Distribution 2020: A big change for travel agents The year 2020 is less than four years away, but there will be at least one significant development on the travel distribution front, according to Henry Harteveldt, travel analyst with Atmosphere Research Group in San Francisco. Source: Hotel Marketing Distribution 2020: A big change for travel agents
Concur & Hipmunk: driven by business travel Small but powerful seems to be how the SAP-owned firm views its latest acquisition on the road to further consolidation in travel. Concur’s aim is to ‘ultimately deliver consumer-grade products to corporate customers’. Source: Hotel Marketing Concur & Hipmunk: driven by business travel
Booking.com discontinues last-minute hotel booking app Booking.com has axed its Booking Now mobile app after 20 months in service, although it says last-minute hotels bookings are continuing to grow. The company says last-minute bookings are “best met through our regular Booking.com app.” Source: Hotel Marketing Booking.com discontinues last-minute hotel booking app
How hotels can use urgency to drive bookings While OTAs have embraced urgency as a sales tool, most hotels have not. This point of difference has undoubtedly helped OTAs dominate direct bookings, and yet such tactics are easily replicated. Source: Hotel Marketing How hotels can use urgency to drive bookings