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RateHawk to present the latest updates at WTM in London
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, will attend the WTM in London as an exhibitor. From 7 to 9 November, RateHawk will showcase its latest technology solutions for travel businesses at stand №TT330. The platform will be represented by a senior delegation in attendance, including Felix Shpilman, CEO of Emerging Travel Group, the parent company of RateHawk.
RateHawk to expand its commercial team in the UK and to accelerate its growth
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers for travel professionals, announces the expansion of its UK team: RateHawk has recruited Adam Weatherby and John Docherty, who join as Sales Managers for UK and Ireland.
RateHawk marks sixth anniversary and reports record quarter results in the United Kingdom
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers for travel professionals, marks six years of trading in April 2022 and reports strong growth in the United Kingdom.
RateHawk launches new tech-driven means of paying for bookings
RateHawk.com, an online system for booking hotels, air tickets and transfers for travel professionals, has launched new payment means: RateHawk’s partners can now pay for travel services with the client’s card while booking, or remotely by sending the client a payment link. The new solutions will help agents to significantly improve both their customer service and payment flow, while ensuring that business is carried out safely in any epidemiological environment.
RateHawk expands collaboration possibilities and launches affiliate tools
RateHawk.com, an online service for booking hotels, flight tickets, and transfers for travel professionals, has developed a new tool: now it is possible to collaborate with RateHawk via new affiliate model, within which RateHawk partners will be able to sell hotels using their own online resources and receive additional income.
RateHawk launches sale of budget airline tickets
RateHawk.com, an online booking system for travel industry professionals providing hotels, air tickets and other tourist services, continues to develop its airline offerings first launched earlier this year: the platform has now connected over 150 budget airlines, including EasyJet, Delta Air Lines, Ryanair, Tui Airlines, Vueling Airlines, Wizz Air and many others. System users may now book flights of both traditional airlines and low cost carriers – the functionality is already available in their online accounts.
RateHawk to host panel discussion with leaders of the travel industry
Online hotels and air tickets booking service for travel professionals RateHawk.com will host a panel discussion for travel agencies entitled Travel Business in 2021: Growth Strategy and Adaption to the New Reality. The session is timed to mark the fifth anniversary of RateHawk’s foundation and will be held online on 27 April at 09.00 CET.
RateHawk launches the sale of transfers on its platform
Online hotels and air tickets booking service for travel professionals RateHawk.com has launched a new feature: the service’s partners can now book transfers for their tourists in over 100 countries directly. The new functionality is already available to registered users in their online accounts.
Emerging Travel Group signs partnership agreement with the Rotana chain of hotels
Emerging Travel Group, an international online travel group that operates in over 170 source markets with the brands RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Ostrovok, has signed a partnership agreement with Rotana, a leading hotel management company with presence in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Turkey.
RateHawk launches air ticket sales
Online hotel booking service for travel professionals RateHawk.com is launching the sale of air tickets on its platform: partners of the service – travel agents, corporate clients and travel professionals – can now book hotels, air tickets and other travel services in a single system. Air tickets may be purchased at promotional rates up until 28 February 2021.
RateHawk launches mobile app for travel agents
RateHawk.com, an online B2B tool for booking hotels and travel services, has developed a mobile app for British travel agents. The new technology will enable travel industry professionals to book hotels and manage operations from their smartphone. Corporate clients of the service may also use the app – its functionality enables them to fully organize business trips.
RateHawk presents a new partner registration form
Online hotel booking service for travel professionals RateHawk has simplified the signing up process for new partners by launching a new registration form.
RateHawk rebrands its website
Online hotel booking service for travel professionals RateHawk has rebranded its website – the changes impact the homepage, which now contains all the key information about the company and its services.
RateHawk.com delivers strong Q4 2019 results in the UK
RateHawk.com, an online B2B hotel booking tool for the travel industry, reported its commercial results for the fourth quarter, ending December 31, 2019, and provided its 2020 outlook.
Lev Leviev appointed Emerging Travel Group’s Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
Emerging Travel Group, an international online travel group thatoperates in over 100 source markets with the brands RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Ostrovok, has appointed global technology entrepreneur and Board Member Lev Leviev Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, effective December 9, 2019.

Emerging Travel Group to participate in World Travel Market London
Emerging Travel Group, the international online travel group that operates the RateHawk, ZenHotels and Ostrovok brands, will participate in World Travel Market in London on November 4 to 6. The Group will present its technologies and services to the expert community and travel professionals.
RateHawk.com launches in Greek, Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian
RateHawk.com, an online booking tool for travel professionals including travel agents and corporate travel bookers, has introduced a fully localized version to the Greek, Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian markets. The whole system – including search pages, hotel profiles, booking forms, booking confirmations, and transactional notifications – is now available in Greek, Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian.
Emerging Travel Group raises $10M in investments from a consortium of investors led by LVL1 Group
Emerging Travel Group (further – “the Company”), an international online travel group that operates in over 100 source markets with brands RateHawk, ZenHotels, and Ostrovok, has closed a $10M financing round led by technology entrepreneur Lev Leviev of LVL1 Group and the family office of Playrix co-founders, Igor and Dmitri Bukhman. The investment aims to accelerate the development and further international expansion of the Group.

RateHawk.com expands its team in Spain
RateHawk.com (Emerging Travel Group), an online booking tool for travel professionals including travel agents and corporate travel bookers, announces the expansion of its Spanish team – RateHawk has appointed Davide Amaro as a Senior Sales Manager in Spain and Portugal.
Emerging Travel Group in full view at the ITB Berlin Travel Exhibition
Emerging Travel Group, the company managing brands RateHawk, ZenHotels, Ostrovok, and B2B.Ostrovok, participated this year for the first time in the international travel exhibition ITB Berlin, which ran from 6 to 10 March.