Airbnb keeps making money and controversy January 2017 may have marked the first time a hospitality provider – in this case, Trump International Hotels – had the official backing of a sitting U.S. president. Unofficially, though, Airbnb had Trump Hotels beat by 10 months in the presidential endorsement game. Source: Hotel Marketing Airbnb keeps making money and controversy
Most travel categories seeing search growth, says Google Ruairidh Roberts, industry head at Google, gave an update on early year peak demand among UK consumers. City and short break holidays was the best performing category, up 9.9% year on year in February. Source: Hotel Marketing Most travel categories seeing search growth, says Google
Finally a faster way to find better hotel rooms: Search by image Yellowroom.ai uses artificial intelligence algorithms developed with the University of Amsterdam to find the perfect matching hotel room, faster and easier. Source: Hotel Marketing Finally a faster way to find better hotel rooms: Search by image
Kayak expands to new platforms as A.I. assistants proliferate As Kayak attempts to build a better virtual travel agent, the tech firm is expanding beyond its core website and mobile app, and establishing a presence on additional types of technology platforms. Source: Hotel Marketing Kayak expands to new platforms as A.I. assistants proliferate