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Hoteliers and B&B owners have raised concerns over the business practices of Booking.com in Blackpool…
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A couple arrived in New York after midnight, and a failed “contactless check-in” process and M.I.A. customer service made their hotel room inaccessible.
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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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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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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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Booking.com has conducted its annual global sustainability survey, and this year’s results indicate travelers have a tinge of weariness and disillusionment about their attitudes and decisions related to sustainable travel…
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A hotel company accused of reaping millions of dollars from nearly 70 illegal short-term rental units in Manhattan and Brooklyn will pay a $1.2 million fine to New York City as part of a settlement filed in state Supreme Court on Monday…
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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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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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Booking Holdings Inc. has appointed Ewout Steenbergen as EVP/CFO, effective March 15…
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Hackers have found a weak link in Booking.com security — its hotel partners. And the threat to Booking.com customers has been stubbornly persistent…
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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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Denmark's hospitality trade body Horesta has given the online hotel site Booking.com two days to pay payments owed to some 200 hotels and bed and breakfasts in the country, after which it is threatening legal action…
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Booking Holdings is set to lose the €1.67 billion deal with Sweden’s eTraveli Group, a very important transaction that has been left stranded for nearly two years. This is expected to happen due to the European Commission deciding against it…
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The Texas Attorney General of Texas is accusing the travel-booking company of "omitting mandatory fees from the advertised room rate."
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The CEOs of the U.S.'s two largest travel agencies, Booking Holdings and Expedia Group, say they are bullish on the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) but warn that the nascent technology still needs refinement…
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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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Hoteliers managed to maintain pricing discipline in 2022, a practice that has long eluded the industry.
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