Search

Success now depends on how your content guides the traveler. If written strictly for search engines, rather than people, is often overlooked in AI search

For hoteliers, understanding how guests behave is just as important as knowing where they book. Here are 7 hospitality trends shaping hotel bookings in 2026

To rank for featured snippets, Google needs content that is structured, relevant and clearly answers user queries. Content that is search engine optimized

AI has not eliminated the travelers journey; it has condensed it. Discovery is faster, options are filtered earlier with less touchpoints before deciding

Hotels that invest early in AI adoption, proactively monitor demand drivers, and rethink labour strategies will be best positioned

For hotels, the real issue is not who builds the smartest model. It is who controls demand at the moment of booking

For hotels, the issue is strategic uncertainty. In Google’s world you broadly know the rules. In the AI world, organic visibility is still opaque

Hotels are seeing modest revenue growth, but margins are tightening. Rising labor costs, shorter lengths of stay, and OTA reliance are eroding profit

AI-driven search, zero-click results, and the rise of “AI Engine Optimization” (AEO) are starting to change the rules for how hotels get found

PMAX is a separate Google Ads campaign type that uses Google’s AI to optimize ad delivery across nearly every part of the Google ecosystem