distribution

Almost seven months since the proposed acquisition was first announced, a major lobbying group has come out against Expedia-Orbitz deal. The American Hotel and Lodging Association says it registering its opposition to the […]

Demand generation has always been important to hotels, why else have sales departments? NB: This is an anaylsis by Max Rayner, a partner at Hudson Crossing. But lately it has […]

Let’s face it, before HotelTonight and chums came along the big boys of online travel had probably never even considered carving out a niche for last-minute online hotel booking. Or if they had, […]

Expedia is to axe clauses relating to rate parity in contracts with all its European hotel customers. In what could be seen as another landmark moment in the ongoing rate parity […]

Hotel companies are investing in home-sharing start-up rivals to Airbnb and launching digital initiatives designed to cater to travellers looking for alternative forms of accommodation. Hyatt Hotels is reported today […]

Hotels in France are to be granted “unprecedented control” to dictate prices across all online channels from next month’s holiday peak period, it is being claimed. Price parity, which allows […]

Louvre Hotels Group, Europe’s second largest hotel group, has signed a distribution agreement with Magnuson Hotels Worldwide, a network of more than 1,000 independent hotels in North America. With the […]

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has identified five key trends which will have the greatest impact on business travel going forward. The ‘Faster, Smarter, better?’ study highlights mobile technologies, customisation, the sharing […]

For many hotels in Europe and across the globe, wholesalers and distributors are important – sometimes vital – business partners. With every passing year, these partners are evolving their business […]

Booking.com says it will amend its rate parity clauses across Europe by July 1 in line with commitments given to competition authorities in France, Italy and Sweden in April. The […]