What’s the biggest change for luxury hotel operators? Twenty years ago, the hotel was ahead of the guest. Today’s guest, if they want a new bathroom, they tear it out and put in something they saw in a magazine. Meaning there is more pressure on hotels to keep up and more investment. Source: Hotel Marketing What’s the biggest change for luxury hotel operators?
Luxury travelers increasingly planning anxiety-free holidays The stresses of modern life take many forms, from feelings of being overwhelmed by options, fear of terrorism or simply entering a hotel room and immediately being challenged to learn new technology in order to turn on the lights or open the curtains. Source: Hotel Marketing Luxury travelers increasingly planning anxiety-free holidays
TripAdvisor enters instant booking agreement with Expedia TripAdvisor announced an agreement to begin adding hotel inventory from select Expedia brands to the TripAdvisor instant booking platform. As part of the initial test, select hotel inventory from Expedia brands will be available to book on TripAdvisor’s U.S. desktop site. Source: Hotel Marketing TripAdvisor enters instant booking agreement with Expedia
Expedia launches hotel bookings on Skype Expedia has launched a Skype bot that enables users of the messaging service to make or modify some travel arrangements. Source: Hotel Marketing Expedia launches hotel bookings on Skype