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All Talk or Reclaiming Control? EU’s Legal Battles Against Booking
With direct interventions coming from national regulators and pan-European legislation, Booking faces unprecedented scrutiny

AI Agents and Metasearch Future: What GMs Need to Know
AI agents are coming – but the value of price comparison, and thus metasearch, isn’t disappearing. Instead, they’re both evolving
Why Hotels Should Adopt a Multi-Channel Distribution Approach
The old dichotomy of “direct vs OTA” is giving way to a more strategic and nuanced approach where both channels play a role in a distribution strategy
How to Attract Travelers and Grow Direct Bookings
We explore 3 ways to drive more direct bookings designed to help maximize visibility, optimize pricing and create a frictionless online booking experience
Hotel Photography: The Asset You Aren’t Assessing
If you’re already behind the curve on your hotel photography and videos, follow these tips to start collecting great assets and keep them updated

Image Generation and the New Creative Advantage for Hotels
Think of the new OpenAI image generation model as a creative intern who can sketch ideas instantly, adapt to feedback, and work 24/7

What Google Generative Search Means for Hotel Direct Bookings
With Google’s Generative Search, users receive detailed answers, trip summaries, and personalized insights based on conversational prompts
Google I/O 2025: Key Takeaways for Hotel Marketers
Google announced it’s bringing agentic capabilities to AI Mode, starting with the ability to let the agent search out and present site options to book
The Hotel Industry is Most Commercially Unleveraged Sector
In a world where every other major consumer sector has figured out how to monetize attention, the hotel sector is still largely selling rooms like 1999
How Guest Feedback is Powering AI-Driven Personalization
The future of effective content personalization is not just about who the guest is, but what they are saying about their experiences