Hotels

  You might call it the Booking.com-ization of Expedia. Expedia’s recent launch of its hotel Accelerator program, which enables properties to bid to move higher in search results on Expedia hotel […]

  Hotels must personalise service and retain the human touch when introducing cutting-edge technology, according to a new report from business advisory company Grant Thornton. The power of personal: Hotels […]

  Digital agency Fuel has released its annual research on how leisure travellers are researching and booking hotels. The agency, which specialises in marketing for hotels, says it has compiled […]

  Direct phone calls, emails and walk-ins account for one in every three reservations made within the small accommodation industry, Little Hotelier has found. The finding is part of the […]

  Expedia is broadening a program that gives a more prominent listing position to hotel operators in exchange for paying a higher commission on bookings. The program is an attempt […]

  A “robust” forecast for European travel is expected to drive hotel trading but revenue growth will remain weaker after an exceptional 2015, according to PwC’s latest European hotels forecast. […]

  Expedia has been doing roadshows at industry events for marketing and sales hotel professionals to introduce its tool for direct communication between guests (who book through the online travel […]

  NB: This is an article by Robert Hernandez, Revenue Discovery Analyst at Origin World Labs The most popular pricing algorithms are great for optimizing Rooms Revenue, but fall short when […]

  NB: This is an article from Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings has lowered its 2016 U.S. RevPAR growth forecast to 4%-5% from 4%-6%. RevPAR growth will not likely exceed 5% […]

  NB: This is an article by Pete DiMaio of Fuel Travel We recently met with a hotel whose occupancy was comprised nearly 50% by OTA bookings. One out of […]