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3 things Expedia learnt from analyzing airfare data

  Expedia, the travel technology giant, has analyzed its trove of data to identify key trends in air travel. The data was consolidated primarily from the Airlines Reporting Corporation, with […]

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10 Questions Every Hotel Should Ask Their Marketing Vendors

  It often feels like hotel marketing is hurtling forward at rapid speed. Just when you thought you were caught up on the latest marketing techniques, another social media platform, […]

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Airbnb boosts the Japanese economy by 222 Bn Yen

This is the first study looking at the impact of the Airbnb community on Japan, and comes after similar studies in France, New York, London, and many other cities across […]

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Big Data and the Hotel Stay

NB: This is a featured article by Pierre Boettner, founder and CEO, hospitalityPulse The industry buzz around “Big Data” is deafening. ‘Big Data Analytics ‘ – its uses, abuses, and place […]

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Online media, display ad revenue checklist

  HeBS Digital shares this checklist to maximize revenue through your online media budget With the digital landscape constantly growing and the hospitality industry transforming to make room for new […]

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Airbnb to begin collecting Illinois hotel tax

  Airbnb rentals in Illinois will be getting more expensive next month. Beginning Jan. 15, the San Francisco-based home-rental platform will collect and remit on behalf of its hosts the […]

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Airline system look-to-book ratios soar

  Back in the good old days, say around 20 years ago, airline systems had a 10:1 ratio of searches to actual bookings. Fast forward to 2015 and a metric […]

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What the year ahead holds for hotel marketing

As 2015 unwinds and we start thinking about the new year set to begin, it’s always an interesting exercise to take some time to reflect upon some of the up […]

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Six questions about the future of rate parity

  NB: This is viewpoint by Jason Q Freed, managing editor for Duetto Research. Attendees on a recent webinar hosted by Tnooz titled “Hotel pricing in a post-parity world” were […]

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Study Identifies Areas of Improvement for TMCs

  Changing Booking Behaviors Mean TMCs Can Play Greater Role Helping Travel Programs Manage Bookings and Capture Data A new GBTA Foundation study released today confirms that travel buyers  want […]

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