otas
Learning from OTA Giants: how Booking and Expedia build online traffic
It’s always good practice to look at how the big online travel agents (OTAs) behave operationally in order to identify what best practices can be taken away for your own […]
The Hotel Chain That Doesn’t Need Booking.com or Expedia
In the last couple of years, hotel chains have gradually tried to wrestle back control over distribution from online travel agents. Some have been more successful than others, thanks in part […]
Hotel and OTA Direct Booking Winners and Losers in 5 Charts
With all the hoopla over hotel-direct bookings and online travel agency retaliation and maneuvering, the balance of power in U.S. market share among top players has been surprisingly even-keeled over […]
trivago, Google and TripAdvisor: booking similarities and differences?
What is their objective? Improving the user experience and, therefore, increasing conversion by eliminating any possible loss (clients who don’t convert), which happens when they go to the OTA or […]
Chinese OTAs open to new ways of distribution connectivity and integration
The recent decision of Emirates to make their offerings available for booking on their ‘store’ on Alitrip via an NDC API indicates the readiness of intermediaries in China to embrace […]
Online Travel Agencies Go on $ummer $pending $pree
As peak summer travel season gets underway, booking sites are fueling an ad boom that shows no sign of slowing. They are battling each other and traditional hotel brands like […]
Booking.com Expanding Beyond Hotels Into Flights, Cars and Restaurants
Booking.com is renowned for its hotel-only focus but its homepage now features tabs for flights from Kayak, car rentals from RentalCars.com, and restaurant reservations from OpenTable, all sister companies owned […]
Guest loyalty through direct channel is cornerstone in struggle with OTAs
A traditional priority for hotels has been to please and satisfy their clients with the clear objective that the client returns to the hotel on his next visit to that […]
Hotel CEOs Love Direct Booking But Have Varied Views About Strategy
Earlier this month, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts surprised many in the hotel industry when news leaked during its current contract negotiations that the company was threatening to abandon Expedia and […]
5 effective ways hotels can attract international guests
International travel is now fully-fledged. Anyone can travel anywhere, anytime they like. Between 2011 and 2020, international travellers to the United States are expected to grow from 62.8 million to […]
