A fee fight for hotel dominance - How Marriott and Hilton aim to optimize their fee structures to max out profitability while maintaining competitive pricing for hotel owners.

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality

Hotel marketers push broad messaging - Most marketing at the property level is not necessarily targeted at a specific generation, but rather a cohesive message that can entice all ages to consider the hotel.

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality

Marriott's travel retail ambitions - The company's revenue and technology chief discusses the reception of its AI search tool on the Homes & Villas website.

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality

Hotel giants defend benchmarking in price-fixing suit - A group of high-end hotels have asked a U.S. judge to dismiss claims that they improperly shared data to keep room prices artificially high, calling the case "fanciful".

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality

How 2014 changed the Internet forever - Ten years ago, developments in commerce, activism, and influencer culture coalesced, and our contemporary concept of “being online” was born.

May 21, 2024 • Marketing

Economic uncertainty to likely impact hotel performance through 2025 - Continued economic uncertainty, an upcoming election and continued geopolitical tensions are expected to impact hotel performance in the US through 2025.

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality

Transforming your hotel website into a room-selling powerhouse - A hotel's website has become a must for selling rooms online and reducing your share of OTA bookings.

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality

China’s travelers are coming back - Outbound travel numbers are back to 80% of 2019 levels for the Labor Day holiday, and continue to improve.

May 20, 2024 • Travel