SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March, 2007
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No ..X..
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR ANNOUNCES FIVE YEAR HOTEL PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPEDIA
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (Thursday, 22nd March) named
Expedia Private Label as the exclusive partner to provide hotel accommodation
for its passengers on www.ryanair.com.
Thanks to this new five year deal, Ryanair's 50 million passengers will enjoy a
choice of more than 20,000 hotels across Europe, ranging from basic budget to
five-star luxury, available at each of Ryanair's 130 destinations. Bookings can
be made easily and conveniently on www.ryanair.com. Beginning in 2008,
tailor-made hotel deals will be incorporated into the flight booking process.
To celebrate this new partnership, three special offers are available
immediately:
-Book a hotel in the next day and receive a GBP30-off voucher for a minimum
spend of GBP300, or a GBP50-off voucher for bookings over GBP500. This offer
will run until midnight tomorrow so passengers should log on to
www.ryanair.com today to grab the best bargains.
-Free flights, cheap nights sale: one million free* flights are available
for customers who book a hotel before midnight Thursday 29th March.
-Expedia is offering three nights for the price of two on many hotels in
Ryanair destinations.
Passengers should visit www.ryanair.com to book, and for the terms and
conditions which apply to these offers.
Announcing this new partnership, Ryanair's deputy CEO, Michael Cawley said:
"We are delighted to select Expedia as the exclusive partner for
ryanairhotels.com. This is a win-win for Ryanair, Expedia and most importantly
our customers. Passengers will enjoy significantly improved choice and fantastic
hotel deals from the world's largest online hotel vendor on Ryanair.com, Expedia
will grow alongside Europe's fastest growing airline, while the additional
business will contribute to offering the lowest fares as Ryanair grows to 84
million passengers per annum in 2012."
David Roche, senior vice president of Expedia Private Label, said:
"Adding easy access through the Ryanair site to our unrivalled hotel stock will
mean that passengers can book their accommodation simply and quickly, knowing
that they can choose exactly where they want to stay at the best available rate.
These special introductory offers, and others we have planned, will make the
product even more attractive.
"This is an important business win for us," he added, "and we are very pleased
to be working with Ryanair. This agreement recognises our expertise in providing
private label services to companies wishing to offer their customers high
quality travel products without the need for upfront investment. We have a
proven track record in delivering ancillary revenue earnings growth for our
clients and we look forward to working with Ryanair for the long-term."
* Taxes and charges excluded - subject to availability and a reservation on
www.ryanairhotels.com
ABOUT RYANAIR
Ryanair is Europe's largest low fares airline with 19 bases and 455 low fare
routes across 25 countries. By the end of March 2007 Ryanair will operate an
entire fleet of 134 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with firm orders for a further
117 new aircraft (net of planned disposals), which will be delivered over the
next 5 years. Ryanair currently employs a team of 4,200 people and expects to
carry approximately 50 million scheduled passengers in the current year.
Ends. Thursday, 22nd March 2007
For further information on Ryanair please contact:
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
+353 1 8121 228 +353 1 4980300
ABOUT EXPEDIA
Expedia Private Label, part of Expedia Inc, provides full-service travel
products to more than 8,000 private label partners globally, including many of
Europe's pre-eminent airlines, top train companies, portals and market-leading
online travel agencies including Eurostar, Alitalia, Swiss Air Lines, Virgin
Express, Icelandair and Formula 1. Expedia's Private Label platform allows these
partners to distribute Expedia's highly competitive travel products, and benefit
from Expedia's robust technology, unrivalled supply quality, and leading
merchandising tools. Expedia Private Label offers hotels, dynamic packages, car
hire, flights, insurance and destination services to partners in more than 20
EMEA markets
Expedia, Inc. is the world's leading online travel company, empowering business
and leisure travellers with the tools and information they need to easily
research, plan, book, and experience travel. Expedia, Inc.'s companies operate
internationally with sites throughout EMEA, including the United Kingdom,
Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Scandinavia, Canada, Australia
and Japan, as well as China, through its investment in eLong(TM) Expedia, Inc.'s
portfolio of brands include: Expedia.com(R), hotels.com(R), Hotwire(R),
Expedia(R) Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor(TM)and Classic Vacations(R).
For more information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/ .
For further information on Expedia Private Label please contact:
Lizann Peppard, Expedia Private Label Jess Cross, Seventy Seven PR
+44 (0)207 019 2016 +44 (0)207 492 0911
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Date: 22 March, 2007
By:___/s/ James Callaghan____
James Callaghan
Company Secretary & Finance Director