LAS VEGAS, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Roomlia, the next-generation mobile hotel booking app created by former Expedia executives Michael Reichartz and Jim Ferguson which launched to critical praise on iOS in August, is now available for download on Android. With this announcement the roomlia app is now available to 94% of US smartphone users.
Designed by hospitality and digital experts who are both passionate about travel and knowledgeable about the hotel industry, roomlia launches on Android with multiple market first features designed to make the hotel booking experience simple. Roomlia is poised to become the premier mobile solution for hotel reservations and change the way we shop for and book hotels.
In addition to launching on Android, roomlia is also announcing availability in new markets including: New Orleans, Seattle, Silicon Valley and Reno-Lake Tahoe.
Available for download, roomlia offers:
Roomlia's user experience is designed and specifically optimized for mobile. Co-founders Michael Reichartz and Jim Ferguson were early digital booking innovators at Expedia (EXPE) and were responsible for building one of the most successful sales teams in the travel industry – growing Expedia's hotel revenues more than 4000%. Together, they have designed roomlia to offer an unprecedented mobile experience by directly collaborating with hospitality partners, giving users the ability to stay at the top hotels at the best available rates.
"Our goal is to deliver the best mobile hotel booking experience for travelers and the easiest reservations channel for hotel revenue managers, and we believe we have achieved this with roomlia," says co-founder Michael Reichartz.
Roomlia launched in the U.S. and is expanding to other markets at a quick clip. The app is currently available in major U.S. Markets including: New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, and San Francisco. In addition to the new cities announced today, expansion to Boston, Washington, D.C, Phoenix and Scottsdale are planned for the coming weeks.
About roomlia | Roomlia is a streamlined, design-driven mobile app for instant hotel booking founded in 2013 by Michael Reichartz and Jim Ferguson, formerly of Expedia. roomlia is the first app of its kind to launch with connectivity, ensuring a seamless experience for both travelers and hospitality partners. Roomlia is currently available in leading U.S. destinations including New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami and Orlando, with new hotels and cities added daily. www.roomlia.com
About Remark Media | Remark Media, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARK) is a global media company that owns and operates a portfolio of assets focused on the 18-to-34-year-old demographic (otherwise known as "The Millennials" or "Gen Y") across a variety of lifestyle verticals. These include fashion, sports, travel, entertainment, health and wellness, personal finance, and informational know-how.
Remark Media's assets presently include: (i) Bikini.com, an aspirational lifestyle and e-commerce destination for the beach globetrotter; (ii) Roomlia, a mobile hotel-booking app that provides a superior user travel experience while balancing the needs of hotel owners; (iii) HowStuffWorks China and Brazil, locally known as BoWenWang and Comotudofunciona, respectively; (iv) PPTV Boxing, the first-ever digital boxing channel in China launched in partnership with PPTV, China's largest leading online TV service; and (v) Banks.com, U.S. Tax Center at www.irs.com, FileLater.com, and TaxExtension.com, a suite of digital sites focused on personal finance. Additionally, Remark Media is a founding partner and equity owner of Sharecare, Inc. Created by Jeff Arnold, founder of WebMD, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, in partnership with Harpo Productions, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications, Sharecare is a highly searchable social healthcare platform organizing and answering the questions of health. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas with operations in Beijing and São Paulo. Remark Media is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker MARK.
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