Best Western taps IBM Watson to offer personalized travel planning tips Best Western is the latest hospitality and travel brand to leverage AI to provide vacation-planners with more personalized experiences. Source: Hotel Marketing Best Western taps IBM Watson to offer personalized travel planning tips
Airbnb tests earlier payouts for hosts Airbnb is testing a new payments feature for hosts, letting them get partially paid out at the time of booking. Source: Hotel Marketing Airbnb tests earlier payouts for hosts
Hotel distribution in need of tech innovation The universe of hotel distribution is in a period of transition, according to a panel of experts speaking during HSMAI’s recent Revenue Optimization Conference. Source: Hotel Marketing Hotel distribution in need of tech innovation
Booking.com shifts its cultural DNA as it sets sights on Indian market Booking is looking at India to be one of its top five markets. But, as earlier players have realised to their frustration, India is not an easy market to crack. Source: Hotel Marketing Booking.com shifts its cultural DNA as it sets sights on Indian market