Hotel distribution in 2026: The OTAs still sell your rooms - Their share barely moved. What changed: you wait for your money, and the last word on your price is theirs..

Oct 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Group demand holds for 2027. The hotel that gets it may change. - Meeting planners surveyed by Amex GBT expect bigger budgets next year. When costs rise or the news turns, most keep the meeting and move it to another city or another hotel..

Oct 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Expedia has a public corporate rate for your hotel - By late 2025, 38,000 hotels offered Expedia's business rate. Only companies serving business travelers can book it, and Expedia decides which ones qualify..

Oct 21, 2026 • Hospitality

Before you sign: What an independent hotel should know about joining a soft brand - A soft brand offers a chain's reach, including a way into AI booking, while your hotel keeps its name. This series reads the documents behind the offer, so you know what you are signing..

Oct 21, 2026 • Hospitality