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As rate parity falters, what OTAs and hotels may do next
In Europe, rate parity is a piñata that everyone’s taking a whack at. But not everyone in the industry agrees about what they’ll find inside. Probes in Britain, France, Germany, […]
Spring Travel Heats Up with New Group Reservations Leading the Charge
Hotels in major North American markets continued to maintain positive growth in rate according to data from the April 2015 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). TravelClick’s data reports new […]
Chinese Millennials more tech-reliant than other young travellers
Technology plays a crucial role in the planning and booking of trips for Chinese Millennials, says a recent study on the travel behaviours and attitudes of the Chinese millennial traveller. […]
European MICE demand for China resurges
Favourable factors like Europe’s improving economy and China’s 72-hour visa-free transit policy for more than 50 countries are fuelling demand for longhaul MICE into China. China may have become more […]
AsiaRooms.com bows out of the online travel market
SUCCUMBING to the competitive market of online hotel bookings, Singapore-based AsiaRooms.com has folded after seven years of losses, said a local report. According to Singapore daily Today, AsiaRooms.com’s staff were notified […]
Accor acquires FastBooking, a B2B hotel tools provider
French global hotel giant Accor has taken over Fastbooking, the French market leader in helping hotels market directly to guests via the Internet, the companies revealed today. The deal has received a blessing […]
HotelTonight adds hotel rate tracking alerts to new ‘slicker’ iOS app
Last minute hotel booking app HotelTonight has launched its latest version for Apple’s iOS, with rate tracking added for the first time. Searches for tomorrow and up to a week […]
Flip.to and Availpro Partner to Help Hotels Earn More Guests and Grow Direct Booking Revenue
Flip.to today announced its strategic partnership with Availpro, the leading booking engine and reputation management provider in France. The partnership was finalized with the successful integration of the Flip.to Advocacy Platform and […]
eRevMax completes 2-way integration with roomlia
eRevMax, the leading hotel distribution and business intelligence service provider has completed 2-way XML integration with roomlia®, a design-driven mobile app offering two-way connections for instant hotel-bookings. The mobile travel application […]
Are customers abandoning bookings because of your online payment process?
Almost 50% of customers abandoned their online travel bookings early because of payment-related problems according to new research from Worldpay. Who would have thought the payment process has such a […]
