Booking.com's Orlando Based Call Center Announces Major Local Expansion, Including New Employment Opportunities

Grand Rapids, MI -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/30/2013 -- Booking.com, an online hotel reservation company committed to providing business and leisure travelers with cost effective options, recently announced their Orlando location’s 2013 expansion plans which include the addition of an expected 200 new jobs.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, the current unemployment rate in Orlando as of January 2013 is 7.5%. In this challenging economic climate, Booking.com’s expansion announcement is certainly good news for local residents seeking employment opportunities.

Booking.com’s Orlando call center, which was recently established in 2012, has shown rapid growth, with nearly 100 positions filled over the past year. The local call center has recently announced plans to add 200 additional staff members during the 2013 calendar year. Approximately 30 positions are currently available, with another 30 positions to open in February.

According to Site Director Cindy Elenbaas, most of these new positions are customer service focused, involving communicating via email and telephone with customers facing travel booking challenges. But, additional opportunities for supervisory, quality assurance and administrative roles will also become available throughout this calendar year.

Interested candidates should possess a strong command of the English language as well as typing skills to be considered for hire. Bilingual candidates are also welcome, particularly individuals who speak one or more of the following languages:

- Chinese
- Portuguese
- German
- Russian
- Arabic
- Danish
- Dutch
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Italian
- Slovak
- Japanese

Interested candidates should submit their applications on the Booking.com career page, located at http://bookingusjobs.com.

For more information about Booking.com, visit http://Booking.com.

About Booking.com
Booking.com B.V., part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), owns and operates Booking.com™, the global leader in booking accommodations online. Each day, over 400,000 room nights are reserved on Booking.com, and the website attracts over 30 million unique visitors each month from both the leisure and business sectors worldwide.