Read in browser Today's Brief Europe killed the parity clause. Parity didn't die. - A decade of bans and a 2024 ruling were supposed to hand hotels their prices back. The discipline just changed shape — into something no regulator can read. Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality Distribution is becoming the only moat in travel. The funding data shows why. - Phocuswright Europe 2026 opens with travel startup funding at a decade low — and a thesis that AI has shifted the scarce input from capital to distribution. Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality Metadesk The one metric quietly costing you direct bookings The metric most hoteliers ignore is the one quietly handing rooms to OTAs. Your reports won't flag it, but your revenue feels it. See what you missed. Download now Spain fined Amadeus €14.4M for profiling travelers with booking data - A regulator put a price on reusing data collected to complete a booking — as commerce media and AI personalization race to do the same. Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality Consumers want AI to help them plan travel, not book it for them, new research finds - Industry research shows commerce media racing to be visible inside AI recommendations — even as consumers draw a line at letting AI buy. Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality AI excitement is highest in Asia. Trust to let it book is lowest. - Booking.com's own data shows the platform best placed to win AI booking is pacing itself to a trust gap it can't rush. Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality The loyalty gap just got smaller. Cloudbeds built it into the platform. - Chain programs had the network. Now independents have one too — and it lives inside their PMS. Jun 15, 2026 • Hospitality ... in case you missed it, our Daily Brief June 11, 2026 Advertising   Contact   Legal   © 2026 Hospitality.today™