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Travel agencies grew hotel bookings twice as fast as the OTAs
- Commissionable room nights rose 11.8% in the first half. The commission per night rose 0.8% — everywhere else in distribution, growth is the thing that gets repriced.
Aug 3, 2026 •
Hospitality
IHG's new AI is attribute-based selling finally finding its interface
- For a decade hotels have been able to describe a room feature by feature, and had nowhere to sell it that way. IHG just shipped the storefront — and never used the word.
Aug 3, 2026 •
Hospitality
Expedia shows you the price of moving up its results before you pay it
- Pay a bit more commission and your listing climbs the OTA's results — Expedia even shows you the new spot before you commit.
Aug 3, 2026 •
Hospitality
The search that used to send you a guest now keeps her
- Two of three Google searches now end without a click. The AI answers on the page, and whether it names your hotel is all that's left to win.
Aug 3, 2026 •
Marketing
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