Hotels

  Are hotel wholesalers headed for extinction like the dodo bird? Certainly not yet. What is the future of hotel wholesalers? There are a lot of prophecies out there, but […]

  Ordinarily, a product update doesn’t merit a spotlight on its own. But a few things set apart the news that Booking.com, the e-commerce company that lists 865,000 hotels and […]

  In February, Google Flights updated the default interface for visitors to its various main windows (google.com/flights, google.co.uk/flights, etc.) for select countries worldwide. Travelers can say goodbye to needing exact […]

  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 […]