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

How small businesses shape Europe’s hospitality industry - Hospitality SMEs are set to play a key role in Europe’s continued travel industry growth and resilience.

Jan 17, 2025 • Hospitality

Airbnb is ramping up lobbying to overturn NYC's rental restrictions - The company spends millions on political campaigns in New York to oppose short-term rental restrictions that cut more than 80% of its listings in the city in one year.

Jan 17, 2025 • Hospitality

The hidden battle over hotel pricing with OTAs - Hotels allowing OTAs to undercut their direct rates experience significantly higher pay-per-click (PPC) advertising costs, new research reveals.

Jan 17, 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

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

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