HotelsCombined.com Names Yury Glikin Director of Business Development

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Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:18am EDT

  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Apr 22 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
HotelsCombined.com -- the world's leading hotel search engine and price
aggregator -- proudly announces Yury Glikin as the new director of
business development. In this role, Yury will focus on building and
maintaining key strategic partnerships, leading business development
efforts and driving the distribution of the HotelsCombined.com platform
globally.

    "With his strong background in e-Commerce and business development, Yury
will be an integral part of our team as HotelsCombined.com continues to
strategically develop industry-leading business practices and
partnerships," said Michael Doubinski, general manager
HotelsCombined.com. 

    Yury's vast background in business development and e-Commerce began with
a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of New South Wales
followed by a master of commerce from the University of New England,
where he focused on the economics, legal implications and business ethics
of e-Commerce. Yury then went on to work at HotelClub.com (currently part
of the Orbitz Worldwide group) (NYSE: OWW), where he served as marketing
manager, senior international marketing manager and senior business
development manager. Most recently, Yury spent 3.5 years as business
development manager -- content and services, for ninemsn, Australia's
number one interactive media company, where he managed all the content
acquisition initiatives across the business.

    "I am excited to join such an experienced and dynamic team and look
forward to developing and growing the HotelsCombined business through
online partnerships with key global brands," said Yury. "As online travel
continues to grow, my goal will be to make HotelsCombined.com the default
choice for websites that require a world class hotel search and
comparison service," he added. 

    About HotelsCombined.com 

    HotelsCombined.com is the world's leading hotel search engine, with a
database of more than 200,000 hotels from 195 countries. The site
streamlines the largest amount of real-time international hotel deals
into one simple and efficient format, aggregating prices from prominent
online travel agents and hotel chains, including Hotels.com, Booking.com,
Expedia.com, LastMinute.com, Travelocity.com, Carlson Hotels, Hilton
Hotels Worldwide, Intercontinental Hotel Group and Choice Hotels. More
than 6.5 million monthly HotelsCombined.com users compare multiple hotels
simultaneously and then click directly to partner websites to make a
reservation. With no mark-up fees or additional booking fees,
HotelsCombined.com offers travelers a completely free and invaluable tool
for finding unbeatable hotel deals, whether they search directly through
www.HotelsCombined.com or through one of 15,000 affiliate partner
websites.

    

Media Contact
Vicki Byrne
Phone: +61 2 8011 4192
Mobile: +61 403 561 344
Email: Vicki@HotelsCombined.com
Website: http://www.HotelsCombined.com 

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