The hotel discovery layer: The shortlist forms before the search - Property selection used to happen on Booking.com. Increasingly, it happens before anyone opens it.

May 5, 2026 • Hospitality

Corporate travel just got priced as an AI bet - The $6.3 billion sale of Amex GBT puts real capital behind the agentic travel argument — and changes what the TMC layer means for hotels.

May 5, 2026 • Hospitality

Google tests new DMA-compliant hotel search layout - New EU rules could shift visibility, traffic, and booking power away from Google toward third parties.

May 5, 2026 • Hospitality

The hotel discovery layer: Booking channels have stopped doing the work - The decision has moved upstream — and most distribution strategy hasn't followed.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

The OTA is not your competitor on Google - Hotels that stopped bidding against the OTAs on Google have not lost. They have read a market they cannot win.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

Uber bought a hotel tab the year it stopped mattering - The super app push reinforces the booking channel at the moment the deciding has moved upstream.

May 4, 2026 • Hospitality

Uber is in the hotel business now - The company moves toward an end-to-end travel platform with hotel bookings and in-stay services like room service.

May 1, 2026 • Hospitality

TikTok and AI reshape travel booking behavior in Asia - Social media influence, AI discovery, and price sensitivity are redefining how travelers choose and book hotels.

May 1, 2026 • Hospitality