| 词条 | Room Key |
| 释义 |
| name = Room Key | logo = | caption = | type = Private | industry = Hospitality | founder = John Davis | foundation = Dallas, Texas ({{Start date|2012}}) | key_people = Steve Sickel, CEO | services = Hotel Reservation metasearch engine | owner = InterContinental Hotels Group Hilton Worldwide Hyatt Hotels Corporation Marriott International Choice Hotels International Wyndham Worldwide }}Room Key is a hotel metasearch engine launched in January 2012.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Room Key is a joint venture founded by Choice Hotels International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, and Wyndham Worldwide or their respective affiliates.[1][2][4][5][6][7] {{As of|January 2017}}, there were over 45,000 hotels listed on Room Key, in 150 countries and including 60 brands.[8] Room Key's founder, John Davis, previously founded Pegasus Solutions, the first hotel distribution switch technology which streamlined global distribution systems and Internet connectivity for hotels worldwide.[9] The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.[7] Its interim CEO is Steve Sickel.[10][11][12] HistoryRoom Key’s history traces to 2010 with talks between hoteliers.[13] In 2011, Room Key acquired hotelicopter, a Charlottesville, VA-based firm, and its technology platform, which provided the technology foundation for Roomkey.com.[14] Room Key launched its beta site and added Best Western International as its first commercial partner in January 2012.[2][6][15][16] In March 2012, Room Key launched international websites in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.[17] Room Key added Preferred Hotel Group as a commercial partner in March 2012 and WorldHotels in April 2012.[18][19] Room Key exited beta and fully launched in May 2012.[20] In September 2012, Room Key added La Quinta Inns & Suites, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Leading Hotels of the World as commercial partners.[5] Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group was added as a commercial partner in November 2012. In September 2014, Davis stepped down as CEO of Room Key. Steve Sickel was named interim CEO.[21][22] OperationsRoom Key is owned by its founding partners: Choice Hotels International, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, and Wyndham Worldwide or their respective affiliates.[2][3] Along with its founding partners’ properties, Room Key’s website includes properties from commercial partners.[2][5][18] Commercial partners do not have an ownership stake in Room Key.[16] Room Key also has partnerships with several central reservation systems (CRS) including Sabre SynXis, Trust and TravelClick, which enable the listing of thousands of additional hotels on Room Key’s website.[10][23] When a Room Key user attempts to book a room with any of Room Key’s founding or commercial partners, the customer is directed to the partner’s site and books a room directly with the hotel.[24] Further reading
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