Airbnb for everyone How Airbnb tries to become the Amazon of travel, a one-stop shop where you can book your room, your tours, your meals, your flights, even your concerts in one place. Source: Hotel Marketing Airbnb for everyone
What hotels brands can do to win in the sharing economy Even as Airbnb adds more hotels into the mix, hotel brands are not featured. Despite this, there is a lot that hotel brands can do to stay competitive in the sharing economy. Source: Hotel Marketing What hotels brands can do to win in the sharing economy
Report: Intermediaries contribute to meetings costs & it will only get worse The cost to hotels for groups and meetings has been on the rise in the U.S. in recent years. According to a report from hotel benchmarking company Kalibri Labs, the cost, if left unchecked, likely will double by 2022. Source: Hotel Marketing Report: Intermediaries contribute to meetings costs & it will only get worse
Can airlines use the Internet to offer discriminatory pricing? New York Sen. Chuck Schumer has asked the FTC to investigate whether the airline industry is data mining consumer personal information in order to charge them airfares based on things like income and purchasing behaviors. Source: Hotel Marketing Can airlines use the Internet to offer discriminatory pricing?