Turkey blocks access to Booking.com A Turkish court halted the activities of online travel agent Booking.com in a court case alleging the website had violated Turkish competition law, the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies said on Wednesday. Source: Hotel Marketing Turkey blocks access to Booking.com
Expedia spending big to advertise on Trivago Travel metasearch sites such as Kayak, Trivago, TripAdvisor and Skyscanner would fall on hard times if they weren’t attracting advertising spend from their parents’ – or former parents’ – rivals. Source: Hotel Marketing Expedia spending big to advertise on Trivago
CWT on making life better for business travelers Better personalizing booking and travel tools for business travelers is something of a holy grail in corporate travel. Time will tell if Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s newfound focus on technology will be effective. Source: Hotel Marketing CWT on making life better for business travelers
Virtuoso set to launch consumer hotel booking The capability for consumers to book hotels through Virtuoso.com will launch on April 3, following a test period that began in late February. Source: Hotel Marketing Virtuoso set to launch consumer hotel booking