Boosting direct bookings with the right direct booking benefits - Offering attractive direct booking benefits is not just a complementary strategy - it's a potential game-changer.

Jun 13, 2023 • Hospitality

UK: Booking.com still uses 'unethical' pressure selling tactics - Warnings such as 'only one left at this price!' or 'last booked four hours ago' still appear on sites such as Booking.com and Agoda.

Jun 12, 2023 • Hospitality

The Chinese tourism tsunami is late - Half a year after China’s reopening, most tourism spending remains trapped at home.

Jun 12, 2023 • Travel

US hoteliers optimistic about second half of 2023 - Even though a possible recession looms, industry performance indicates that U.S. hoteliers are right to feel optimistic about the future.

Jun 12, 2023 • Hospitality

Is Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) the end of organic search for hotels? - The new search experience incorporates AI capabilities and conversational functionality into the Google search results.

Jun 12, 2023 • Marketing

Airline pricing identified as travel buyers’ biggest challenge - Airline pricing and increasing costs in general are travel buyers’ top concerns currently, according to a poll from Business Travel Show Europe.

Jun 12, 2023 • Travel

Europe’s ‘crazy’ tourism summer has already started - According to American Express Global Business Travel, hotel prices in Europe will experience the largest increases during 2023.

Jun 12, 2023 • Travel

High hotel rates are the new normal, haven't peaked - Increasing corporate demand and blended leisure and business volume have emboldened hotel companies to name their price.

Jun 12, 2023 • Hospitality