Competing with others in today’s fast-paced business environment is hard—especially for hotel owners. With the introductions of the OTA’s independent hoteliers must maintain razor-thin margins to stay competitive, but even at […]

NB: This is an article from FUEL Recently, email ranked as the channel with the most staying power in the Litmus “Email Marketing in 2020” report. Marketers are pleased that […]

UK-based lawyers at OTAs – Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor – are rubbing their hands with glee at the possibility the UK government’s Competition Authority might launch an investigation into the […]

Newsletters and email advertising “are the opposite of dead”. That was the message of top digital travel firms Momondo Group and Secret Escapes at this week’s Travel Distribution Summit. “There’s […]

As any successful hotel marketer knows, creating an engaging blog is critical to success. Yet writing blog posts is not as easy as simply typing willy-nilly then publishing your unedited […]

Recent discussions have been swirling around the revenue management industry and its swift evolution over the past few years, moving steadily past merely filling as many rooms as possible to […]

NB: This is an article by Maksim Izmaylov of Roomstorm, via Tnooz Have you ever heard of the term “distressed passengers?” “Distressed passengers” is the industry name for airline customers […]

Airbnb is rolling out an updated app with a range of new features and launching a global brand campaign that will encourage people to “change the way they experience the […]

Expedia is trying to enlist a new ally — hotel property owners — in its fight against the moves by hotels such as Hilton Worldwide, Marriott International, and Hyatt to increase direct bookings by […]

It is well known that online travel agencies (OTAs) are widely used by hotels as part of a diversified distribution strategy. The challenge, however, for independent hotels is that they […]