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Booking.com to amend rate parity terms

Booking.com says it will amend its rate parity clauses across Europe by July 1 in line with commitments given to competition authorities in France, Italy and Sweden in April. The […]

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Travel industry must accept freedom in distribution

If you go out to buy a new car the dealer will tell you the cost for the basic vehicle. Then they let you select the extras, such as sat-nav […]

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Dayuse hotel booking website claims to break new ground

Dayuse – a website through which consumers can book hotel rooms for daytime use – claims to be altering the face of hotel booking. The French company, which was founded […]

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OTAs see look-to-book disconnect in Japan

Japanese leisure travellers are using OTAs to research their international trips but prefer to book at the website of a traditional offline agent. The findings came out of research group […]

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SEO is alive and kicking in travel

“SEO is dead” is a well-known catchphrase, most commonly heard from newly unemployed spam merchants in bitter reaction to Google’s latest algorithm update. It’s always a wild exaggeration of course […]

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Revenue management takes center stage

Consumer protection in online marketing is a hot topic these days. Consumer awareness is a big win in the hospitality industry, where deceptive practices have been going on for years, […]

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Ctrip gears up for tougher battles in Asia.

Big Chinese online intermediaries are diligently pursuing new opportunities as part of their respective growth strategies and strengthening of international hotel content via direct contracting deals is a part of […]

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Hotel ADR Rise vs Distribution Channels Cost

According to the latest TravelClick data launched early May 2015, Hotel bookings from individual business and leisure travellers spiked across a variety of digital channels in the first quarter of […]

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Fear of new strategy stymies revenue managers

Revenue managers in Scandinavia are working to overcome their fear of being first. Speaking during a Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Europe event Thursday, revenue managers said they understand […]

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Accor fights OTA with open enrollment for independents

Accor has rebranded itself into AccorHotels while also opening up its booking platform to independent hoteliers. This bold move is taking the fight to online travel agencies by giving independents […]

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