Start driving more direct bookings through Google - Google allows hotels to add free booking links that display direct rates alongside OTA rates with a link to your booking page.

Jan 17, 2025 • Hospitality

Italy seeks to protect hotels from fake and paid reviews - Under a proposed law, online reviewers would be required to show identification and proof of their visit to the place being reviewed.

Jan 16, 2025 • Hospitality

EasyJet to take on Tui and Booking.com - The budget airline has revealed plans to turn city breaks into package holidays as it tries to get customers to book their whole trip through EasyJet.

Jan 16, 2025 • Hospitality

Green Lodging Trends Report 2024 - The Green Lodging Trends Report includes 80 best practice questions for hotels to assess their sustainability performance.

Jan 16, 2025 • Hospitality

A break from the accommodation mega-sites - Airbnb and Booking.com are the market leaders, but a new wave of smaller accommodation platforms are offering an alternative – and trying to give something back to local communities.

Jan 15, 2025 • Hospitality

Spain to tackle housing crisis with 100% property tax for non-Europeans - Spain plans to impose 100% tax on property bought by non-European Union residents to tackle its worsening housing crisis.

Jan 15, 2025 • Hospitality

HBX Group poised to launch €1bn IPO - Spanish travel technology company HBX Group, the parent company of brands such as Hotelbeds, is preparing to launch a €1 billion initial public offering in the coming weeks.

Jan 14, 2025 • Hospitality

Hotel experts on speed and data - Advances in hotel revenue management technology enable faster response and better leverage of local trends.

Jan 14, 2025 • Hospitality