Perplexity enters the travel game - Perplexity’s new travel search experience blends curated content, itinerary planning, and a glimpse into the future of real-time trip management.

May 21, 2025 • Hospitality

Why we travel now: the floor moved - Demographics, remote work, and new source markets — why travel demand reset permanently upward.

Apr 10, 2026 • Hospitality

Hotel distribution will get more complex - Tech giants like Apple and Amazon will use generative AI to analyze personal data on smartphones, offering more personalized travel recommendations than competitors.

Sep 27, 2024 • Hospitality

Google’s DMA search fix may boost Booking.com—not hotels - While aiming to comply with EU gatekeeper rules, Google’s new layout risks entrenching aggregator dominance and sidelining direct hotel bookings.

Jul 8, 2025 • Hospitality

Hotel loyalty schemes are now the cheapest way to book - Free membership discounts from major chains like Hilton and Accor often beat prices on Booking.com and Expedia.

Oct 6, 2025 • Hospitality

STR maintains U.S. hotel forecast 2024 projections - For 2024, growth in ADR was raised by 0.1 percentage points, while occupancy and RevPAR were unchanged from the previous forecast.

Jan 23, 2024 • Hospitality

80% of U.S. travelers prefer hotels with self-service technology - When Americans travel, they increasingly prefer a highly digital, self-service experience for their hotel accommodations.

Jul 2, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com’s AI Trip Planner got a big update - Travelers can now use the Smart Filter tool to describe their ideal property in their own words.

Oct 31, 2024 • Hospitality