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Agoda.com
Type of site	Booking service
Owner	Priceline.com
URL	Agoda.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	1998
Current status	Online

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Agoda.com is an Online Travel Agency (OTA) that specializes in hotels, especially those in Asia. It is headquartered in Singapore, with major operations in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong and Budapest, with additional support offices in major cities across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.

History

The company was founded in the late 1990s in Phuket (city), Thailand under the name PlanetHoliday.com with the idea to tap into the then-burgeoning growth of internet search engines to provide consumers with hotel and travel information. In 2003 PrecisionReservations.com was added as a partner, and in 2005 both companies were combined under Agoda Company Pte. Ltd, registered in Singapore.

Acquisition

In November 2007, the company was acquired by Priceline.com (Nasdaq:PCLN), becoming the third international acquisition for the world’s largest online retailer of hotel rooms.^[1] As of mid-2013, the company offers access to more than 285,000 hotels with over 1,200 employees worldwide representing over 20 countries. Its website is available in 38 languages including Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Korean and Thai.

Operation

Agoda.com guarantees the lowest price on hotel rooms, and will match or beat the price if a customer proves they can find the same room elsewhere at a lower price. The site also has nearly 5 million customer reviews which are unedited. Customer service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in 17 languages via email or telephone.

Agoda.com also has mobile apps for both iOS^[2] and Android^[3] platforms, which offer the full functionality of the website.

Awards

Agoda.com won the Best Accommodation Site category in the Travelmole Web Awards Asia for 2008 and 2012.^[4]

Membership in Organizations

Agoda.com has been a member of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) since 2006.

Footnotes

External links

[1] ttp://www.reuters.com/article/2007/11/08/idUSIN20071108160105PCLN20071108

[2] ttp://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/agoda.com-makes-mobile-booking-even-easier-with-its-app-for-ipad/

[3] ttp://www.sfgate.com/business/article/agoda-com-Launches-Android-App-For-Easy-Mobile-2307541.php

[4] ttp://www.travelmole.com/awards.php?cmd=loadp&program_select=5&c=setreg&region=4

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-'''Agoda''' is an internet company which provides [[online hotel reservations]] services for properties focused primarily in the [[Asia Pacific]] Region,<ref>{{cite news
+|name            = Agoda.com
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+|logo            =
-| title = Priceline acquires Asian online hotel reservation service Agoda|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> with offices in    [[Singapore]], [[Bangkok]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Phuket (city)|Phuket]], [[Bali]], [[Sydney]], [[Tokyo]], [[Seoul]], [[Beijing]], [[Shanghai]], and [[Manila]].
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+|owner           = [[Priceline.com]]
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+'''Agoda.com''' is an Online Travel Agency (OTA) that specializes in hotels, especially those in Asia. It is headquartered in [[Singapore]], with major operations in [[Bangkok]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Tokyo]], [[Sydney]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Budapest]], with additional support offices in major cities across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.
 ==History==
-The company was founded by Michael Kenny in the late 1990s under the name PlanetHoliday.com.  The initial concept was to use the burgeoning power of search engines to fill a perceived void of [[hotel]] and travel information.  PlanetHoliday was one of the first hotel reservation websites in an industry which has subsequently grown into a multi-billion dollar business.
+The company was founded in the late 1990s in [[Phuket (city)]], Thailand under the name PlanetHoliday.com with the idea to tap into the then-burgeoning growth of internet [[search engines]] to provide consumers with hotel and travel information. In 2003 PrecisionReservations.com was added as a partner, and in 2005 both companies were combined under Agoda Company Pte. Ltd, registered in [[Singapore]].
-Kenny, from Long Island, [[New York]], migrated to [[Thailand]] in the early 90s and set up the website with a small operation on the island of Phuket.<ref>{{cite news
-| url = http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/11385
-| title = Michael Kenny ’89 Heads Travel Company in Thailand|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref>
-In 2002, operations moved from [[Phuket city|Phuket]] to Bangkok and in 2003 PrecisionReservations.com was added as a partner website designed to sell reservations through affiliate websites.  Later in 2005 PlanetHoliday.com and PrecisionReservations.com were combined under Agoda Company Pte. Ltd.
 ==Acquisition==
+In November 2007, the company was acquired by [[Priceline.com]] (Nasdaq:PCLN), becoming the third international acquisition for the world’s largest online retailer of hotel rooms.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/11/08/idUSIN20071108160105PCLN20071108</ref> As of mid-2013, the company offers access to more than 285,000 hotels with over 1,200 employees worldwide representing over 20 countries. Its website is available in 38 languages including Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Korean and Thai.
-In November 2007, Agoda Company was acquired by [[Priceline.com]] (NASDAQ: PCLN), becoming their third international acquisition.<ref>{{cite news
-| url = http://www.reuters.com/article/inPlayBriefing/idUSIN20071108160105PCLN20071108
+==Operation==
-| title = Agoda acquisition by Priceline|accessdate=2008-08-06 | work=Reuters | date=2007-11-08}}</ref> It now has approximately 600 employees and offers users search availability services in 37 languages including Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Korean and Thai.
+Agoda.com guarantees the lowest price on hotel rooms, and will match or beat the price if a customer proves they can find the same room elsewhere at a lower price. The site also has nearly 5 million customer reviews which are unedited. Customer service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in 17 languages via email or telephone.
+Agoda.com also has mobile apps for both iOS<ref>http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/agoda.com-makes-mobile-booking-even-easier-with-its-app-for-ipad/</ref> and Android<ref>http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/agoda-com-Launches-Android-App-For-Easy-Mobile-2307541.php</ref> platforms, which offer the full functionality of the website.
 ==Awards==
-Agoda has won the Best accommodation site category in the Travelmole Web Awards Asia 2008.<ref>{{cite news
+Agoda.com won the Best Accommodation Site category in the Travelmole Web Awards Asia for 2008 and 2012.<ref>http://www.travelmole.com/awards.php?cmd=loadp&program_select=5&c=setreg&region=4</ref>
-| url = http://www.travelmole.com/webawards_asia2008.php
+==Membership in Organizations==
-| title = Travelmole 2008 Web Awards|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref>
+Agoda.com has been a member of PATA ([[Pacific Asia Travel Association]]) since 2006.
 ==Footnotes==
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 * [http://www.priceline.com Priceline's official website]
 * [http://www.travelmole.com Travelmole's official website]
+* [http://www.hotels-in-vietnam.com Online Hotel Booking's official website]
+* [http://reviews.gethuman.com/ratings/Agoda/ Independent Customer Rating about Agoda]
 [[Category:Travel and holiday companies]]