Travel groups urge Congress to investigate airline competition A group of travel organizations, which includes the U.S. Travel Association and the American Society of Travel Agents, is lobbying Congress in the hopes that it will take a closer look at airline competition. Source: Hotel Marketing Travel groups urge Congress to investigate airline competition
ASTA forms hotel distribution committee The committee has already identified a number of issues they wish to address, including new distribution channels like apps and mobile technology, and book-direct marketing campaigns. Source: Hotel Marketing ASTA forms hotel distribution committee
Business travelers favouring home stay accommodation, says Homestay The company claims the average length of stay for its business clients is 10.5 days, considerably more than the stated 6.8 days business travellers on average stay with Airbnb. London and Dublin are the most popular business destinations in the world, beating Auckland, Perth and New York in the Homestay business destination top ten. Source: Hotel Marketing Business travelers favouring home stay accommodation, says Homestay
ITB Berlin: Travel 4.0 – the digital revolution Robot services, emotions at the touch of a button: digitalization in the travel industry is the main topic of the global travel industry’s leading think tank on every day of the show – admission is free for trade visitors at ITB Berlin. Source: Hotel Marketing ITB Berlin: Travel 4.0 – the digital revolution