Yalago: Hotel bookings across the USA increase by 20% in 2024

Dubai, UAE, 2^nd May 2024: Yalago, part of the Emirates Group and one of the world’s fastest-growing leisure accommodation wholesale specialists, has announced a record high in hotel bookings with global travellers across the United States of America (USA) in Q1 2024, since the inception of the company in 2017.

Yalago’s team sources exclusive, leading rates for hotels across the world, offering significant savings for trade partners and travellers. In comparison to Q1 2023 levels, hotel bookings through Yalago across the USA have grown 20% year-on-year in this time period in 2024.

Overall, Yalago’s highest number of hotel bookings in 2024 so far have been made across the UAE, Thailand, and USA, respectively. Now ranking in third place globally, the largest source markets for travel to the USA include the UK, USA – with domestic travel remaining strong, and Latin America, respectively.

Yalago’s team based in the USA is set to showcase its latest, global hotel inventory for the travel market at this week’s major trade event, IPW Los Angeles, 3-7 May 2024.

Mikael Hellstrom, Vice President of Sales – Americas at Yalago, commented: “Through Yalago, USA-based travellers can explore more of the world, at more affordable rates. As this source market grows for us and our partners, with more people travelling from the USA, the top five most-booked destinations in 2024 include the UAE, USA, Greece, Italy, and the Maldives.

“For 2024 we have more-than-doubled the number of directly contracted hotels through preferred partnership agreements throughout the Americas and Caribbean. As this region grows in popularity with inbound travellers, we are extending the reach of its accommodation options to a wider global audience. Orlando remains the most popular destination for our travellers to the USA, whilst the fastest growing destinations are in the West, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.”

Yalago aims to grow its hotel portfolio with a more extensive range across the Americas, in particular the USA, and across Latin America. This will extend the reach of these properties to a wider global audience, and support travellers from this region in exploring more of the world, at more affordable rates.

Its established team in the US market is also focused on growth, to support an increase in direct contracting volumes. Already connected to prominent travel platforms across the country, the Yalago team aims to expand this further, maintaining a focus on quality product.

Areas in focus for sales for USA-based hotel rates include Yalago’s base, the UAE, particularly as flight routes and connections continue to grow from Dubai with Emirates.

To find out more, access www.yalago.com, email sales.support@yalago.com or visit the Yalago team at IPW Los Angeles, 3-7 May 2024 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.