Booking.com to repay $110 million in COVID-19 - Dutch politicians had criticized 2020 total compensation for CEO Glenn Fogel and CFO David Goulden.

Apr 15, 2024 • Hospitality

Utilizing Expedia’s ad tools for cultural event demand - New data released by Expedia Group shows the impact of its advertising tools in boosting its travel partners’ visibility and revenue during popular events.

Apr 12, 2024 • Hospitality

Sonder launches hotel collection - The short-term rental is launching a hotel collection, Powered by Sonder, which includes 23 Sonder-operated properties in 13 markets.

Apr 9, 2024 • Hospitality

Google criticizes Europe's Digital Markets Act - The company uses travel as an example to point out trade-offs within the law, outlining “concerns we’re hearing” since complying with the new rules.

Apr 9, 2024 • Hospitality

The future of hotel distribution - Hotels are responding to the growing OTA dominance with a creative, multi-channel distribution strategy to attract customers cost-effectively.

Apr 9, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com supervised for a year due to multiple data leaks - The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) had the OTA under tightened supervision due to delayed reporting of data breaches.

Apr 4, 2024 • Hospitality

Expedia adopting Amadeus NDC technology - The OTA is expanding its partnership with Amadeus by integrating Amadeus' aggregated NDC content to its connectivity portfolio.

Apr 3, 2024 • Hospitality

Trip.com on growth strategies - As an Asia-focused travel app, Trip.com's priority is to first expand into Europe as its second big region and further grow from there.

Apr 3, 2024 • Hospitality