technology

What’s the point of buying and maintaining a sophisticated system and overriding it for the wrong reasons? There isn’t one….. ‘Cut fares, our load factors are unacceptable’. Sound familiar? It […]

 It’s no secret that multi-channel campaigns are a great way to boost revenue during low seasons, target top customer segments, and fulfill ad hoc business needs. But is your hotel […]

Expedia Inc‘s acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly in stock) could be understood as an alliance of mutual interest against Airbnb, the peer-to-peer short-term rental […]

The first act of outreaching to the crowd is 300-years-old (dates back to 1714), but the term ‘crowdsourcing’ was first coined in 2005 by two Wired Magazine editors Jeff Howe […]

How hotel chains can put more heads in beds with smart marketing Acquisition costs for online customers continue to rise. Because of this, hospitality marketers need to be smart and […]

Lufthansa is forging ahead with its efforts to establish partnerships with intermediaries and other travel brands – with Google going live this week. The airline is currently embroiled in a bruising […]

Airbnb, the $25 billion global-hospitality behemoth, may have met its match. And right in its hometown of San Francisco. On November 3, the voters of San Francisco will vote on Proposition […]

SiteMinder, the leading cloud platform for hotels, is pleased today to unveil ‘Canvas’, an intelligent website creator that combines best practice in hotel e-commerce with beautiful designs for independent hoteliers. […]

Having stolen a march on the hotel space, Airbnb is now finding new opportunities in business travel. By connecting individual property owners and leisure travelers, Airbnb has disrupted the hotel […]

NB: This is a guest blog by Ming Foong, director of Online Travel Agencies – APAC, Travelport The OTA segment is developing into an exciting and dynamic growth driver in […]