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Uber bought a hotel tab the year it stopped mattering
- The super app push reinforces the booking channel at the moment the deciding has moved upstream.
May 4, 2026 •
Hospitality
The hotel discovery layer: Booking channels have stopped doing the work
- The decision has moved upstream — and most distribution strategy hasn't followed.
May 4, 2026 •
Hospitality
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The one metric quietly costing you direct bookings
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Iran conflict drives up travel costs and threatens summer demand
- Rising fuel prices and airline cutbacks are set to ripple through hotel performance.
May 4, 2026 •
Travel
Hotels race toward green certifications as firms demand emissions reporting
- Sustainability shifts from marketing narrative to procurement requirement, reshaping MICE demand and hotel competitiveness.
May 4, 2026 •
Hospitality
U.S. hotel performance strengthens in March
- Rising rates and occupancy signal sustained demand momentum across key markets.
May 4, 2026 •
Hospitality
The OTA is not your competitor on Google
- Hotels that stopped bidding against the OTAs on Google have not lost. They have read a market they cannot win.
May 4, 2026 •
Hospitality
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