Hotels reinvent the guest experience to compete with Airbnb - Competition is shifting from price alone to experience, technology, and long-term guest relationships.

Apr 7, 2026 • Hospitality

Booking.com under fire for privacy and security concerns - The OTA has come under fire by hotels who allege that it isn’t doing enough to protect them from becoming victims of cyberattacks on its app.

Dec 5, 2023 • Hospitality

How OTAs react when hotels charge above market rates - The latest World Parity Monitor reveals rising risks for independent hotels as non-major OTAs aggressively undercut inflated direct prices.

May 20, 2025 • Hospitality

Inside the complex journey of hotel rates - How fragmented B2B channels create hidden losses, brand risks, and new demands on hotel distribution strategy.

Oct 2, 2025 • Hospitality

Hotels face rising costs for direct bookings - Digital regulations, privacy restrictions and new transparency standards are increasing the overall cost of guest acquisition for hotels.

Nov 24, 2025 • Hospitality

Hyatt sees booking gains from AI search, launches ChatGPT app - Hotel groups accelerate ai adoption while weighing long-term impacts on distribution and direct bookings.

Feb 13, 2026 •

Affluent travelers grow cautious about spending - Financial anxiety among high-value guests reshapes hotel demand and pricing strategies.

Feb 17, 2026 • Hospitality

Online hotel bookings have tipped again towards OTAs - Expedia, Booking.com and others have retaken more than half of all online hotel bookings in the recovery era.

Apr 11, 2023 • Hospitality