The first half of 2016 has seen a sea change in the way hotels deal with direct bookings. Direct bookings are no longer an alternative to third party sites and […]

Does your pricing strategy have cobwebs? Was it developed at a different time in a different market context? Could it use some ‘spring cleaning’, disposing of practices that don’t make […]

Hoteliers in Manama saw total revenues slump by nearly 7% in March despite reducing payroll levels and overheads, according to new data. HotStats figures showed that total revenue per available […]

Travel Tripper, the industry’s most innovative provider of hotel reservation and e-commerce solutions, today announced the launch of Travel Tripper Web (TT Web). This new website platform for hotels increases […]

Getting hotel distribution is not a one-shot deal and requires an attack from multiple angles In case you missed the analysis piece last week – Hotels and the dirty battle […]

NB: This is a viewpoint by Mike Ford, managing director of SiteMinder. Oh yes, a horse is on its way to Troy as you read this. Or, has it arrived? As […]

With its promised flurry of shiny new software, apps, and marketing platforms, 2016 is already an exciting year. Hotel industry giants with big budgets have already gotten a head start […]

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help promote responsible hosting and help grow […]

Expedia Inc.’s chief executive officer is expecting more company in the world of online travel booking, predicting Facebook Inc. will follow Google into the business. Facebook is already working on […]

Recently I read an article from the CEO of a technology company asking the question: “Is it time to remove the front desk from hotels?” The article cited a survey […]