otas

The rate parity spotlight turned to the UK earlier this year, with an agreement between the government and OTAs to cease certain practices around how they merchandise and price hotel […]

Looking for a hotel channel manager, but not sure how to select the right one? Then, you have landed on the right page. NB: This is an article from Hotelogix […]

“Booking what?!” – you might ask exasperated and you would not be the only hotelier to do so. NB: This is an article from Aro Digital Booking.com has quietly introduced […]

Back in 2017, TripAdvisor and comScore suggested that travelers make 10 to 34 website visits on average to book their trips. While this seems like a lot for booking hotels, […]

Hotels make their rooms available through OTAs (i.e. Booking.com, Hotels.com) to drive bookings or to supplement any direct bookings generated. Hotels need to trust OTAs to operate fairly. By this, hotels […]

Google now has a search site dedicated to hotel reservations, rivaling fan-favorite competitors like Hotels.com and Airbnb. NB: This is an article by Digital Media Solutions What Does Google’s Hotel […]

In recent years, the hotel sector has internalised and accepted a number of statements about OTAs that are imprecise at best, if not completely false. These “urban myths” prevent us […]

Travel giant Expedia has bowed to industry pressure and waived contract clauses which prevented independent motel and hotel owners from undercutting their listings through their own channels. However, the platform […]

With Airbnb looking to grow its burgeoning hotel inventory, most industry analysts agree that the company’s takeover of last-minute booking platform HotelTonight is a strategic win for the homesharing heavyweight. […]

The firm has predicted that hotel occupancy in the US will rise to 66.2% in 2019 – a fifth straight record level. That occupancy will be driven by a 2.1% increase in demand, although this will be somewhat rebalanced with a 1.9% increase in hotel supply.