AccorHotels drops booking service for independent hotels AccorHotels pulls the plug on an online service that enables independent hotels to offer rooms on its booking website because the scheme had failed to meet expectations. Source: Hotel Marketing AccorHotels drops booking service for independent hotels
Booking.com continues to branch out Priceline has been “experimenting” with a flight search on Booking.com, a website primarily focused on selling hotels. The flight search is powered by Kayak, a Priceline Group company. Source: Hotel Marketing Booking.com continues to branch out
OTAs getting squeezed by Airbnb, hotel chains Priceline and TripAdvisor took a beating from investors this week, highlighting how the companies’ once industry-disrupting model is under growing pressure from other competitors. Source: Hotel Marketing OTAs getting squeezed by Airbnb, hotel chains
Is the GDS surcharge here to stay? The global distribution service (GDS) is more popular than ever with travel agents, but it isn’t as useful a tool for airlines who are charging travel agents to use the booking platform. Source: Hotel Marketing Is the GDS surcharge here to stay?