Has gratuity culture reached a tipping point? - The ubiquity of tipping prompts on screens has become a modern norm, replacing the clandestine notes in candlelit restaurants.

Jan 4, 2024 • Hospitality

Airbnb signals ‘reinvention’ beyond core business - The company says it spent the past three years perfecting its core business, and is now ready to expand beyond its core business and reinvent Airbnb.

Feb 14, 2024 • Hospitality

TUI wants to attract Chinese travelers - As European demand slows, TUI seeks to attract Chinese and American travelers while offering cheaper vacation options in Eastern Europe.

Feb 28, 2025 • Hospitality

European traveler mindset in 2025 - Despite AI buzz and new platforms, ease, price, and trust still drive Europe’s travel choices in 2025.

Jun 24, 2025 • Travel

Why AI needs to sit beside your PMS, not inside it - A probabilistic layer wrapped around deterministic cores is the architecture that holds up. Most vendor pitches are selling the opposite..

May 18, 2026 • Hospitality

The hotel side of the corporate RFP just started automating too - Accor will hand its hotels AI-generated prices for their corporate bids from next year — leaving the hotel that still sets its number by hand bidding against one that doesn't.

Aug 14, 2026 • Hospitality

Hotelbeds is squeezed. Its fix runs through your contract. - The company now keeps €7.30 of every €100 booked through it, down from €9 at its listing. Its answer is to sell more rooms through OTAs — and more rooms it never contracted at all..

Aug 31, 2026 • Hospitality

THN’s Global Hotel Direct Booking Rankings - New report by The Hotels Network unveils the hotel brands leading the way in terms of benchmarking and direct channel growth.

Jul 3, 2023 • Hospitality