Spotting hotel junk fees is getting easier. Avoiding them isn’t. - It's easier than ever to spot hidden fees when you book flights, hotels or tours online. But don't expect your vacation costs to go down..

Sep 19, 2024 • Hospitality

Marriott aims to be as easy as Amazon - Like other hotel chains, Marriott is currently revamping its digital infrastructure, including updates to its loyalty, property management and reservation systems.

Sep 19, 2024 • Hospitality

Top travel trends according to advisors - Travel trends for this year and next indicate that consumers are increasingly looking for more authentic and immersive experiences in their destinations.

Sep 19, 2024 • Travel

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

The evolving role of experiences in travel - Today’s travelers don’t treat experiences as afterthoughts. Their travel decisions are increasingly based on specific activity interests.

Sep 18, 2024 • Hospitality

Digitalization boosts productivity in hospitality - The latest data from Mews suggests that as hotel technology becomes more embedded, staff continue to become more efficient.

Sep 18, 2024 • Hospitality

Hyatt drives cloud migration for more than 1,000 hotels - The company plans to upgrade more than 1,000 hotels to Oracle's Opera Cloud property management system.

Sep 18, 2024 • Hospitality