Holidays can cost 50% more if you book on a computer, not a smartphone app
Families planning half-term breaks face paying up to 50 per cent more on Booking.com if they use a computer rather than the travel firm's smartphone app.
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Payment woes drive 63% of UAE hotel guests to abandon bookings
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of hotel guests in the UAE have abandoned their bookings because their preferred payment methods weren’t available, according to new research from FinTech Adyen. This statistic highlights a major challenge for the hospitality…
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Redefining Hotel Search for Travel’s Experiential Era
Travel search and booking has long been a four-box checklist for the hospitality industry: destination, dates, number of people, and budget. The traveler fills out the basics of a trip, and the supplier — a hotel, an airline, a travel agency —…
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Global hotel rates starting to rise ‘more moderately’
Hotel prices in key global business travel cities are now going up at a “more moderate rate” than in the previous two years, according to the latest data from accommodation booking specialist HotelHub…
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The annual JLL Hotel Operations’ Sentiment Survey has forecasted mixed fortunes for the hotel sector in the Asia Pacific region in the year ahead.
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One Blackpool hotel group told me in 12 months they paid £800k in commissions to Booking.com
Hoteliers and B&B owners have raised concerns over the business practices of Booking.com in Blackpool…
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What will be the impact on hospitality of the antitrust ruling against Google?
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that Google was illegally maintaining monopoly over Internet search and was using its dominance to squash the competition. Google announced that it was planning to appeal this ruling and was “focused on…
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Airbnb Wants to Woo Hotel Customers With Luxury Offerings
Airbnb is reportedly planning luxury offerings like personal chefs to entice travelers away from hotels…
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BlueRock Consulting launches the Luxury Hotel Benchmarking Report
BlueRock Consulting, a boutique management consulting firm launched the Luxury Hotel Benchmarking Report, providing financial performance metrics for the luxury hotel industry in the selected Mediterranean countries, based on participation and…
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The Top 10 Accounts Receivable Controls
“AR” as we commonly refer to the sub department of the accounting function is a mainstay in any larger group-based hotel. In these juggernauts the importance of efficiently collecting your money is mission critical. Not only do we take the chance…
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2024 Hotel Distribution Study: Digital Trends in Accommodation: Hotels, Booking.com and DMA
Today, HOTREC released its 2024 Hotel Distribution Study(1) which examines recent developments and trends in the European accommodation sector, and uncovers the way consumers book hotel rooms. The main findings confirm the need for proper…
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Demand for serviced apartments weakens as hotels muscle in, says GSAIR report
The serviced apartment sector has lost traction among corporate travel programmes as hotels stake their claim in the extended-stay market, according to the Global Serviced Apartment Industry Report (GSAIR) 2024, released today by Ariosi Group, part…
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Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028
Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make the city liveable for residents…
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Booking.com sounds alarm on AI-enabled travel scams
As travelers rush to book their summer getaways, Booking.com's internet safety boss says watch out for supercharged AI scams.
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ONLINE TRAVEL GIANTS “STEP ON THE GAS” FOR MARKETING SPEND IN Q1
First quarter financial figures from four of the largest online travel agencies in the world show Expedia Group, Booking Holdings, Airbnb and Trip.com Group opened 2024 much as they closed 2023 — a year in which they spent a record amount to promote…
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Hotels’ digital revenue hits record high, Asia leading direct booking trends
In D-EDGE’s latest Hotel Distribution Report for 2024, an analysis of the past five years reveals big shifts in online booking behavior, especially following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Track This Hotel Launches Service to Help Travelers Save on Hotel Bookings
Today, Track This Hotel announced the launch of its platform to help travelers manage hotel booking costs more effectively. By monitoring hotel rates after booking, the service alerts users to potential savings, offering a practical solution in a…
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Hotel check-in terminal bug spews out access codes for guest rooms
A self-service check-in terminal used in a German Ibis budget hotel was found leaking hotel room keycodes, and the researcher behind the discovery claims the issue could potentially affect hotels around Europe…
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