online

  Google was a constant theme during the keynotes at last week’s Buy Tourism Online event in Florence, Italy, but Lufthansa’s distribution cost charge (DCC) also made a few honorary […]

  Ask most hoteliers how they attract prospective guests and they’ll tell you about their marketing campaigns and loyalty programs. Ironically, the lowest hanging fruit for most hotels goes mostly […]

  More than 3 million people in the UK used Airbnb accommodation for their travels this year in a boost to the sharing economy, the site has revealed. There were […]

  Pamela Whitby analyses an interesting development in the hotel distribution landscape Poor taste or not, the letter sent by Booking.com to hotel partners last week shows that the hackles […]

  A recently published study by Expedia Media Solutions has shed more light on how travel bookers in the US journey to their product of choice and what this means […]

Sojern’s new Interactive Hotel Insights Report reveals two major consumer behaviour changes – travellers are spending more time on the hotel path to purchase than for airlines and last-minute bookers […]

  Competition with OTAs could drive further consolidation within the hotel industry. The top companies in the hotel industry could see further growth by adding properties to soft-brand collections. The hotel industry […]

SiteMinder and one of the US’s leading property management software providers, Innsoft, have today announced a partnership to offer a new wholly-integrated online distribution solution for hotels. The partnership addresses […]

NB: This is a viewpoint by Eddie Robb, managing director for Make It Social. The market is at a tipping point. Millennials are poised to become the dominant consumer segment globally, […]

  The websites that have the most comprehensive set of lodging choices, whether they are hotels, vacation rentals, apartments or igloos, will dominate. Expedia, through its HomeAway acquisition and intent […]