Great news about direct hotel bookings or simply wishful thinking?
Skift Research came with its much anticipated Hotel Distribution Outlook 2024. In this report, based on the wishes of both branded and independent hoteliers surveyed, Skift Research predicts that by 2030, direct digital channels will have overtaken…
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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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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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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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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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Analysts tweak Airbnb stock price targets on bookings report
It started in San Francisco with two guys and a mattress…
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Spanish watchdog hits Booking with record fine of €490 million
Spanish competition watchdog CNMC plans to issue a record fine of €490 million to Dutch holiday rental website Booking following reports of false competition from two Spanish hotel owners’ organisations, Spanish and Dutch media reported on Friday…
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Booking, Agoda or Expedia? A review of 200,000 hotel searches shows which has the best rates
Vacations can be fabulously relaxing. But booking one is another story. The average traveler views 141 pages of travel content in the 45 days prior to booking a trip, according to an Expedia Group report…
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Chase Sapphire Reserve Is Expanding Its Luxury Hotel Booking Platform — What to Know
Chase will revamp its luxury hotel collection for Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders — here's what's changing. Chase just announced it will revamp its luxury hotel collection for Sapphire Reserve cardholders next year…
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Hotels to Pay Middlemen $75 Billion in 2023: Skift Research
Hotel companies pay billions a year to online travel agencies and other distributors. Our estimate of how much is eye-opening. So is hoteliers' naiveté about how sustainable their level of spending is - Seth Borko and Sean O'Neill, Skift…
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Q2 2023 Shows a Steady Growth of Online Booking Platforms in EU
Online booking platforms continue to grow in Europe, in spite of several Member States imposing specific bans on short-term rentals to fight long-term accommodation shortages…
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