Airbnb to have minimal impact on OTAs, says new report Investors have been consumed with the notion that Airbnb is gunning for the online travel agencies and that it will eventually turn from apartment rentals to hotels and steal those big, fat hotel margins and profits from Expedia and Booking.com. A new analyst report attempts to shoot down that argument. Source: Hotel Marketing Airbnb to have minimal impact on OTAs, says new report
Brussels blasts likely to dampen European travel The Brussels bombings will likely dampen demand for European excursions for the next several weeks, but the losses shouldn’t amount to much in the long run for companies that rely on travel, investment analysts say. Source: Hotel Marketing Brussels blasts likely to dampen European travel
HRS enters meetings sector with Meetago partnership Corporate hotel booking platform HRS is set to offer meeting planners in Asia-Pacific its global events space inventory, a result of its partnership of MICE expert Meetago last year. Source: Hotel Marketing HRS enters meetings sector with Meetago partnership
Fastbooking on the fight for direct bookings Jean-Luc Chrétien, Fastbooking’s co-chief executive officer, discusses the company’s e-commerce services for hotels with Bloomberg’s Angie Lau on “First Up.” Source: Hotel Marketing Fastbooking on the fight for direct bookings