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  Google has created what it is calling a “Travel Industry Council” in a bid to improve relations with brands around the sector. The group is known to have met over the […]

At first glance, hotel-booking giant Priceline Group and alternative accommodations hub Airbnb may not seem like obvious competitors. But as with all great rivalries, each company needs what the other […]

Tourico’s burgeoning data mining initiative is helping Chinese intermediaries in improving upon their product offering by evaluating travel booking behavior, a detailed look at how business intelligence is paving way […]

Competition between Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and hotels and resorts continues to heat up. Not only are direct bookings more profitable for hotels as they can avoid paying steep commissions, […]

Recently, Mr. Richard Warnick, Managing Director and Co-Chairman of CHMWarnick (“CHMW”) wrote an excellent piece in HNN: “Optimizing for Dual Success of Operators, Asset Managers.” In this article Mr. Warnick […]

Expedia today unveiled a rather smart, rather simple little bot for Facebook Messenger. The bot is designed to do one thing and do it well: It helps travelers book hotels. What’s […]

Although the hatred for the OTAs seems to have lessened slightly over the past few years, there are still many hoteliers who are adamantly against listing their rooms on OTAs. […]

Over the past few months, we have started to see a shift in sentiment and resources from the major hotel chains to encourage their clients to book directly. Loyalty programs […]

OTAs, metasearch, wholesalers and traditional travel agencies can be an important part of the mix, but they are no match for booking direct Following the launch of book direct campaigns […]

A raft of acquisitions and digital developments is helping the French chain to become a key player in industry consolidation and a serial entrepreneur has been appointed to help, writes […]