otas
Headwinds for Big 3 OTAs: Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor
Wall Street prefers the term ‘headwinds’ to ‘problems’, and there are an awful lot of them in the travel stories coming out of brokers at the moment. The numbers show […]
Middle East hoteliers: Time is now to stand up to OTAs
As several markets in the Middle East tackle supply growth and stagnant average daily rate, sources said there is real concern that OTAs will take the bull by the horns […]
Is the era of the direct bookings coming to an end?
Recent years have seen a rise in the number of the online booking platforms. They’ve become increasingly popular, and as the intermediaries between hotels and their guests, seem to be […]
Hotel CEOs Reveal Strategies for Expedia, Google and Airbnb
What do hospitality executives think of the current hotel distribution landscape, and the emergence of Google Hotels and Airbnb? And would they ever consider walking away entirely from a particular online travel […]
What’s the ideal mix of OTA business for your property?
The groundswell of support for “book direct” initiatives is squarely aimed at reducing reliance on online-travel-agency production. Blindly following a course of action to simply reduce OTA transaction mix by […]
Hotels Should Ask Tough Questions of OTA Market Manager
How long has it been since you had lunch with your OTA market manager? I used to really enjoy those lunches when I worked briefly as a market manager for […]
Pricing intelligence tools offered by OTA’s… to trust or not to trust?
As Revenue Management becomes more and more relevant in the Travel industry and more hotels finally begin to understand the importance of dynamic pricing fluctuations, various hospitality companies start introducing […]
4 Considerations for Choosing the Right OTAs
Online travel agencies (OTAs) have taken the hospitality industry by storm. What began as a platform for selling excess inventory when demand was low, has grown to dominate the entire […]
Why Expedia or Priceline Might Be Next Great Hotel Brand
What if Expedia, Priceline, and TripAdvisor had their own hotels? What if there were less need for hotel owners to rely on hotel management companies like Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Wyndham, […]
Why the hotel online booking web page is now secondary
“Direct is best”; “101 ways to avoid paying OTAs”; even “How to Win The OTA War”. We’ve all seen countless taglines and blog posts of this nature. In fact, we’ve […]
