Beyond the RFP — How independent hotels negotiate smarter corporate rates - The rate type you propose matters as much as the number you put in it.

Mar 26, 2026 • Hospitality

Capital One brings Hopper's travel platform in-house - Shift highlights growing trend toward API-based partnerships and greater platform control.

Mar 25, 2026 • Hospitality

Beyond the RFP — How independent hotels protect corporate revenue year-round - Winning a corporate rate is the beginning of the work, not the end of it.

Mar 25, 2026 • Hospitality

Agentic AI reshapes hotel response to travel disruption - Hotels move from reactive operations to predictive demand management in an increasingly volatile travel ecosystem.

Mar 25, 2026 • Hospitality

Hyatt moves upstream with AI-powered trip discovery - Capturing traveler intent earlier is reshaping distribution, loyalty, and direct booking economics.

Mar 25, 2026 • Hospitality

Genius members drive over half of Booking.com bookings - A small share of high-value users is reshaping demand, pricing power, and customer ownership in hotel distribution.

Mar 25, 2026 • Hospitality

Beyond the RFP — The SME corporate opportunity independent hotels are missing - The fastest-growing segment of corporate travel doesn't use RFPs. It books through platforms that reward content quality and rate visibility over preferred status.

Mar 24, 2026 • Hospitality

AI booking push continues despite OpenAI’s strategic shift - Diverging platform strategies signal a fragmented future for AI-driven travel transactions rather than a single dominant model.

Mar 24, 2026 • Hospitality