Airbnb reports record 6.6m accommodation listings - Portfolio of properties rose by 16% or 900,000 last year over 2021.

Feb 16, 2023 • Hospitality

Ctrip to integrate Baidu’s ChatGPT-style Bot into tourism services - The Chinese OTA has become one of the first partners to trial Baidu’s ChatGPT-style ERNIE Bot ecosystem.

Feb 16, 2023 • Hospitality

Airbnb's sales forecast tops estimates on strong travel demand - Demand is remaining resilient so far this year, with travelers booking trips further in advance.

Feb 15, 2023 • Hospitality

Tripadvisor beats expectations on travel demand - The company reported better than expected profit and revenue as travel continued to rebound.

Feb 15, 2023 • Hospitality

ChatGPT thinks travel advisors still have value to offer travelers - Chatbots aren’t claiming that they can replace travel advisors, and it remains doubtful they could do so.

Feb 15, 2023 • Hospitality

Expedia sees record number of users join loyalty program - Focusing on the long-term retention of high-value customers is accelerating improved performance across the company.

Feb 13, 2023 • Hospitality

Expedia gives optimistic outlook for travel bounceback in 2023 - Lodging gross bookings grew 20% in January compared with 2019, the OTA said during its Q4 earning call.

Feb 10, 2023 • Hospitality

A first look inside Booking.com's fancy new Manchester HQ - The company has relocated its UK head office to Manchester, where up to 1,300 employees will eventually be based.

Feb 10, 2023 • Hospitality