A new hotel price comparison offers consumers the option of using an experienced travel agent to make their booking.
Hotelly.com, which boasts On Holiday Group chief executive Steve Endacott and former Teletext Holidays managing director Matt Cheevers as non-executive chairman and non-executive director respectively, allows consumers to compare holidays by price and user comments, and claims to already have more than 10 million user reviews, videos, maps and hotel brochures.
In a first for comparison sites, consumers can choose to speak to a travel agent over the phone before making their booking, read about the travel agent’s company and view videos of them. The agents are then ranked by user reviews.
Hotelly.com commercial director Vishal Jain said: “Hotelly.com has been designed completely with the consumer in mind at every stage. It’s essentially a one-stop shop that is not only easy to use, but is a trusted source through its straightforward pricing and exceptional content.
“It’s the first site of its kind that truly empowers the consumer and values their opinion over traditional benchmarks such as star ratings.”
Hotelly.com is a finalist in the upcoming Travolution Awards, which will take place on September 29.