The travel industry lags on payment trends - A strong focus on educating the industry about alternative payment methods and trends is critical to reducing costs, improving the customer experience, and speeding payments.

Sep 23, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com suffers legal defeat in EU over best price clauses - The OTA suffered a defeat on Thursday with its former best-price clauses before the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Sep 20, 2024 • Hospitality

How technology and data are redefining hotel distribution - Maintaining an offline distribution network can be costly and time-consuming and often requires substantial discounts and incentives to intermediaries.

Sep 20, 2024 • Hospitality

Rebuilding Expedia - Some parts of Expedia Group faced challenges during the recent technology migration, and the new CEO is focused on rebuilding and moving forward.

Sep 20, 2024 • Hospitality

Airbnb's future is not just about travel - At the 2024 Skift Global Forum in New York, the company's CEO said that he hopes to eventually expand beyond just short-term rentals and even travel.

Sep 19, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com outpaces Airbnb in short-term rental growth - Booking Holdings' short-term rental segment is growing faster than Airbnb's, and the OTA is focused on maintaining that growth.

Sep 19, 2024 • Hospitality

Hotel Engine reaches a $2.1 billion valuation, rebrands as Engine - The company secured $140 million in Series C funding, raising its valuation from $1.3 billion to $2.1 billion.

Sep 19, 2024 • Hospitality

Expedia offers curated trip recommendations - The OTA is launching a feature in its iOS app called Travel Shops where creators can share and save their travel recommendations.

Sep 17, 2024 • Hospitality