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‘Meeting demand’: Top travel booking platforms offer rail options for first time
Rail is growing in the world of online booking. Emerging Travel Group (ETG), a UAE-based online travel company that operates several top travel booking brands, has signed a strategic partnership deal with European train booking company Rail Europe. For the first time, ETG’s booking platforms are offering rail options, signalling the very real arrival of rail as both a reliable alternative to air travel, and as a growing market to cash in on amid the EU’s sustainability push. One of ETG’s top transport representatives explains the move to RailTech.

RateHawk launches rail travel booking services for travel professionals
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, has introduced a rail travel booking service on its platform. RateHawk’s partners – travel agents, operators, and other industry professionals worldwide – can now book rail tickets across various European destinations.

Rail Europe enters agreement with Emerging Travel Group
Train booking platform Rail Europe has entered an agreement with travel technology provider Emerging Travel Group to integrate rail content into the latter’s online booking tools, RateHawk and Roundtrip.

RateHawk launches rail travel booking services for travel professionals
RateHawk introduces a rail booking service, enhancing its B2B platform by partnering with Rail Europe to offer rail tickets across 13 European countries, providing a sustainable travel option.

RateHawk launches rail travel booking services with Rail Europe
B2B platform RateHawk has unveiled a new rail travel booking service on its platform.

RateHawk Adds Rail Travel Booking Services for Travel Advisors
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers, has introduced a rail travel booking service on its platform. This means that RateHawk's partners—travel advisors, operators and other industry professionals worldwide—can now book rail tickets across various European destinations. The platform, which reached an agreement with Rail Europe, the global reference brand for European train booking, complements the existing travel options already available on RateHawk (which includes accommodations, flights, car rentals and transfers).

RateHawk adds rail booking option
RateHawk has introduced a rail travel booking service on its platform, under an agreement with Rail Europe.

Ratehawk adds rail travel booking service to its platform
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers, has introduced a rail travel booking service.

RateHawk launches rail booking platform for travel pros
RateHawk – a B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers – has introduced a rail travel booking service. RateHawk's partners (travel advisors, operators, and other industry professionals worldwide) can now book rail tickets across various European destinations.

Full steam ahead for RateHawk with new rail services launch
The B2B online platform’s partners can now book rail tickets across a range of European destinations for their clients as part of a new agreement with Rail Europe

RateHawk Expands Travel Solutions with New Rail Travel Booking Services for France, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg, UK, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic and Austria
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, has introduced a rail travel booking service on its platform. RateHawk’s partners – travel agents, operators, and other industry professionals worldwide – can now book rail tickets across various European destinations. The platform has reached an agreement with Rail Europe, the global reference brand for European train booking. The new service complements the existing travel options already available on RateHawk, which include accommodation, flights, car rentals, and transfers.

RateHawk Integrates Rail Travel Solutions into Its Platform
RateHawk has expanded its platform with a new rail travel booking feature, enabling travel agents to book tickets in 13 European countries. This addition is a strategic move to meet the growing demand for integrated travel solutions that include sustainable options.

RateHawk Launches Rail Booking Service for Travel Advisors
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers designed for travel professionals, has added a rail travel booking service.

Full steam ahead for RateHawk with new rail services launch
The B2B online platform’s partners can now book rail tickets across a range of European destinations for their clients as part of a new agreement with Rail Europe

RateHawk wins in TDM Travel Trade Excellence Awards 2024 – Middle East for platform innovation
RateHawk, an online B2B platform for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers, has earned recognition at the inaugural TDM Travel Trade Excellence Awards 2024 – Middle East. The platform was named the Online Travel Agency (OTA) of the Year – United Arab Emirates category for improvements and innovations in the B2B booking technology sector.

GIATA and RateHawk aim to expand the hotel mapping solution’s database
GIATA announce a strategic partnership with RateHawk. RateHawk’s booking tool for travel professionals provides information on more than 2.6 million hotels. This partnership will significantly enhance the accuracy of GIATA’s hotel data mapping solution, MultiCodes.

RateHawk launches in Vietnamese and Japanese
B2B online platform RateHawk has launched a fully localised version for its target markets in Asia, namely Vietnam and Japan, where the entire system – including search pages, hotel profiles, booking forms, booking confirmations, and transaction notifications – is now available in Vietnamese and Japanese.

RateHawk Expands into Vietnam and Japan with Full Localization
In a bold move signalling its commitment to the Asian market, RateHawk, a leading B2B platform specializing in hotel, air ticket, and transfer bookings, has announced the launch of fully localized versions for Vietnam and Japan. This significant development reflects the company’s strategic push to enhance its service offerings and solidify its position within the rapidly expanding travel sectors of these key Asian markets.

Emerging Travel Group integrates with Sabre SynXis
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, has become a distribution partner of Sabre Hospitality, a software and technology provider. The partnership includes integration with Sabre’s technology platform SynXis to provide incremental revenue opportunities to the hoteliers and streamline their connectivity and distribution processes.

Emerging Travel Group integrates with Sabre SynXis
Emerging Travel Group, a global travel company operating the RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Roundtrip brands, has become a distribution partner of Sabre Hospitality, a leading software and technology provider. The partnership includes integration with Sabre’s technology platform SynXis to provide incremental revenue opportunities to the hoteliers and streamline their connectivity and distribution processes.