Google launches Google Trips in India Ramping up its focus on travel, internet search giant Google will launch its new product Google Trips in India this week. The new app, that will be available on ios and android and will work even without the internet. Source: Hotel Marketing Google launches Google Trips in India
How Google Trips leverages user info Google has a lot of assets and a lot of content. Google understands so much about you that the potential exists for Google Trips to recommend restaurants and activities that match your behavior. Source: Hotel Marketing How Google Trips leverages user info
BAR replaces corporate rates at UK hotels A new study identified that the value of bookings via Best Available Rate (BAR) has increased by more than 235% at hotels in the UK since 2000. This tidal shift towards BAR is crucial as it suggests that booking patterns are evolving from traditional channels, such as locally-negotiated corporate rates. Source: Hotel Marketing BAR replaces corporate rates at UK hotels
Chinese tourism: Europe bookings drop as much as 27% in last 12 months Travel bookings from China to western Europe are down by as much as a quarter in the year since multiple terror attacks in Paris killed 130 people, according to a travel industry analysis published this week. Source: Hotel Marketing Chinese tourism: Europe bookings drop as much as 27% in last 12 months