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Booking.com vs TripTease: truth and transparency

  Pamela Whitby analyses an interesting development in the hotel distribution landscape Poor taste or not, the letter sent by Booking.com to hotel partners last week shows that the hackles […]

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Expedia full funnel study offers insight

  A recently published study by Expedia Media Solutions has shed more light on how travel bookers in the US journey to their product of choice and what this means […]

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Brand consolidation: The answer to OTAs?

  Competition with OTAs could drive further consolidation within the hotel industry. The top companies in the hotel industry could see further growth by adding properties to soft-brand collections. The hotel industry […]

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Corporate Travel giant’s take on rapidly changing sector

  As the likes of Airbnb, Booking.com and others jostle for a slice of the corporate travel market, existing players watch intently from the sidelines. This is a market that is […]

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Digital window closing fast for hotels

GOING on a holiday is now a smoother process, with consumers able to explore and book travel and accommodations without having to go through middle-men. The online market for travel […]

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How Expedia will help HomeAway battle Airbnb

Expedia Inc‘s acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly in stock) could be understood as an alliance of mutual interest against Airbnb, the peer-to-peer short-term rental […]

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Independent hotels: Can they loosen the OTAs grip?

NB This is a viewpoint by Lorraine Sileo, senior vice president of research for Phocuswright Inc. When we think of the lodging industry in the US, many of us think […]

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OTAs in Asia, Think Borderless

NB: This is a guest blog by Ming Foong, director of Online Travel Agencies – APAC, Travelport The OTA segment is developing into an exciting and dynamic growth driver in […]

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Airbnb Is the next big Distribution Channel

For years, analysts have been talking about the disruptive impact of Airbnb’s alternative lodging solution to the hotel industry, but we think they are missing the point. History Lesson Amazon.com […]

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How hotels can leverage working with Expedia

How hotels can leverage working with Expedia: an interview with Expedia’s David Hamblin What is your role within Expedia for starters? The role of market management is having a relationship […]

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