04.04.2011 - Singapore

ZUJI and Tourism Authority of Thailand signs first regional partnership

SINGAPORE, 4 April 2011 – ZUJI, the region’s leading online travel agency, announced its commitment to support Thailand through a regional partnership with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). A relationship that began in 2009 with ZUJI Singapore, ZUJI is now expanding its attractive offers for intra-Asia leisure travelers across all its sites in the Asia Pacific region.

“We are saddened by the news of the damages experienced in Southern Thailand due to severe flooding and mudslides. The patience and resilience of the Thai people in these challenging times are admirable. Thailand remains the premier destination for intra-Asia leisure travel and we are proud to work with TAT to deliver an exciting and enriching experience to our customers,” said Phang Shueh Chyan, Director of Marketing ZUJI Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

Thailand’s tourism sector has been on a strong growth path since mid-2010 and ZUJI will lend its full support to sustain the trend, which yielded 1.8 million tourist arrivals and helped buoy hotel occupancy in February.

“Bangkok is consistently a preferred leisure destination across our websites in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India, and has seen a strong 50 percent year-on-year volume increase in 2010. The partnership is especially timely with the Thai Song Kran holiday around the corner,” Phang added.

To launch this partnership, ZUJI Asia Pacific sites will run hotel promotions specially featuring Bangkok as a key destination throughout April in the lead up to the popular Song Kran festival from 13-15 April.

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About ZUJI

In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and again in 2009, ZUJI® was recognised as Asia Pacific’s ‘Best Online Travel Agent’, as awarded by TTG travel magazines in Asia Pacific. ZUJI was also awarded as the ‘Best Online Travel Agency’ in 2007 by the Travel Weekly (Asia) Industry Awards. ‘Condé Nast Traveler’ magazine (March 08, US-edition) announced ZUJI as the ‘best travel web site for flights in Asia’. ZUJI was conferred the "Asia's Best Brand" by the first ever CMO Asia Awards 2010.

ZUJI gives travellers in Asia Pacific online access to real-time travel bookings for thousands of hotels and hundreds of airlines, as well as bringing cruises, car hire, attraction bookings, package tours and other inspirational travel offers, products and tools online.

Each ZUJI site is unique. ZUJI has teams and operates travel websites in: Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand (‘Travelocity New Zealand), and India (‘Travelocity India’ and Travel Guru), as well as many ‘Travel Partner Network’ sites throughout Asia Pacific.

ZUJI is owned by Travelocity®, an international leader in online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation, a world leader in travel commerce.