CoStar optimistic on hotel profitability in 2025 - While the overall numbers didn’t shift, there are some differences with how the forecast now views 2025.

Feb 3, 2025 • Hospitality

The world of online travel as seen by Glenn Fogel - The head of Booking Holdings on how competition, regulation, and AI are changing travel and why he wants you to yell at AI chatbots, not humans.

Aug 6, 2024 • Hospitality

Potential erosion of US travel demand to the UK and Europe - European hoteliers must separate 'signal from noise' as they navigate rising costs, shifting demand.

Feb 13, 2025 • Hospitality

STR: Top hospitality industry challenges and strengths - The Hospitality Industry Sentiment survey is STR’s first longitudinal study of hotel and travel industry professionals.

Feb 20, 2023 • Hospitality

Booking.com’s very expensive marketing piece of the pie - Booking Holdings spent around $6 billion on sales and marketing last year to attract just 15% of visitors to its platform.

Jun 23, 2023 • Hospitality

Travel is resilient in Latin America - After booming hotel occupancy levels around the region last year, 2024 is showing normalization.

Mar 19, 2024 • Travel

Slowdown in U.S. consumer spending weighs on travel and leisure groups - Earnings reports this week showed more signs of belt-tightening among American households.

Aug 8, 2024 • Travel

ChatGPT Advanced Voice: The future of travel booking or the end of OTAs? - What happens to OTAs when LLMs like ChatGPT connect to GDSs for global hotel inventory or automatically fill forms to book long-tail accommodations?.

Oct 14, 2024 • Hospitality