Now, we’re fully charged and ready to supercharge what’s next.

31 Mar 2026
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RateHawk reveal Asia and South Africa as top Easter destinations

RateHawk, a B2B online platform for booking hotels, flights, and transfers, has revealed the top Easter destinations for 2026

17 Mar 2026
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Emerging Travel Group strengthens its global offering though new partnership with Meliá Hotels International

The partnership adds over 400 Meliá properties across 40 countries to ETG's RateHawk platform, connecting with nearly 120,000 B2B travel professionals.

Emerging Travel Group reports record revenue in 2025

Emerging Travel Group reported $4.8 billion in gross transaction value in 2025, driven by the expansion of its B2B platform RateHawk, partner growth and the integration of AI-driven operational tools.

Emerging Travel Group reports record revenue growth

Emerging Travel Group (ETG), a global travel tech company based in the UAE, achieved a record $4.8 billion in gross transaction value in 2025, marking a 30% increase from the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by its flagship B2B platform, RateHawk, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. RateHawk's net booking value rose by 40% compared to 2024, with the number of partners increasing by 37% to over 110,000 travel professionals globally.

17 Feb 2026
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RateHawk launches digital wallet payments in Asia

RateHawk integrates digital wallet payments in Asia, adding GCash, TrueMoney, TNG, Dana and AlipayHK to enhance flexibility for B2B travel professionals across key APAC markets.

17 Feb 2026
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Philippines Joins Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China in Expanding RateHawk’s New Digital Wallet Payment Integration Across Asia’s Travel Market: Everything You Need to Know

RateHawk has made a significant leap in enhancing the travel industry’s payment ecosystem across Asia by integrating digital wallet solutions in the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. This expansion reflects the company’s commitment to providing secure, fast, and regionally tailored payment methods for travel professionals.

16 Feb 2026
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RateHawk integrates with several major digital wallets in Asia as online payments become the regional norm

RateHawk chose the most popular service for each country, ensuring fast, secure, and convenient transactions tailored to local preferences

13 Jan 2026
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RateHawk highlights five trending destinations to watch in 2026

RateHawk identifies five trending destinations based on 2025 bookings by travel professionals, highlighting patterns across demand volume, growth rates, luxury travel, budget options and extended-stay preferences.

17 Dec 2025
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RateHawk highlights Christmas travel trends among US travellers

RateHawk, a B2B online booking platform for hotels, air tickets and transfers, has released new insights into Christmas travel trends based on bookings made by American travel agents, highlighting both continued domestic demand and growing interest in outbound travel.

16 Dec 2025
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RateHawk reveals Christmas travel trends in Europe

RateHawk, a B2B travel booking platform, has unveiled the latest Christmas travel trends for European holidaymakers. From 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026, European travellers are showing a keen interest in both traditional festive destinations and lesser-known gems. The data highlights that 35% of bookings made by European travel agents are for destinations within Europe, with France, Spain, the UK, Italy, and Germany leading the list.

09 Dec 2025
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How Suppliers Are Embedding AI in Their Solution Stacks – C-Level Views

As part of a new Hospitality Net initiative developed in collaboration with Floor Bleeker, we invited C level executives from leading hospitality technology providers to share how they see AI reshaping hotel operations in the coming years. These suppliers sit at the intersection of product development, data, and on property realities, and are already embedding AI into their solutions stacks.

04 Dec 2025
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RateHawk reports 100% growth in car rental and transfer bookings

RateHawk, the B2B online booking platform for hotels, flights and ground services, has reported a significant surge in demand for both transfers and car rentals across its global network. The company confirmed that the number of transfer bookings doubled in the first ten months of the year, while gross booking value increased by 130% year-on-year.

04 Dec 2025
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RateHawk Reports 100% Growth in Car Rental and Transfer Bookings

According to RateHawk, a B2B online platform for booking hotels, flights, and transfers, the number of bookings for ground transportation services has doubled, and the gross booking value has increased by 130% compared to last year. While road trips and car rental services remain especially popular in Europe and North America, demand for transfers is surging amid the growing popularity of Asian destinations.