Bookings for last-minute holidays in Ireland jump
Bookings for last-minute holidays in Ireland have jumped due to soaring temperatures in Greece, Italy and Spain, and wildfires in popular destinations such as Rhodes.
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The Most Important Story in Hotels in 2022
Hoteliers managed to maintain pricing discipline in 2022, a practice that has long eluded the industry.
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South Korean Antitrust Watchdog Fines Booking.com and Agoda
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it would slap two Booking Holdings brands fines of $1,750 (2.5 million won) for its flagship brand Booking.com — and a similar fine on sister brand Agoda — for not clearly telling customers that their…
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FROM FOUNDER TO CEO, AGODA’S CEO-IN-WAITING ON STARTUP JOURNEY, TACTICS AND TECH
THE startup he founded was acquired by Booking Holdings and now he’s the CEO-in-waiting of Agoda, waiting to step into the role on July 1. How did he get from founder to employee to CEO?
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Preparing For Shifting Tourist Expectations & Behaviors In 2022
The effects of the pandemic have perhaps made it more difficult to spot travel trends and behaviors. Nevertheless, there are some undeniable facts regarding the changing expectations and behaviors of travelers…
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Booking.com to cut thousands of workers in new reorganization
Booking.com on Thursday that it will be slashing nearly three thousand jobs globally as it plans to outsource nearly all of its customer service operations…
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Top Hotel Review Sites and How to Manage Them?
There is no mistaking the importance of online reviews for hospitality. 85% customers trust online reviews before making a booking.
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ONLINE TRAVEL GIANTS' MARKETING SPEND CONTINUES TO HEAD NORTH
The third quarter of 2021 saw major online travel players continue to increase advertizing and marketing spend.
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Booking.com Introduces “Native Ads”
For many hotels, the line between “distribution” and “marketing” has always been quite blurry.
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Real Estate Firm JLL Launches Short-term Rental Platform
Real estate services provider JLL is launching a short-term rental platform it’s positioning as a rival to giants in the space including Airbnb and Booking.com.
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The brave new world of booking direct
Over much of the last decade, OTAs (online travel agencies) have become the most common way that people book hotels…
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Booking.com survey takes pulse of LGBTQ+ travelers
Digital travel platform Booking.com has released new research revealing that half of LGBTQ+ travelers have experienced some form of discrimination when traveling…
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Expedia down, Airbnb up for bookings for some hotels in Europe and Asia
With the volume of travel greatly reduced and marketing budgets slashed, hoteliers know it’s more important than ever to understand which distribution strategies are driving bookings.
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4 myths about the state of OTAs post-COVID-19
With the slow reopening of international travel, most of the larger online booking platforms, led by Booking.com and Expedia, have finally decided to turn their billion-dollars marketing power engine back on…
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Brand Finance: Hilton remains world’s most valuable brand
The total value of the top 50 most valuable hotel brands has decreased 33% year-on-year, down from $70.2 billion in 2020 to $47.4 billion in 2021, according to brand value consultancy Brand Finance.
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What’s next for hotel online bookings?
After more than one year of global pandemic, we are yet to grasp all the different ways in which the virus has changed our lives…
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How travel booking behavior has changed due to Covid-19
A new normal for the travel industry is here and travel marketers are adapting to shifting consumer expectations during the pandemic…
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Airbnb Considers OTAs as Biggest Competitors, Not Hotels
How Airbnb sees itself matters, not only for the future of the company but how markets and competitors react to such a globally disruptive force that has emerged out of nowhere in the last decade.
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