distribution
Real Reason Guests Book Via an OTA Instead of Your Website
Hotels do not solve OTA dependence by making the checkout path slightly better but by controlling more of the moment of introduction
Bookings Aren’t Revenue: When OTA Revenue Leakage Happens
To maximize revenue performance, you need to understand not only where bookings come from, but also how much profit each channel delivers
Why Hotels Should Add Bing to Their Channel Mix
When hoteliers think about hotel paid search advertising, most immediately focus on Google. While Google Ads remains a core part of any digital marketing strategy, relying on a single search […]
ITB 2026: Data Infrastructure Challenges Facing the Travel Industry
What follows is a synthesis of the core data challenges that customers and prospects across the industry are actively working to resolve in 2026
AI Booking Agents Won’t Kill OTAs But Expose the Execution Layer
The future contest is not over where bookings are processed. It is whether the hotel is specified before the agents begin to optimize the path
Your New Front Door: What the MCP Means for Hotels
The question is not if AI will change hotel distribution. It’s who will control the conversation when it does. This is where MCP is exciting for hoteliers
Predatory OTAs Are Hijacking Your Boutique Hotel Bookings
A growing network of predatory OTAs and rogue affiliates are aggressively bidding on boutique hotel brand names and siphoning off your most valuable guests
Phone Calls Are “The Last Mile” of Hotel Distribution
How well is “the last mile” managed these days? What happens when the phone rings? Too often, websites hide phone numbers, making it difficult to even call
What Asset Managers Will Expect From Revenue Management
Revenue management is no longer a function that asset managers just “monitor”. It is a core lever of asset performance, risk control and value creation
Why Scoring Hotel Image Quality Matters More Than Ever
An image quality score is a standardized way to evaluate the strength of a hotel’s visual content across its listings
