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Google Travel Business Is Already Twice the Size of Expedia’s
When is Google finally going to tie all of its travel products together and become an online travel agency to rival Expedia, the Priceline Group and, increasingly, Ctrip? Not anytime […]
Proven Hacks for Hotels to Capitalize on OTAs
The Battle against OTAs isn’t just fought at the traveler’s booking stage. In this highly competitive market, hotels much deliver exceptional service if they are to succeed. OTAs are an […]
Lessons from an OTA on Converting Users
In the modern travel market, online travel agents have successfully retained the lion’s share of online travel bookings made by users – according to a 2016 Phocuswright study, 66% of […]
Strategies for Winning the Direct Booking Wars
NB: This is an article by Revinate It’s been a busy year on the “book direct” front. Hotels of all sizes are facing off against established and emerging online travel […]
Middle East is the next battleground in online travel
It was only a few years ago that the growth in the global economy — and that of travel — was centred on the so-called BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Each […]
U.S. online hotel room rates are up 0.6% from a year ago this October
Hotel room rates in the top-25 most popular U.S. destinations are averaging $219.06 this October, up from $212.57 in September, according to online hotel room price indices from trivago’s unique […]
Will Direct Booking Strategies Impact OTAs?
A recent Morningstar study, “Hotel Direct Booking Campaigns Won’t Hurt Priceline and Expedia Says Study,” asserts that the impact of major chains’ direct booking campaigns on online travel agencies will […]
Does It Really Pay to Book Direct?
These days, hoteliers talk a good game when trying to convince travelers to book directly. “Stop Clicking Around,” Hilton urges in a current campaign. “It Pays to Book Direct,” Marriott […]
Amadeus suggests four online travel scenarios for 2020
The latest analysis from Amadeus uses a “scenario planning” methodology to paint a picture of what the future might hold for online travel agents. But unlike many similar projects, the […]
OTA Customers – facts, trends and some surprises
Understanding how travellers behave is critical to our business, and this insight ensures our hotel partners can connect and engage with travellers today and in the future. The $1.4 trillion […]