Can loyalty points transform travel metasearch? Search results will show not only the price displayed by OTAs – but the amount of rebate points users could receive from booking with certain OTAs. Source: Hotel Marketing Can loyalty points transform travel metasearch?
Turkish court sets conditions to lift Booking.com ban A Turkish court ruled Friday that fare aggregator Booking.com had engaged in widespread unfair competitive practices. Source: Hotel Marketing Turkish court sets conditions to lift Booking.com ban
U.S. hotel industry's growth streak faltered in September September occupancy for U.S. hotels declined 0.9 percent year over year to 67.4 percent, according to STR, while revenue per available room dropped 0.3 percent to $88.91. Source: Hotel Marketing U.S. hotel industry's growth streak faltered in September
UK: Three distinct personas of package holiday bookers New research from Microsoft has revealed that there are three distinct personas of package holiday bookers – the quick converters (purchased in one day), browsers (purchased in a month) and cautious converters (purchased in over a month). Source: Hotel Marketing UK: Three distinct personas of package holiday bookers