Forward-looking data for hotel forecasting: What's available in 2026 - A practical guide to free and paid tools that capture demand signals before they show up in your PMS.

Feb 2, 2026 • Hospitality

How ChatGPT can help boost direct bookings - AI can help hoteliers tailor their messages to specific audiences, boost efficiency, and save time throughout the process.

Jun 16, 2023 • Hospitality

Business travel prices seen climbing to new normal - Relentless post-pandemic competition for airline seats, hotel rooms and hire cars drives up prices even higher this year and in 2024.

Aug 14, 2023 • Travel

Leisure, bleisure travel waves may be crashing - Hotels are seeing a slowdown on weekends and definitely a significant slowdown on shoulder nights, especially Thursday nights.

Sep 22, 2023 • Hospitality

Japanese hotels sue Booking.com over payment failure - As the OTA faces reports of payment failures in Europe and Asia, some Japanese hoteliers are planning to file a class-action lawsuit against the company.

Oct 16, 2023 • Hospitality

2023 is the new baseline for hospitality benchmarking - U.S. hoteliers project an overall sense of normalization across the board in 2024, but it's hard to say which trends will permanently result in a new normal.

Jan 3, 2024 • Hospitality

Hoteliers face trends in de-globalization - Trends toward “de-globlization” are expected to be a major concern among hoteliers around the world in 2024.

Jan 4, 2024 • Hospitality

Shiji Distribution Solutions sees remarkable growth - Shiji Distribution Solutions achieved its best year in 2023, doubling booking production from 2019 despite air travel capacity remaining below pre-pandemic levels.

Jun 5, 2024 • Hospitality