OTAs push marketing spend past $20 billion in 2025 - Rising investment underscores continued reliance on paid channels despite growing focus on direct engagement and AI.

Mar 2, 2026 • Hospitality

Wyndham upgrades group booking platform - Enhanced tools aim to simplify group management for hotels while expanding access to sports, academic, and event-driven business.

Mar 2, 2026 • Hospitality

Europe’s hotel conversion boom accelerates - Tech-enabled serviced apartments emerge as a resilient alternative to ageing, staff-heavy hotel models.

Mar 2, 2026 • Hospitality

Community is the new competitive advantage in hospitality - In an AI-driven travel landscape, hotels win by creating belonging, not just efficiency.

Feb 27, 2026 • Hospitality

Direct channel benchmarking for hotels - A strategic approach to understanding and improving direct booking performance.

Feb 27, 2026 • Hospitality

U.S. hotels return to RevPAR growth in January 2026 - Modest rate gains offset flat occupancy as performance stabilizes after months of decline.

Feb 27, 2026 • Hospitality

OTA growth no longer mirrors travel demand - Strong earnings reflect share capture and platform leverage, not a broad consumer spending rebound.

Feb 27, 2026 • Hospitality

Kayak leans into millennial travel anxiety with new campaign - Humor-driven strategy reframes booking stress as a branding opportunity in an overcrowded travel market.

Feb 27, 2026 • Hospitality