Are hotel franchise fees a growing problem for owners? While much media attention has focused on the issue of OTA cost, hotel owners have also seen franchise fees explode over the past decade, threatening profitability and potentially driving significant industry evolution. Source: Hotel Marketing Are hotel franchise fees a growing problem for owners?
UK customers name their favourite travel brands Thomson is the preferred travel company for holidaymakers over the age of 35, but younger clientele prefer Booking.com, according to a new survey. Source: Hotel Marketing UK customers name their favourite travel brands
How we book travel – the view from Google Dubai According to Google, in the UAE, 40 percent of travel queries are done through mobile phones, and that the majority of these queries are in English, reflecting the large expat community – while in Saudi, the majority of travel-related queries are in Arabic. Source: Hotel Marketing How we book travel – the view from Google Dubai
Google hotel search results with select room carousel Google Hotel search results now show a carousel slider for picking the type of room within a specific hotel. Source: Hotel Marketing Google hotel search results with select room carousel