HBX Group launches new Marketing Suite - The Hotelbeds parent company is committed to becoming one of the primary retail media networks in the travel industry.

Sep 25, 2024 • Hospitality

Expedia redefines traveler engagement with social media - The company's new marketplace simplifies travel with recommendations from top influencers.

Sep 24, 2024 • Hospitality

Tripadvisor shifting from arbitrage economics to engagement economics - This isn't the old Tripadvisor, which relied on metasearch and ad clicks. The new Tripadvisor uses generative AI for travel planning, allowing users to easily book experiences, restaurant reservations, and hotels.

Sep 24, 2024 • Hospitality

The travel industry lags on payment trends - A strong focus on educating the industry about alternative payment methods and trends is critical to reducing costs, improving the customer experience, and speeding payments.

Sep 23, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com suffers legal defeat in EU over best price clauses - The OTA suffered a defeat on Thursday with its former best-price clauses before the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Sep 20, 2024 • Hospitality

How technology and data are redefining hotel distribution - Maintaining an offline distribution network can be costly and time-consuming and often requires substantial discounts and incentives to intermediaries.

Sep 20, 2024 • Hospitality

Rebuilding Expedia - Some parts of Expedia Group faced challenges during the recent technology migration, and the new CEO is focused on rebuilding and moving forward.

Sep 20, 2024 • Hospitality

Booking.com outpaces Airbnb in short-term rental growth - Booking Holdings' short-term rental segment is growing faster than Airbnb's, and the OTA is focused on maintaining that growth.

Sep 19, 2024 • Hospitality