Google Hotel Ads just got 40% more expensive - Soaring Google ad costs, stricter privacy rules, and OTA pressure are forcing hoteliers to bet big on AI.

Sep 16, 2025 • Marketing

Airbnb wants to be more than your vacation app - Brian Chesky’s decade-long bet: AI concierges, real-world communities, and an Amazon-style “everything” platform for travel and living.

Sep 16, 2025 • Hospitality

The quiet gold rush in online travel - Why banks, airlines, and retailers are now the biggest growth engine for online travel giants.

Sep 16, 2025 • Hospitality

Amex Travel’s first app is here — but it’s more polish than breakthrough - Hotel perks, lounge wait times, and blockchain “souvenirs” are in the mix, but the new app feels more like a tidy repackaging than a travel revolution.

Sep 16, 2025 • Hospitality

Tiktok avoids US ban after last-minute deal - A framework deal between the U.S. and China keeps Tiktok online, preserving a vital travel marketing channel to 170 million American users.

Sep 16, 2025 • Hospitality

Tripadvisor admits SEO is slipping, stakes future on AI-driven search - As travelers move from google clicks to generative answers, the company argues the winners will be brands that feed the machines — not chase the rankings.

Sep 16, 2025 • Marketing

How hotels are using eSIMs to outsmart OTAs - A gigabyte of mobile data might not sound like much — but for travelers, it’s instant connectivity, and for hotels, it’s a new weapon in the booking wars.

Sep 15, 2025 • Hospitality

The best new design hotels around the world - Why the newest wave of hotels feels more like living inside a story than checking into a room.

Sep 12, 2025 • Hospitality