Cooperation is the Key for WD Travel and Centara Hotels & Resorts: WD Travel is Pleased to Announce it Will Distribute All Centara Hotels and Resorts to its Growing Number of B2B Partners Effective Immediately

WD Travel, Asia's first true web-based wholesale provider for FIT hotel bookings, supplying travel operators and travel organizers worldwide, is firmly committed to partnering with the top hotel brands across Asia.

Bangkok, Thailand, (PRWEB) July 26, 2007 -- WD Travel (http://wd-travel.com). Cooperation is the key for WD Travel and Centara Hotels & Resorts.

WD Travel is pleased to announce it will distribute all Centara Hotels and Resorts (http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/) to its growing number of B2B partners effective immediately. This increased cooperation between the two companies is the result of a growing trade partnership.

"Previously we were only offering a limited number of Centara properties in Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The demand for these properties was quite good, so we approached Centara to add all of their properties and they responded positively," states Heiko Wilms, CEO of WD Travel (http://wd-travel.com/about/index.php), based in Bangkok. Mr. Wilms has been involved in the travel distribution industry since 1996. "We have had success partnering with the top hotel brands in Asia, and will continue to do so in the near future."

Centara Hotels and Resorts is the newly re-branded name for the well known Central Hotels & Resorts Group. The move was done to reinforce Centara's positioning as a luxury hotel and resort brand, particularly to European tourists who primarily come to Thailand to enjoy the beach destinations.

Chris Bailey, VP Sales and Marketing for Centara Hotels and Resorts, adds, "It is however more than just a simple re-branding exercise. By categorizing our hotels into sub-brands for five-star and four-star properties as well as for villas, we definitely anchor our group into the upper-market segment."

All 13 of Centara's properties will be available on WD Travel's TravelWorks, B2B platform available exclusively for Travel Agents. This includes the Centara Grand at Central World Bangkok, which is scheduled to open in late 2007.

About Centara Hotels & Resorts

Centara is one of the most established and well known hotel brands in Thailand. To learn more please visit Centara Hotels and Resorts (http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/).

About WD Travel

WD Travel, Asia's first true web based wholesale provider for FIT hotel bookings, supplying travel operators and travel organizers worldwide, has its offices in Bangkok, Thailand. For more information, visit WD Travel (http://wd-travel.com) or go to the WD Travel About pages (http://wd-travel.com/about/index.php).

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