Following the news of the DOJ’s decision to allow Expedia’s purchase of Orbitz Worldwide, members of the hotel industry are wary of what’s next, particularly when it comes to commissions. […]

An analysis of mobile travel bookings has underlined the rapid growth of business being done via handheld devices. While mobile overall accounts for 23% of travel bookings globally, up from […]

Numbers don’t lie. Currently, they’re saying hotel performance is on a major tear, hitting all-time highs in occupancy and RevPAR. As president and COO of research firm STR, Amanda Hite […]

A British competition watchdog has dropped an investigation into hotel booking rate discount, claiming a “restriction on administrative priority grounds”. The Competition and Markets Authority was handed the investigation in September […]

Expedia Inc’s $1.3 billion deal to take over Orbitz Worldwide has received approval from the US Justice Department, after intenser-than-usual scrutiny. The merger of content between the online travel agencies […]

Revenue management and marketing are ready for disruption. The same approach with the same tools, yielding the same results is no longer acceptable. This past year, I’ve met with executives […]

Milan is the most expensive European city this year based on the cost of its lodgings, according to a new survey byTravelMag.com, which compared hotel rates across 40 popular city […]

One year after revamping its accorhotels.cn Chinese-language website, and proving the power of the Chinese market, AccorHotels has seen a 53% increase in direct bookings revenue across its Asia Pacific […]

The competition regulator will consult with Australian hotel operators to help determine if “pricing parity” clauses imposed by online travel agents Expedia, Wotif and Booking.com are unfair. The beginning of […]

We continue our fall “back to the basics” refresher series on analytics for hoteliers. Last week, we reviewed the analytic methods that can be utilized by hoteliers. This week we […]