distribution
Travelport enjoys hotel booking role and payment IT growth
Travelport hopes to strengthen its position as one of the leading hotel distributors after seeing its total number of booked room nights increased to 65 million in 2015. The company has […]
Priceline ‘Doesn’t Appreciate’ Hotel Chains’ Direct Booking Moves
With hotel chains such as Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International making a major push for direct bookings and offering loyalty program members lower rates than they give to online […]
Travelzoo to grow hotel search and China bookings
Deals publisher Travelzoo appears to be pivoting towards hotel search, eyeing up China and taking a quality not quantity approach to new members, according to a growth strategy overview […]
Independent Hotels sleepwalking into era of increased OTA dependency
NB: This is an article by John Kearney, Director of Hotelient For over 15 years that I have been within this industry, Independent hotels here in Europe have been always […]
5 important US hotel and travel trends
NB: This is an article by Fig Cakar, Managing Director (Americas) at Siteminder The end of a calendar year is always a great time for reflection assessing your hotel’s […]
Is rate parity good or bad for the industry?
NB: This is an article by David Kong, President & CEO of Best Western International Online travel agencies surged into power after 9/11. As they gained control and influence […]
Don’t just manage revenue, create a holistic strategy
In the decade when Marriott International was credited for adapting American Airlines’ yield management practices for the hospitality industry, the Internet barely existed, Expedia was still a decade from […]
How will OTAs evolve in 2016?
NB: This is an article by Frederic Gonzalo, founder of Gonzalo Marketing In the past two or three years, I was fortunate to speak at a variety of travel […]
Why Airbnb isn’t a threat to hotels, yet!
Airbnb, the tech company that allows travelers to book rooms directly from homeowners, crossed the 2 million listings mark in 2015. And the company has sometimes touted itself as […]
Consolidation, co-opetition and context
Driven by an increasingly fickle, demanding and connected customer the coming year will be one that sees the savviest and most strategic brands thrive. In 2016 – surprise, surprise – […]
