LONDON, Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Egencia®, the business travel company of the Expedia® group, is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Egencia Preferred Rates (EPR), a successful programme which also recently reached the 10,000 mark for participating hotels.

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The programme began in 2004 as a key part of the Egencia hotel offering which includes nearly 200,000 properties worldwide. The EPR programme allows Egencia to deliver hotels from the Expedia group network in a way that is customised for business travellers through a combination of special prices and value added perks.

"We created the Egencia Preferred Rates programme because many of our customers do not have the volume they need to negotiate rates with hotels in every city they visit. In fact, approximately 75% of our client base has no access to negotiated corporate rates," says Rob Greyber, president at Egencia. "For the last 10 years, we've built a solid programme that gives business travellers more of what they need while maximising savings for their companies. In addition, for those with their own preferred hotel rates in some areas, our programme provides value at properties that are out of scope or in outlying geographies."

Participating hotels are currently located in 3,200 cities worldwide. As hoteliers continue to look for ways to capture additional business travel demand, the programme is gaining momentum with new properties from both independent hotels and major chains.

EPR properties are accessible to Egencia customers from all online, mobile and off-line booking platforms and clearly flagged, making it easier for travellers to choose the value added services or savings they require. As part of the EPR programme, hotels offer loyalty points to Egencia customers as well as other business-centric amenities such as:

• free Wi-fi,
• free breakfast,
• flexible cancellation terms, and
• special discounted rates.

About Egencia
Egencia is a leading full-service travel management company delivering innovative business travel technology and expert local service to more than 10,000 clients in 64 countries around the world.  As part of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), one of the world's largest travel companies, Egencia provides forward-looking companies with the ability to drive compliance and cost savings in their travel programmes, while meeting the needs and requirements of the modern business traveller. For more information please visit us at www.egencia.co.uk or connect with us on Twitter @Egencia_UK.

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