Deep dive into last-minute online hotel booking habits
Let’s face it, before HotelTonight and chums came along the big boys of online travel had probably never even considered carving out a niche for last-minute online hotel booking. Or if they had, […]
Expedia to scale back on hotel rate parity
Expedia is to axe clauses relating to rate parity in contracts with all its European hotel customers. In what could be seen as another landmark moment in the ongoing rate parity […]
Hotel firms invest in rivals to Airbnb
Hotel companies are investing in home-sharing start-up rivals to Airbnb and launching digital initiatives designed to cater to travellers looking for alternative forms of accommodation. Hyatt Hotels is reported today […]
Hotel Attributes that Trigger Travelers to Book
TrustYou, the inventor of the Meta-Review™ and global online reputation management leader, and Donna Quadri-Felitti, Director of the School of Hospitality Management at Pennsylvania State University, have released the results […]
End of French hotels’ price parity
Hotels in France are to be granted “unprecedented control” to dictate prices across all online channels from next month’s holiday peak period, it is being claimed. Price parity, which allows […]
Regional hotel chains report mixed results in May
Regional hotel chains continued to experience mixed year-on-year results across the UK in May, according to the latest HotStats UK Chain Hotels Market Review. According to the report, hotel chains […]
Louvre Hotels and Magnuson Sign Distribution Agreement
Louvre Hotels Group, Europe’s second largest hotel group, has signed a distribution agreement with Magnuson Hotels Worldwide, a network of more than 1,000 independent hotels in North America. With the […]
Yielding room types and the power of open pricing
NB: This is an article by Marco Benvenuti Co-Founder of Duetto I still get plenty of questions about exactly what open pricing is and how it works. And more pointedly, […]
European marketers expect greater role in revenue growth
Western European marketing executives expect to have a greater role in revenue growth and strategy as their responsibilities shift from advertising and branding to e-commerce and customer retention, a new […]
Dubai’s Average Room Rate falls 10.8% in May
HotStats MENA Chain Hotels Market Review – May 2015 Hotel profits in Dubai and Jeddah continue to fall The combined effect of the falling Euro and stronger US Dollar continues […]
