Marriott CEO reaches out to travel agents For Marriott, travel agents provide value to corporate and leisure customers, while OTAs sometimes deliver value and sometimes don’t, and can translate into a threat when they start taking business from Marriott’s existing customers. Source: Hotel Marketing Marriott CEO reaches out to travel agents
Seven themes shaking up travel and hospitality In a week where the Marriott-Starwood deal concludes and Amazon Alexa forays into the UK with Skyscanner integrated as its flight search engine, here are some other big picture trends. Source: Hotel Marketing Seven themes shaking up travel and hospitality
HotelTonight launches loyalty rewards program Called HT Perks, the company will provide additional discounts based on how much you’ve spent. This program is available to everyone who has booked and spent at least $100 through the app. Source: Hotel Marketing HotelTonight launches loyalty rewards program
Sabre creates mobile link between hotels and guests Sabre has integrated its mobile travel app, TripCase, with its central reservations system, SynXis, enabling hoteliers to communicate directly with guests via their mobile devices. Source: Hotel Marketing Sabre creates mobile link between hotels and guests