Business travel group warns of ‘economic tsunami’ caused by laptop ban Extending the US cabin laptop ban to Europe would create an “economic tsunami”, the Business Travel Coalition warned today. Source: Hotel Marketing Business travel group warns of ‘economic tsunami’ caused by laptop ban
Airlines exhorted to ‘push back’ against Google An airline distribution conference doesn’t seem complete without a bit of a poke at the GDS. However, at an airline event last week, the bashing was reserved for Google Flight Search, which is ringing alarm bells for some in the travel industry for the strength it is gathering. Source: Hotel Marketing Airlines exhorted to ‘push back’ against Google
TripAdvisor names America’s top 50 summer hot spots TripAdvisor revealed its 2017 Summer Vacation Value Report, highlighting the top 50 domestic destinations for U.S. travelers this summer based on the greatest increase in seasonal hotel booking interest, including the average one-week vacation costs for hotels and airfare. Source: Hotel Marketing TripAdvisor names America’s top 50 summer hot spots
Hotels vs. the (OTA) World Seven years ago, airlines were coming to blows with the OTAs. Now here we are in 2017 and hotels continue to ratchet up the pressure on online intermediaries, from direct booking campaigns and member-only rates to concerted lobbying efforts.Why now? What does it mean? And how will it play out? Source: Hotel Marketing Hotels vs. the (OTA) World