Booking.com annoyed by hotel direct booking initiatives Marketing initiatives by hotels chains such as Marriott and Hilton which talk up the benefit of booking direct, have not escaped the notice of Darren Huston, chief executive of Booking.com. Source: Hotel Marketing Booking.com annoyed by hotel direct booking initiatives
First look: Expedia unveils designs for huge Seattle waterfront campus The travel giant won’t officially move to its new HQ until 2019, but the company’s VP of real estate sat down with GeekWire this week to reveal some preliminary design and architectural plans for what will surely be a state-of-the-art workplace just outside of downtown Seattle. Source: Hotel Marketing First look: Expedia unveils designs for huge Seattle waterfront campus
Booking.com’s new revenue management product now available globally RateManager is the latest innovation of BookingSuite, a new unit of Booking.com dedicated to empowering hotels with smart, powerful technology that enables them to serve the needs of their customers and at the same time grow their businesses. Source: Hotel Marketing Booking.com’s new revenue management product now available globally
European hotel sector tops US for RevPAR growth Last year marked the first since 2010 in which the European hotel industry passed hotels in the U.S. in year-over-year RevPAR growth, according to data from STR Global. Source: Hotel Marketing European hotel sector tops US for RevPAR growth