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SINGAPORE, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Demand for last minute travel searches for same day and next day overnight

hotel stays have increased compared to last year, according to global digital

travel platform Agoda.com, as it unveils its GoLocal Tonight (

https://agoda.onelink.me/1640755593?pid=url_sharing&c=wcGL20210125JP&af_dp=agoda%3A%2F%2Fcampaign%3Fname%3DwcGL20210125JP&site_id=1882027&af_siteid=1882027&af_sub5=1882027&is_retargeting=true&af_click_lookback=1d&name=1882027)

product across Asia Pacific. From today, travelers looking for spontaneous

last-minute travel, can benefit from even greater savings from Agoda's GoLocal

Tonight deals when they make a same day booking.

Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are the top three Asia Pacific markets to

embrace the thrill of the impromptu travel experience searching for same day

check-ins according to Agoda's search data. These markets are followed by

travelers from Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan, India, the Philippines, South Korea

and Singapore.

"There's a growing group of travelers choosing last-minute adventures – couch

dwellers who might make spontaneous decisions to either watch a show or book a

staycation for the thrill of it. GoLocal Tonight appeals to this new segment of

canny, impulse travelers who are looking out for and are incentivized by low

prices to take advantage of same day deals. It's a win-win for both partners

and travelers," Enric Casals, Regional Director, Agoda.

Thousands of hotel and accommodation providers across Asia Pacific have signed

up to offer travelers up to 30% additional discount off last minute

reservations. Whether travelers are looking for a solo city break, or to head

into the country or the beach with a group of friends, GoLocal Tonight has

amazing last minute deals.

Note to editors:

Search data was collected on February 10, 2021 for the period January 1, 2021

to January 31, 2021.

About Agoda

From its beginnings as an e-commerce start-up based in Singapore in 2005,

digital travel platform Agoda (http://www.agoda.com/) has grown to offer a

global network of over 2 million properties in more than 200 countries and

territories worldwide, offering travelers easy access to a wide choice of

luxury and budget hotels, apartments, homes and villas, to suit all budgets and

travel occasions. In 2019, Agoda added a flight product and packages to help

make travel even easier.

Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG)

and employs more than 4,000 staff in 28 countries. Agoda.com and the Agoda

mobile app are available in 39 languages.

For more information, please contact press@agoda.com

SOURCE Agoda

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