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What Google Generative Search Means for Hotel Direct Bookings

With Google’s Generative Search, users receive detailed answers, trip summaries, and personalized insights based on conversational prompts

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Google I/O 2025: Key Takeaways for Hotel Marketers

Google announced it’s bringing agentic capabilities to AI Mode, starting with the ability to let the agent search out and present site options to book

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U.S. “Drip Pricing” Law: What it means for the Hotel Industry

The drip pricing law goes into effect today and any guest browsing your booking engine from the U.S. must see the total price upfront

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GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) and Future of Search

GEO ultimately boosts your brand’s presence in AI-powered search results for queries related to your hotel, destination and services

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How to Increase Google Reviews and Improve Hotel Visibility

Don’t simply hope for guest reviews based on goodwill alone. A proactive approach, offering a gentle nudge, is often necessary to encourage reviews

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How Does AI Agent Operator Feel About Your Booking Engine?

We decided to test Operator on 10 common hotel booking engines to see how an AI agent could interact with them and whether it can successfully book a room

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Optimise for AI Overviews: Boost Hotel Visibility in Google Search

Adapting to AI Overviews doesn’t mean overhauling your entire SEO strategy – but it does need a guset first approach and thoughtful updates

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Perplexity AI Introduces New Hotel Search Agent

Platforms like Perplexity, particularly as they develop agentic capabilities, might be the start of a transformation in how travelers find and book hotels

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Google Introduces Travel Tool Updates incl. Hotel Price Tracking

One standout addition is a hotel price tracking tool, similar to Google Flights, which helps users monitor price changes. This feature is launching globally

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The DMA Games Begin: Booking’s Response and Google’s Trial

Javier talks about the recent European Commission DMA compliance workshop, Booking’s response and Google’s trial search changes

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