Read in browser Today's Brief Hotels are building the AI discovery layer. OTAs are harvesting it. - Why the eligibility infrastructure hotels are funding routes AI-generated demand to the intermediaries they're trying to bypass. Jun 24, 2026 • Hospitality Expedia's autonomous distribution asks hotels to cede control - Expedia is making full connectivity the eligibility condition for the autonomous layer it intends to run. It is also the control a third of hoteliers say they won't hand over.. Jun 24, 2026 • Hospitality Cendyn Is your 2027 hotel marketing budget ready for what’s next? AI search, rising acquisition costs, and changing traveler behavior are rewriting hotel marketing. This guide reveals where to invest in 2027 to strengthen visibility, drive direct bookings, and maximize marketing ROI. Download the guide Machine-readable supply is the agentic booking condition - RateHawk and Phocuswright name standardized supply as the precondition for agentic booking. The readiness is being built one layer removed from the hotel.. Jun 24, 2026 • Hospitality Navan pulls the hotel group RFP into its platform - Hotel RFPs, room blocks, and venue sourcing now run inside Navan's managed travel platform — turning the group sales relationship into a line item in someone else's interface. Jun 24, 2026 • In AI search, the hotel's own website barely counts - AI assistants cite the hotel's own website as their source under 10% of the time. The recommendation is built from OTAs, review sites, and editorial guides instead.. Jun 24, 2026 • Hospitality Marriott's price guarantee now stops at two guests - Marriott's Best Rate Guarantee now matches third-party rates only for bookings of up to two guests — carving out families and groups, the segment most prone to OTA leakage.. Jun 24, 2026 • Hospitality ... in case you missed it, our Daily Brief June 23, 2026 Advertising   Contact   Legal   © 2026 Hospitality.today™