Top 2016 locations for Chinese millennial travelers New suggests a recent trend and shift amongst Chinese millenials, from preferring to travel to Asian countries with a similar history and culture, to countries with a dissimilar history and culture. Source: Hotel Marketing Top 2016 locations for Chinese millennial travelers
Majority of U.S. business travelers use hotel apps Three of five business travelers have downloaded at least one of the seven major hotel chains’ apps on their smartphone in the past year, with more than half of those travelers having at least two and one-quarter downloading at least three. Source: Hotel Marketing Majority of U.S. business travelers use hotel apps
Marriott and TED Talks enter content partnership Travelers staying at Marriott Hotels will now have access to thought-provoking and inspirational content to help jumpstart their own original, inventive thinking. Source: Hotel Marketing Marriott and TED Talks enter content partnership
TripAdvisor revamps homepage with activity focus alongside hotels TripAdvisor has introduced a ‘Things to Do’ widget on the homepage, allowing users to book local activities alongside hotels, restaurants and flights. This also forms part of company’s new focus on enabling travel bookings, rather than simply research and reviews. Source: Hotel Marketing TripAdvisor revamps homepage with activity focus alongside hotels