Balance Shifting from OTAs to Hotel Companies?
NB: This is an article by Patrick Bosworth, CEO and a co-founder of Duetto I read, with great interest, recent headlines declaring negotiation wins for Hilton Worldwide over online travel […]
US hotel RevPAR up in November 2015
The US hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during November 2015, according to data from STR, Inc. In year-over-year results, the U.S. hotel industry’s […]
Hospitality industry lacks data driven marketing skills
Almost a third (32%) of travel and hospitality industry marketers rate data science as the skill they most lack, with programmatic coming in a close second at 28%. This […]
Faster and lighter travel distribution APIs.
NB: This is a viewpoint by Álvaro de Nicolás, CTO Technology for Hotelbeds. Today’s travellers expect a simple, fast and user-friendly experience whenever they search, book and pay for […]
Four reasons why revenue management systems are failing
NB: This is a viewpoint by Rich Maradik, founder of nSight for Travel. The leading hotel revenue management systems (RMSs) essentially use a hotel’s own past data to predict […]
Lessons hoteliers can learn from Airbnb
NB This is a viewpoint by Michael McCartan, managing director EMEA for Duetto. Travellers have more choice and better rate transparency than ever when it comes to accommodation – […]
Room Assignment: Unlocking the Mystery…..!!
NB: This is a featured article by Pierre Boettner, founder and CEO, hospitalityPulse The relationship between room assignment and hotel operations is multi-pronged, complex, and in many respects a “black […]
Airbnb policy to release anonymized data
Airbnb’s release of anonymized data about people who use its site to rent their property ‘will give New York City the necessary information to craft needed regulations and to enforce them’ while […]
Lufthansa dismisses turn against distribution surcharge
Lufthansa claims it has not seen any bookings going the way of rival carriers despite a survey of agencies in Germany pointing to a major switch in recent months. The German […]
The Future of Hotel Revenue Management?
NB: This is an article by Rich Maradik, Founder of nSight for Travel The head of Revenue and Distribution for a large global chain framed the hotel big data […]
