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Last week, Hyatt hotel owners received notification of Hyatt’s intent to terminate its Corporate Lodging Agreement with Expedia. While the announcement is widely speculated to be a negotiating tactic, if […]

When a hotel shops for a new PMS there is typically a single trigger that starts the process. It might be a simple as the hotel being brand new. Or […]

As anyone who has worked in the profession of hotel sales and catering sales for 10 or more years knows, the skill-set required to be a top performer is quite […]

Loyalty program announcements so far this year indicate a major sea change. From the customer perspective, it amounts to a Revolution – where brands are finally giving into what has […]

Gone are the days when a guest’s hotel experience began with the doorman welcoming them into the lobby. With the average guest spending time on at least 38 sites prior […]

On May 1 1981, the launch of American Airlines’ AAdvantage frequent flyer programme was widely regarded as a landmark event in the aviation industry: new and influential standards were set. […]

When tech fanatics get together, they look back in awe at ancient history, to the formative years when innovation and daring converged to create some of the world’s great inventions. […]

Hotels can invest hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars each month driving traffic to their website. But if your website isn’t optimized to drive direct bookings, then all that time […]

Alexa Robertson is traveling for business. At the airport, she pulls out her smartphone and opens her favorite hotel’s mobile app. With a few finger taps, she requests an airport […]

With hundreds of listings and major corporate backers, a new breed of Airbnb host is changing the fundamentals of the service. Of Airbnb’s many hosts, Jan stands out. Jan’s profile […]