Hotel giants take on Booking.com in landmark lawsuit - European hoteliers seek billions in damages over years of alleged commission overcharges and unfair pricing clauses.

Jun 17, 2025 • Hospitality

Booking.com slams EU over ‘dumb’ regulations - Glenn Fogel says EU rules have forced the group to allow hotel companies to offer lower prices on their own websites than on Booking.com.

Jun 26, 2024 • Hospitality

The return of structured hotel distribution - As AI turns chat into commerce, GDS-style data infrastructure becomes the backbone of hotel visibility in the new era of agentic booking.

Oct 9, 2025 • Hospitality

How Expedia and Booking.com now work inside ChatGPT - OpenAI's new integrations turn AI conversations into live hotel searches — signaling a new discovery and booking frontier for hoteliers.

Oct 8, 2025 • Hospitality

Google shakes up hotel ads - With the commission-based model gone, small hotels face higher costs, lower visibility, and greater dependence on OTAs.

Mar 3, 2025 • Hospitality

Google on what the travel industry will look like by 2040 - New research from Google and Deloitte predicts a staggering 60% increase in international travellers by 2040.

Oct 31, 2024 • Travel

Why Google is pulling ahead of OpenAI in agentic travel - How yesterday’s Gemini updates reveal the real battle shaping the future of hotel distribution.

Nov 19, 2025 • Hospitality

Google’s agentic AI takes aim at hospitality - Not just smarter searches — the tech giant is pushing toward AI that books, confirms, and connects directly with hotel back-end systems.

Sep 24, 2025 • Hospitality