News

• Successful opening - Kick-Off Meeting "Rate Quotation 2011"
• Virtual both - FCm Expo
• New ratefinding.com presence – web design and purchasing application undergo complete revision
• Lufthansa – two new programmes planned for 2010
• Deutsche Bahn – new Deutsche Bahn MICE Programme off to a successful start in 2009
• Bayer Group – a new ratefinding.com customer since autumn 2008
• Lufthansa – a new ratefinding.com customer since autumn 2008
• Deutsche Post DHL – use of ratefinding.com extended to include rates negotiations for the field of MICE

 

Successful opening - Kick-Off Meeting "Rate Quotation 2011"

Frankfurt, July 2010 - 140 partners from the hospitality industry, 19 Travel Managers and 18 DERTOUR employees - Despite summer holidays and heat wave more participants than ever joined the Kick-Off Meeting for the Corporate/Customized Programmes in Frankfurt.

Even this year the established event formed the beginning of the hotel purchase for 2011. DERTOUR and 11 business customers introduced  themselves and the important amendments in the rate quotation process for 2011. Between Plenum and Workshops the paricipants, of course, had the chance for a sincere exchange of thoughts. And to thank for the great cooperation in the past turbulent year DERTOUR raffled travel vouchers to the satisfied audience.

 

Virtual both - FCm Expo

Frankfurt, September 2009 - Ratefinding is represented with its own both on the new virtual exhibition of FCm Travel Solutions.

 

At the FCm Expo the expert for business travel FCm Travel Solutions offers the first multimedia online exhibition in the business travel sector. Besides the possibility of accessing information, visitors are invited to join live presentations and workshops and to get in touch with various exhibitors.

Advantages in comparison with real exhibitions:

• there are no traveling expenses or costs for access
• the fair is opened day and night, throughout the whole year

At the exhibition stand of ratefinding.com and DERhotel.com visitors can not only get important information about the range of services in the sector of customized hotel programmes, but also socialize with the exhibitor. Moreover the main issues of the entire value-added chain from hotel procurement to hotel sales are illustrated in monthly web-conventions.

Visit us on the FCm Expo

 

New ratefinding.com presence – web design and purchasing application undergo complete revision

Frankfurt, June 2009 - A redesigned procurement application for 2010 hotel purchasing has been available on ratefinding.com since 1 June 2009, and the Internet presence itself has also undergone a revamp.

The Corporate Hotel Programmes Department at DERTOUR has taken the decision to update its procurement tool ratefinding.com in order to fulfil the requirements our customers have and in order to structure the rate finding process in an even more user-friendly and easily comprehensible manner. The new technology adds a number of areas of new functionality as well as making the procurement process self-evident for hotels and travel managers. Jochen Rathei, Director of the Corporate Hotel Programmes Department, expresses the following view. “The individual service we provide to our customers is just as essential as the ongoing further development of our ratefinding.com platform. Another aim in relaunching the procurement portal is to highlight our innovative strength and leading position on the German market to potential new customers.”

 

Lufthansa – two new programmes planned for 2010

Lufthansa Seminar Programme and Lufthansa Layover Programme

Frankfurt, May 2009 - In the wake of the successful conclusion of 2009 hotel procurement using ratefinding.com, Lufthansa has taken the decision to extend the use of the online purchasing tool to two further programmes.

For the 2010 procurement season, deployment of ratefinding.com will be expanded beyond its present application to the Lufthansa Hotel Programme to include the Lufthansa Layover Programme and the Lufthansa Seminar Programme. The aim of the Lufthansa Layover Programme is to process hotel rates for overnight stays by Lufthansa and customers. The planned Lufthansa Seminar Programme is directed at specialist conference hotels located in Germany.

 

Deutsche Bahn – new Deutsche Bahn MICE Programme off to a successful start in 2009

Frankfurt, February 2009 - The successful cooperation agreement which has been in place between Deutsche Bahn and DERTOUR since 2006 underwent further expansion in 2008 when it was determined that ratefinding.com would also be used to conduct contract negotiations for the Deutsche Bahn MICE Programme (Meeting, Incentive, Congress and Event) for the 2009 procurement season. Staff from the company booking accommodation within this programme currently enjoy a choice of over 300 hotels in Germany.

The Deutsche Bahn AG was founded in 1994 and conducts global operations across 130 countries, making it one of the world’s leading mobility and logistics companies.

 

Bayer Group – a new ratefinding.com customer since autumn 2008

Frankfurt, January 2009 - Bayer AG, a company which operates on a worldwide basis in the fields of health, nutrition and high-quality materials, has taken the decision to process its 2009 international hotel procurement via ratefinding.com.

The Bayer AG Group has been acting in conjunction with the Corporate Hotel Programmes Department at DERTOUR to use ratefinding.com for the 2009 rate finding process. The company has also decided that DERTOUR’s ratefinding.com online procurement tool will also be used for hotel purchasing in 2010 and 2011. The online negotiations conducted for 2009 resulted in the conclusion of agreements with in excess of 1,900 hotels.

 

Lufthansa – a new ratefinding.com customer since autumn 2008

Frankfurt, Dezember 2008 - 2009 hotel procurement for our new customer Lufthansa was brought to a satisfactory conclusion, resulting in a final hotel portfolio of 150 hotels worldwide.

Lufthansa‘s decision to enter into cooperation with DERTOUR by using ratefinding.com to manage procurement for the 2009 hotel programme was taken in the autumn of 2008. The company will also be working in conjunction with the Corporate Hotel Programmes Department at DERTOUR and using ratefinding.com to conduct the forthcoming hotel procurement for the 2010 hotel programme.

 

Deutsche Post DHL – use of ratefinding.com extended to include rates negotiations for the field of MICE

Frankfurt, September 2008 - The successful cooperation agreement which has been in place between Deutsche Post DHL and DERTOUR since 2006 underwent further expansion in the spring of 2008 when it was determined that ratefinding.com would also be used to conduct contract negotiations for the Deutsche Post DHL MICE Programme (Meeting, Incentive, Congress and Event) with effect from May 2008.

Deutsche Post DHL employs around 500,000 staff in over 220 countries and territories, making it one of the largest employers in the world.