Spain's watchdog fines Booking.com €413 million - The country’s competition watchdog fined Booking.com a record 413 million euros for "abusing its dominant position" over the past five years.

Jul 31, 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

The email you want is the one she gives you for a reason - Booking.com takes her details off your screen thirty days after checkout. The address she gives your concierge for the eight o'clock table was never theirs to take..

Aug 26, 2026 • Hospitality

Effective discounting in the hospitality industry - Strategies for ensuring that hotel discounts continue to be beneficial and profitable.

Aug 16, 2023 • Hospitality

Online platform tourism booming across Europe - In the first three months of this year, the trend of overnight stays booked through online platforms showed a strong growth compared to the same period in 2023.

Jul 31, 2024 • Hospitality

Expedia turns Instagram Reels into bookings - New AI-powered Trip Matching feature bridges social media inspiration with seamless itinerary booking.

May 12, 2025 • Hospitality

U.S. market cooling, says Marriott - The company cites a "normalization" in domestic U.S. vacation bookings, a potential warning sign for the post-pandemic travel frenzy.

May 2, 2024 • Hospitality

Hotel giants defend benchmarking in price-fixing suit - A group of high-end hotels have asked a U.S. judge to dismiss claims that they improperly shared data to keep room prices artificially high, calling the case "fanciful".

May 21, 2024 • Hospitality