25 April, 2012 Hotelbeds, the international accommodation wholesaler, took its place on the walk of fame last night and celebrated its 10 years of success with hotel suppliers at an exclusive event held at The Standard in Downtown LA.

Over 200 of its US hotel suppliers including Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Highgate Holdings and Hilton Hotels & Resorts attended the ‘LA Confidential’ themed event which was supported by a star studded guest list with appearances from Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. 

Hotelbeds is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a campaign called 10 Years, 10 Causes where its 6,000 colleagues worldwide support the less fortunate through fundraising activities and initiatives in their local communities.  Project Angel Food, an LA charity that provides free meals to men, women and children affected by HIV / AIDS, cancer and other life threatening illnesses was selected by the Hotelbeds team to be the beneficiary of the event.  

Carlos Muñoz, Managing Director, Hotelbeds commented: “Hotelbeds has achieved phenomenal success since it was established 10 years ago, both internationally and, in the last 8 years, in the US. We are extremely proud of our achievements to date. This has only been possible because of the excellent relationships our teams have with our suppliers.”

The next supplier event for Hotelbeds will be its 4th annual Americas Workshop in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from 21-25 May 2012. The 2012 Americas Workshop will bring together over 300 of its customers and suppliers from 21 markets including Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and throughout South and Central America. For further details on the 2012 workshop visit: www.americasworkshop.com 

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About Hotelbeds

Hotelbeds (www.hotelbeds.com) is a global hotel distribution partner with an online accommodation database of over 45,000 hotels from over 1500 hotel chains and independent hotels in 147 countries.

For the year ended 30 September 2011, Hotelbeds sold over 14 million roomnights and outperformed the market with 24% growth in total transaction values (TTV) to $1.6 billion euros. Hotelbeds was founded in Spain in 2001 following the acquisition of Barceló Travel Division by First Choice PLC in 2000. When TUI Tourism and First Choice Holidays PLC merged in 2007, Hotelbeds became part of the Accommodation & Destinations Sector of TUI Travel PLC, the international leisure travel company. Hotelbeds has 132 offices in 38 countries and employs over 6000 people.

About Project Angel Food

Project Angel Food’s mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS, Cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Volunteers and staff cook and deliver free and nutritious meals prepared with love throughout Los Angeles County, acting out of a sense of urgency because hunger and illness do not wait, providing 13,000 free meals every week to people in need. Annually serving more than 2,200 men, women and children in need of life-saving nutrition, Project Angel Food will deliver its 8 millionth meal in May 2012 since being created in 1989, for Life, for Love, for as long as it takes. 

For further information on Hotelbeds and photography from the event please contact:

Michelle Jeffery

Corporate Communications Director, Accommodation & Destinations Sector, TUI Travel PLC

media@hotelbeds.com / +34 971624 495

For more information on Project Angel Food visit www.projectangelfood.org , email dev@angelfood.org or call 323.845.1800.