Airbnb shunned by business travelers, Business travellers are shunning the sharing economy when it comes to booking accommodation and prefer hotel chains to independent properties, according to research for the Guild of Travel Management Companies. Source: Hotel Marketing Airbnb shunned by business travelers,
Airbnb has more room to grow than Uber Analysts at eMarketer predict another year of double-digit growth in users of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, but they think that will be the end of such high-rate growth. Airbnb, on the other hand, could still see a spike in lodgers. Source: Hotel Marketing Airbnb has more room to grow than Uber
Top 2016 hotel digital marketing trends Hotel industry giants with big budgets have already gotten a head start on the rest of us, which allows us to see the technology in action and to review their ROI. Here are some of the trends already making an impact on hotel marketing: Source: Hotel Marketing Top 2016 hotel digital marketing trends
Expedia expects Facebook to follow Google into online travel Facebook is already working on e-commerce, letting users save their payment information and purchase products they see advertised on Facebook directly through “buy” buttons. It’s just a matter of time before that turns into booking vacations too, according to Expedia. Source: Hotel Marketing Expedia expects Facebook to follow Google into online travel