Chat becomes a performance channel - Driving a shift in how advertisers reach and convert users within conversational AI.

Oct 15, 2025 • Marketing

AI review automation enters hotel distribution - Lighthouse launches Review Agent as guest feedback becomes a key ranking signal for OTAs and AI-powered travel discovery.

Mar 16, 2026 • Hospitality

Airbnb deepens hotel push with Booking.com veteran hire - The leadership change signals Airbnb’s growing ambition to compete more directly in the global hotel distribution market, especially among boutique and independent properties..

May 27, 2026 • Hospitality

The GDS terminal is fifteen percent of the channel - Sabre booked 12 million hotel reservations last quarter, 8% more than a year earlier. Almost none of it happened on the screen hoteliers picture when they hear the word GDS..

Sep 7, 2026 • Hospitality

Hyatt’s group sales recover faster than business travel - The company has seen business travel volumes improve quarter-by-quarter but they still remain nearly 20% below pre-Covid levels.

Feb 27, 2023 • Travel

Hoteliers adapt tech, design to increase guest satisfaction - The sentiment of paying more for less extends across the travel industry as a whole.

Mar 14, 2023 • Hospitality

Booking Holdings beats profit estimates on strong travel demand - The company benefited from pent-up demand that drove consumers to book flights and hotels despite worries of an imminent recession.

May 5, 2023 • Hospitality

STR lifts U.S. ADR and RevPAR forecast - While top-line performance advances, growing operating expenses are projected to limit profit growth over the remainder of the year.

Jun 6, 2023 • Hospitality