US hoteliers, pay attention to Chinese shopping trends Lee McCabe, VP, North America for China-based e-commerce platform Alibaba Group, talks about Chinese travel and spending behavior, and how U.S. hoteliers can take advantage of those trends. Source: Hotel Marketing US hoteliers, pay attention to Chinese shopping trends
India’s digital travel sales will top .5 billion this year Digital travel sales in India will total $22.52 billion in 2017, up 33.0% over the previous year, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast on worldwide digital travel sales. Source: Hotel Marketing India’s digital travel sales will top .5 billion this year
Webjet acquires JacTravel Webjet is expanding its B2B division by acquiring JacTravel, making it one of the world’s largest B2B travel providers. Source: Hotel Marketing Webjet acquires JacTravel
Sabre cutting 900 jobs, reports 2Q loss Sabre said it is cutting 9 percent of its global workforce to lower costs. It also reported a second-quarter loss of $6.5 million, compared with a profit the year before. Source: Hotel Marketing Sabre cutting 900 jobs, reports 2Q loss