Expedia’s vision for AI with purpose - Chief Product Officer Shilpa Ranganathan champions intuitive, empathetic design to turn complex journeys into seamless experiences.

Jul 2, 2025 • Hospitality

How Google’s AI is rewriting the rules of hotel discovery - AI-driven travel predictions are replacing traditional search—hotels that fail to adapt risk losing visibility and bookings.

Jul 2, 2025 • Hospitality

Spain makes Booking.com scrap 4,000 tourist rental ads - Booking.com on Friday said it had taken down thousands of advertisements in Spain in the leftist government's latest crackdown on illegal short-term tourist rentals.

Jun 30, 2025 • Hospitality

Booking.com denies allegations of price-fixing - The company is rejecting allegations that it kept hotel prices artificially high for over a decade, as a flood of interest in a new mass lawsuit temporarily crashed the Consumers’ Association’s website.

Jun 27, 2025 • Hospitality

Europe vs. Booking.com: The $billion reckoning - Consumer groups and hotel associations launch sweeping legal action against Booking.com, accusing the platform of price manipulation, unfair competition, and misleading travelers for over a decade.

Jun 27, 2025 • Hospitality

Agoda’s loyalty strategy is simple — and that’s the point - How Agoda’s value-first approach helps hotels drive repeat business without the complexity of traditional loyalty programs.

Jun 26, 2025 • Hospitality

Google Hotels faces competitive & regulatory headwinds - As EU’s DMA and AI shifts reshape metasearch, Expedia, Trivago, TripAdvisor—and newer players—are stepping into the gap.

Jun 25, 2025 • Hospitality

Super.com: The fintech-flavored OTA making waves in hotel distribution - From SnapTravel roots to metasearch contender, this "newcomer" is anything but new.

Jun 25, 2025 • Hospitality