OTAs face headwinds from a slowdown in travel - Booking.com and Expedia are experience slowing travel growth as cash-strapped consumers become more cost-conscious and seek "value play" vacations.

Sep 13, 2024 • Hospitality

Understanding OTA visibility boosters - Visibility boosters have always been an easy win for OTAs and an easy loss for hotels.

Mar 16, 2023 • Hospitality

Expedia and Microsoft Bing launch strategic partnership - Travelers booking eligible properties on Bing can earn rewards from both Expedia Group rewards programs and Microsoft Rewards.

Oct 31, 2024 • Hospitality

The things hotels still can’t get right - Airlines get grief for service shortfalls two years into the travel surge, but hotels are struggling too.

Jul 13, 2023 • Hospitality

Is Google becoming the next big OTA? - As AI and immersive tools expand, Google’s deepening role in travel sparks both opportunity and concern.

Jul 21, 2025 • Hospitality

Google launches new hotel result pages in Europe - Google has been launching changes to its search results in the European regions to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Feb 2, 2024 • Marketing

Europe’s leading TMCs 2024 - A new report from BTN Europe has revealed the top travel management companies (TMCs) in Europe, with American Express Global Business Travel leading the way.

Jun 19, 2024 • Travel

The third life of Lola, and what Booking Holdings just admitted - Booking Holdings is reviving a twice-failed brand to build a conversational AI travel startup. The product is a bet. The structure is a confession.

May 7, 2026 • Hospitality