A first look inside Booking.com's fancy new Manchester HQ - The company has relocated its UK head office to Manchester, where up to 1,300 employees will eventually be based.

Feb 10, 2023 • Hospitality

Expedia sees record number of users join loyalty program - Focusing on the long-term retention of high-value customers is accelerating improved performance across the company.

Feb 13, 2023 • Hospitality

Social media engagement benchmarks for travel brands - Travel and hospitality brands seem to be posting less than other industries across all four key social media.

Mar 6, 2023 • Marketing

U.S. hotels set for earnings bump from robust travel - U.S. hotel operators are expected to post a rise in fQ1 profit even as they pour in money to lure travelers to book directly, instead of turning to travel agencies.

Apr 26, 2023 • Hospitality

Travelers looking to east as booking windows normalize - Travel to Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly popular, with Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia seeing significant growth in searches.

May 8, 2023 • Travel

Google's AI to power virtual travel agent from Priceline - The OTA aims to debut a more sophisticated chatbot for planning trips and hotel suggestions that are like "a personal concierge" tailored to users.

Jun 7, 2023 • Travel

STR: May U.S. hotel rates rise, occupancy slips again - RevPAR and ADR for U.S. hotels in May increased year over year, while occupancy slipped slightly.

Jun 22, 2023 • Hospitality

ChatGPT is taking travel and the world by storm - With travel highly digitalized where 66% of all bookings are conducted online in 2023, disruption from generative AI is already rife.

Jul 13, 2023 • Travel