Mandatory resort fees are on the rise, again A total of 1,026 domestic hotels charged a resort fee for the first half of 2017, a 14 percent increase from just six months ago, according to new research. Source: Hotel Marketing Mandatory resort fees are on the rise, again
Technology, health drive millennial food-and-beverage habits To help operators gain insight into the minds (and stomachs) of millennials, the NRA’s new State of the Industry report polled members of the generation to see what they think about dining out. Source: Hotel Marketing Technology, health drive millennial food-and-beverage habits
AccorHotels finds competing with Expedia is harder than expected AccorHotels plan to take on the likes of Expedia and Booking.com by opening up its booking platform to independent hotels appears to have suffered a setback. Source: Hotel Marketing AccorHotels finds competing with Expedia is harder than expected
Hyatt reaches new distribution agreement with Expedia On July 31, the deadline for Hyatt and Expedia to reach a new distribution agreement, Hyatt confirmed that it has reached an agreement “in principle” on contract terms. Source: Hotel Marketing Hyatt reaches new distribution agreement with Expedia