Expedia Group lays off staff in U.S. and abroad - The company has laid off staff in multiple departments, including travel operations, support, IT, recruiting, marketing and B2B services.

Jul 19, 2023 •

Trip.com creates own AI tool - China's largest OTA launched its own large language model (LLM) called Wendao, which roughly translates to "ask for your ways" in Chinese.

Jul 19, 2023 • Hospitality

Increasing your hotel's lobby dwell rate - The hotel lobby serves as the central hub for any hotel, acting as the nerve center for various guest activities.

Jul 19, 2023 • Hospitality

U.S. hotel RevPAR gains running out of steam - While still growing year over year in single-digit percentages, RevPAR is "just ahead" of last year, indicating signs of slowing or stabilizing.

Jul 19, 2023 • Hospitality

Europe’s travel revival appears to be slow - Although Europe has rebounded, the region’s travel revival remains sluggish, largely because of Russia.

Jul 18, 2023 • Travel

Taiwan to restrict hotels' use of disposable toiletries - By mandating the use of larger, reusable bottles for toiletries in hotels, plastic waste could be cut by around 2,100 metric tons per year.

Jul 18, 2023 • Hospitality

Marriott targets small and midsize enterprises - Marriott International is teasing an upcoming SME discount program to make the hotel company "very easy to do business with".

Jul 18, 2023 • Travel

The potential of GPT models for the travel industry - While it can be difficult to predict what GPT models might mean for the future of the travel industry, some key points can already be stated with certainty.

Jul 18, 2023 • Travel