HotelTonight apparently up for sale Looks like the last-minute hotel bookings specialist is soon to become the last victim of industry consolidation, as Expedia and Booking.com have successfuly caught up with HotelTonights business model. Source: Hotel Marketing
IHG launches a range of new services for corporate travelers From today, IHG Assist and IHG Meeting Point will be rolled out across more than 4,900 IHG hotels to enhance the experience offered to business guests and corporate partners. Source: Hotel Marketing
Social media has negligible impact on bookings for independent hotels Being active on social media has very little impact on an independent hotel’s bottom line, latest research claims. The likes of Facebook are responsible for just 3.3% of the web traffic to hotels’ websites, according to an new study. Source: Hotel Marketing
Ryanair takes battle with Google and eDreams to court Ryanair has launched legal action against Google in an attempt to force the internet search engine to stop promoting allegedly misleading and deceptive ads for eDreams selling Ryanair flights. Source: Hotel Marketing