Hotel.de AG
HOTEL DE GmbH is a company headquartered in Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany, which runs Internet platforms for booking hotels. It was founded in 2001 and was listed in the General Standard from 2006 to 2011 and in the Entry Standard during 2012/2013 at Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In 2013 hotel.de was delisted after a squeeze out by HRS, which holds a majority since 2011. Together the former competitors are reaching roughly two-thirds market share.
Products
First the company offered its services exclusively for German language area under that to domain hotel.de. In 2006 began the expansion abroad. Two years later, the international offers in the UK, France, Spain and Italy have been grouped under hotel.info. For reservations hotel.de AG receives a commission, which varies on the basis different criteria. There are also apps for iOS and Android driven smartphones.
Awards
2006 hotel.de earned the German Founder's prize of initiative StartUp in the category newcomer, in the following year the prize "Bavaria's best 50" of the Bavarian State Ministry for economics for "special strength of growth". Since 2009 hotel.de was multiple elected as "website of the year" in the category leisure and travel. In 2011 the business magazine "Der Handel" awarded the iPhone app of hotel.de with the "e-Star Online Excellence Award", in 2012 the Android app with the "MobileTech Award".