The most expensive line on a hotel room. It isn't on the P&L. - What a single night's revenue actually keeps, once the channel takes its cut before anyone starts counting.

Jun 11, 2026 • Hospitality

Booking.com's shield doubles as an invitation - Its offer to protect independent hotels from AI agents is also a bid to keep them close as the moat thins.

Jun 10, 2026 • Hospitality

Apple’s new Siri opens new doors for travel apps - As Siri becomes a more capable travel assistant, hotels may need to rethink how travelers discover and interact with their brands.

Jun 9, 2026 • Hospitality

Hotels are undermining their own corporate rates - Short-term revenue decisions can weaken long-term corporate travel relationships.

Jun 8, 2026 • Hospitality

The right to not have missed - Booking and Airbnb are buying a seat in agentic travel, and protecting the storefronts it erodes.

Jun 8, 2026 • Hospitality

Brian Chesky launches new AI venture while leading Airbnb - The move signals Airbnb’s growing ambitions in artificial intelligence and highlights a broader shift toward AI-powered consumer experiences beyond chatbots.

Jun 5, 2026 • Hospitality

Hotels barely moved OTA share in a decade. The terms did all the moving. - Commissions, parity, payments, search control — the contract behind every booking was rewritten, and the next rewrite is already underway.

Jun 5, 2026 • Hospitality

Corporate buyers want AI to recommend hotels, not book them - Advice, yes. The transaction, no. For hotels, that makes being recommended the whole contest..

Jun 5, 2026 • Hospitality