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So the CMA has announced the launch of a monitoring project for hotel pricing. We’ve been here before. It was all the way back in September 2010 that the UK […]

Debate about the tensions in the hotel room distribution market is usually dominated by the battle between direct distribution and the large global OTAs. Hotels understand the value global online […]

Airbnb’s growth has truly been explosive. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Airbnb generated $340 million of revenue in the third quarter of 2015, with bookings […]

” Book direct ” is the war cry of hotel owners, management company executives, chain CEOs and many marketing consulting groups. Like real war, the costs and benefits must be […]

  Priceline Group has been watching China as a potential major market for its growing online travel agent (OTA) business. It makes sense, as China has a vastly growing middle […]

Hotel companies are aggressively battling for online booking by offering their most loyal customers discounted rates for reserving directly with them. On July 20, Choice Hotels International will introduce a members-only discounted […]

So, I bet if I ask you what your main concerns are as hoteliers when battling OTAs, there would be two responses… The level of commission The stranglehold of rate […]

  When it comes to the online travel industry, one company stands above all others and receives more traffic than any of its competitors in the OTA travel space. This […]

In recent years, a number of hotel chains have suspended their contracts with OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) in order to be able to offer lower-cost products on their own websites. […]

The cycle of OTA dependence is all too real and aggravating. But, it’s time to face the facts. It’s your fault, not the OTA’s, if an OTA-driven guest doesn’t come […]