OTAs set new record for marketing spend in 2023 - Trip.com stands out as the company that had the biggest jump in its marketing budget in 2023.

Mar 13, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com expects slowdown in bookings - The company expects room night bookings to slow in the current quarter as tensions in the Middle East dampen regional tourism.

May 3, 2024 • Hospitality

ChatGPT Advanced Voice: The future of travel booking or the end of OTAs? - What happens to OTAs when LLMs like ChatGPT connect to GDSs for global hotel inventory or automatically fill forms to book long-tail accommodations?.

Oct 14, 2024 • Hospitality

Business travel may fully recover in 2024 - Corporate travel remains below 2019 levels, but airlines and hotels see a steady recovery.

Mar 18, 2024 • Travel

Luxury hotels facing increasingly irritated consumers - High-end travelers are pulling back on their vacation spending as inflated pricing hasn't led to an increase in service quality.

Apr 3, 2023 • Hospitality

The Booking.com cost that isn't commission - Most hotels count the commission. Eight years of incidents say they should also be counting what happens when Booking.com breaks.

Apr 23, 2026 • Hospitality

It’s time to limit how often we can travel abroad - Holidaymakers should prepare to change their travel habits now, before this change is forced upon them.

Nov 28, 2023 • Travel

Hoteliers accuse Booking.com of ‘unfair business practices’ - Hotrec members accuse the OTA of withholding guest data from hotel partners and preventing hotels from offering better rates on their own websites.

Jul 18, 2024 • Hospitality