Airlines’ lead over OTAs stalling Airline websites have managed major gains over OTAs in the last few years, and now account for about three quarters of online bookings. But their share will remain unchanged for the next three years. Source: Hotel Marketing Airlines’ lead over OTAs stalling
Booking.com sees loyalty programs as a burden, not an opportunity Priceline speaking at a retail tech conference in mid-March, said there is a downside to loyalty programs and its Booking.com unit would rather create a great user experience for site visitors and app users instead of paying them to be loyal. Source: Hotel Marketing Booking.com sees loyalty programs as a burden, not an opportunity
Recharge lets you book a hotel room – for minutes at a time Call it on-demand on steroids. A 10-month-old San Francisco company called Recharge has developed an app that enables users to book a stay in hotel for just for 67 cents a minute, or $40 an hour. Source: Hotel Marketing Recharge lets you book a hotel room – for minutes at a time
Most travelers use search engines when planning a trip Americans may not mind booking accommodations and airfare on small screens, but search engines are where many leisure travelers in North America turn to when beginning to research a trip, according to Q1 2016 research. Source: Hotel Marketing Most travelers use search engines when planning a trip