travel

Thomas Cook has reduced commission levels for third-party agents but says those that drive volume will be rewarded. The operator said after going through a period of significant change internally […]

Almost 50% of customers  abandoned their online travel bookings early because of payment-related problems according to new research from Worldpay. Who would have thought the payment process has such a […]

The transitional weeks from the deep freeze to the increasingly warmer days may be a slower time for hotels. Winter lures travelers away for the Christmas holidays, getaways to picturesque […]

While business travel spending and trips are both on the rise in the U.S., according to the latest forecast from the Global Business Travel Association, many of the perks road […]

There were many questions following the close of SAP’s deal to buy Concur for $8.2 billion, such as retaining independence, governance and overall integration with the mothership. The travel and […]

Top five hotel technology trends 1. Google to expand in the travel space Imagine a potential guest searches for a hotel’s name along with the city on Google, but local competitors’ real-time […]

A new report published by Euromonitor International for The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2015 reveals today that online travel sales to residents in Saudi Arabia showed record 40% growth in […]

For travelers, reputation is (almost) everything when it comes time to book accommodations, based on February 2015 research by Ipsos MORI for TripAdvisor. While price ranked as the most important […]

A major pillar of Hong Kong’s economy, the tourism industry contributed to 4.9% of Hong Kong’s gross domestic product and employed approximately 270,000 people in 2013. That represents 7.2% of […]

Airbnb’s rapid conquest of the guest accommodation market shows no sign of abating, and that even includes winning the business of corporate travelers, whether their employers know or not. Even […]