- Salesperson does not represent either party but handles the transaction only
- Middleman roles of facilitating search, contract, regulation and maintenance
- The brokers earned commissions each times a sales transaction is made
- Processing online sales transaction and generating fee each time a transaction is made
Hotels.com Commercial
HOTELS.COM
Hotels.com is a
website for booking hotel rooms online and by telephone. The company has 85
websites in 34 languages, and lists over 325,000 hotels in approximately 19,000
locations. Its Inventory includes hotels and B&Bs, and some condos and
other types of commercial lodging.
Hotels.com was established in 1991 as the Hotel Reservations
Network (HRN). In 2001 it became part of Expedia Inc. and in 2002 changed its
name to Hotels.com. Hotels.com is operated by Hotels.com LP, a limited
partnership located in Dallas,Texas, in the United States.
ETRADE.COM
E*Trade Financial Corporation is a U.S.-based financial
services company headquartered in New York. It is a holding company, the major
business of which is an online discount stock brokerage service for
self-directed investors.
Investors can buy and sell such securities as stocks, bonds,
options, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds via electronic trading
platforms or by phone. E-Trade Financial also provides investor-focused banking
products, primarily sweep deposits and savings products, to retail investors.
BOOKING.COM
Booking.com is an online booking website started as a small
start-up in Enschede in 1996, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and since 2005
owned and operated by United States based Priceline.
Booking.com offers online accommodation booking. It claims
to have over 540,000 properties globally under contract and that it deals with
more than 700,000 room nights reservations per day. In 2013, it accounted for
more than two thirds of Priceline's revenue. Booking.com is available in more
than 41 languages.