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Balance Shifting from OTAs to Hotel Companies?
NB: This is an article by Patrick Bosworth, CEO and a co-founder of Duetto I read, with great interest, recent headlines declaring negotiation wins for Hilton Worldwide over online travel […]
US hotel RevPAR up in November 2015
The US hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during November 2015, according to data from STR, Inc. In year-over-year results, the U.S. hotel industry’s […]
Lessons hoteliers can learn from Airbnb
NB This is a viewpoint by Michael McCartan, managing director EMEA for Duetto. Travellers have more choice and better rate transparency than ever when it comes to accommodation – […]
Airbnb to begin collecting Illinois hotel tax
Airbnb rentals in Illinois will be getting more expensive next month. Beginning Jan. 15, the San Francisco-based home-rental platform will collect and remit on behalf of its hosts the […]
Strong Rate Growth Ahead in 2016
2016 promises to be the most profitable year our industry has ever seen due to strong rate growth, minimal supply impact, low interest rates and oil prices, and a somewhat […]
Singapore hotel market poised for growth
Despite the steady supply of hotels in the pipeline that will continue to put pressure on occupancy and ADR, hotel performance is likely to improve. Benefiting from its position […]
Plymouth revealed as ‘best value’ city in UK
Plymouth is the best value city in the UK for a hotel stay, according to Trivago’s annual Best Value UK City Index. The list, which includes 26 cities with at […]
Booking.com vs TripTease: truth and transparency
Pamela Whitby analyses an interesting development in the hotel distribution landscape Poor taste or not, the letter sent by Booking.com to hotel partners last week shows that the hackles […]
Partnership to Increase Online Distribution Solutions
SiteMinder and one of the US’s leading property management software providers, Innsoft, have today announced a partnership to offer a new wholly-integrated online distribution solution for hotels. The partnership addresses […]
GDS can equal ROI with the right opportunities
GDS (Global distribution systems) and travel agent bookings remain an overlooked yet lucrative source of revenue for hoteliers, sources said. The reason these channels are overlooked? It’s because many hoteliers are […]