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glh Hotels, launches “Choose Your Own Room”
London hotel group glh Hotels, today announces the launch of Choose Your Own Room – the world’s first online booking site that lets guests choose the exact room they want […]
Are Travel Booking Bots Hot or Not?
NB: This is a viewpoint by Gadi Bashvitz, founder and CEO of OLSET. In the past few weeks I have been asked many times by partners, customer and friends what […]
Hotwire accommodates evolving travel behaviors
Hotwire is onboarding several new features into its mobile application to better suit consumers’ needs after identifying some of their typical travel habits, enabling users to book hotel rooms after […]
Simplified & speedy trumps optimizing for conversion
Two analysts at Forrester’s CXNYC 2016 advised brands to follow guidelines for optimizing mobile engagement and driving revenue – such as simplifying tasks, avoiding taunting error messages and removing unnecessary […]
Can Booking Engine Data Boost Direct Bookings ?
Your booking engine has a lot more going on under the hood than you might imagine. Specifically, it has an almost overwhelming amount of data. That data can be used to […]
Mobile is #1 for travel research and booking
Just two weeks ago, Memorial Day kicked off the 2016 summer season, bringing with it the promise of sunshine, barbecues, outdoor activities and, of course, some much-needed vacation time. As […]
How personalisation is affecting business travel
Is personalisation a threat to managed travel, or a benefit that’s being delivered too slowly? Both, it seems… The potential impact of personalisation and the use of data on the […]
Independent Hotels Compete for Bookings Against OTAs
Competition between Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and hotels and resorts continues to heat up. Not only are direct bookings more profitable for hotels as they can avoid paying steep commissions, […]
How Ryanair developed multi-platform digital experiences
One of the contradictions of the digital world is that, historically, the process of researching and booking a holiday has been one of the most stressful things you can do […]
Why Can’t We Still Book Specific Rooms in a Hotel?
Have you ever wondered why it is you can’t, in most cases, book the exact hotel room you want? You know, the room that’s not near the elevator, but close […]