Hotels

The TravelClick North American Distribution Review (NADR, Q3 2015) reveals that while there is still growth in direct hotel bookings they are falling behind in bookings made with OTAs. Another […]

The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during July 2015, according to data from STR, Inc. In year-over-year results, the U.S. hotel industry’s occupancy was […]

Strong revenue per available room performance across Europe, largely driven by average daily rate, is underpinning robust regional hotel performance, according to data from STR Global. In a data presentation at […]

“Flat” is the word Sarah Duignan, director of account management for STR Global, used to describe hotel performance across the Asia/Pacific region year to date through June. Presenting global hotel performance […]

In February, a handful of DHL board members traveled to Miami, some from out of the country. Weeks in advance of the meeting, the CEO’s executive assistant had reserved rooms […]

The global hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, today reveals it powered more than US$10.8 billion in revenue for its hotel customers over the 12 months ending 30 June 2015. […]

Marriott International is calling its new direct booking campaign just another “common practice” aimed at creating awareness of its website for travelers who choose to make their own hotel reservations. […]

Hotels are already feeling the effects of Airbnb’s approach to room rentals, but continued growth could force the hotels to lower room prices. By the end of 2016, Merrill Lynch […]

Marriott has angered a major travel agency group with its latest advertising campaign to encourage travellers to bypass intermediaries. The campaign was launched earlier this week under the title #ItPaysToBookDirect […]

A new law creates carte blanche on room prices but a big legal “grey area” and mounting conflicts between hotels and OTAs. Some have declared it the equivalent of the […]