technology

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 […]

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Using Facebook Messenger to increase RevPar performance

Hotels have in general been slow at introducing new ways to connect and interact with their guests directly to their mobile, especially considering a vast majority of their clients are […]

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Home sharing sites being abused, BHA chief tells MPs

Professional landlords operating outside UK regulations at an “industrial scale” are manipulating the so-called sharing economy and endangering the safety of the public, MPs have been told. The warning about […]

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IDeaS Revenue Management Curriculum Now Free

MINNEAPOLIS – January 12, 2016 – IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced a free online program for all academic institutions […]

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Lessons learned from Airbnb’s Email Specialist

NB: This is an interview with Lucas Chevillard of Airbnb via Medium.com We strive to find the people in our industry who have something worth sharing. We’re curious about email […]

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Airbnb identifies fastest growing neighbourhoods for 2016

  Airbnb analyzed the travel patterns of more than 40 million people that stayed in homes on Airbnb in 2015 and selected 16 neighborhoods that have gained the most momentum […]

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How to drive organic search results for hotels

If the term “search engine optimization,” or “SEO” for short, confuses you or evokes the practice of packing keywords into your website, you’re not alone. For years, using SEO in online […]

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Common Hotel Ads Price Accuracy Issues

NB: This is an article by Trent Cockerham of Koddi.com Price accuracy in meta is a critical piece for campaigns to run smoothly. Having the rate display accurately between the ad […]

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India and the rising market for stays

2015 was a pivotal year for alternative stays in India and a significant development was growing acceptance of online payment wallets In 2015, EyeforTravel predicted that while B2C plays in online […]

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Is Airbnb a threat to Middle East hotels?

  When Airbnb first burst onto the tourism scene in 2008, offering people the chance to find cheaper-than-hotel accommodation in a number of cities, the millennials snapped it up. The […]

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